I went and we had a good time. Nobody was limiting anything, but they did have a hard stop at 3:30.

The monkey wrench in all of our speculation is the promise that Plough made to Sochor. I would be really surprised if he moved on, say in less than 5 years. Sochor was offered several high profile jobs, such as the Stanford job. He was content to remain in Davis, raise his kids locally, and still create a legacy. I see Tim following that lead.

I'll preface this by saying I've never been offered mid-6 or 7 figures to do a job and very likely never will.

That being said, money isn't everything. Yes, $1.2-$2M (the reported range of the OSU coach's salary) is a lot more than the $300-400K that Plough is making. But you can still live quite comfortably on $300K per year. And if it's a job you really like, it's easier to pass up that extra money. It's not like a situation where you're living paycheck to paycheck and get the chance to quadruple your salary.

Most of these coaches are going to jump at the chance to challenge themselves at a bigger program, especially the younger guys like Plough is. But there are always exceptions to the rule and I'm sure there are other guys who could go to bigger programs but choose to stay where they are because they like the lifestyle. And maybe the stress of being the head coach of even a school like Oregon St, which itself is a much different animal from the top programs in the nation, isn't worth the extra money.

well I dont have a photo of him in Paris with the hat... but I have a story to tell. My parents just got to Venice and were sitting at a cafe. They heard someone speaking english and looked to their left only to see a guy wearing a davis colored shirt. They joked about it for a minute onkly for the guy to turn around and be wearing a UC Davis Aggies t-shirt. Apparently their kid is a freshman and they have been wearing Davis merch all around Europe. Small small world!!

No matter how much you love something, if you don't feel supported its hard to stay committed.
(that was deep :roll: )

The school / alums need to do their part if they really want something great — SochorField

100% true. It sounds like Plough is pulling 18-19 hour days sometimes during the season. He and his staff are working their butts off and they've made tremendous progress in just a little over a year. Plough says he can win a national championship but he has to have the resources to do it and that means leveling the playing field with schools like the Montanas and the Dakotas.

Plough and his staff are doing their part but, if the fans and the donors don't do their part, then I could see him looking for an opportunity to build something great elsewhere. The donors, fans and students need to step it up!

Pinnick wins offensive player of the week for the 3rd consecutive week

About what was expected. NAU was not explosive, and they resorted to trench warfare to limit Aggie possessions and run the clock. Defense played a solid game but struggled when NAU had their burst in the 3Q, Finished well.

The kickoff coverage unit is an issue. It all starts with the Placekicker. He may tackle well, but why aren't we hitting the ball higher and deeper like every other kicker in the country does? Is he putting the ball where the Special Teams Coordinator is telling him to? That matters a bunch. What about the coverage personnel? The ball kept exiting out the right side of our coverage scheme/returner's left. Something was amiss and I'm not sure if it was the inconsistency of the kicks or the guys covering on that side. Either way, teams score at a much higher rate starting at their 40 yard line and closer than they do inside their own 30. Little things like this are the difference between good and great.

Offensively, CP is really playing good football. He's distributing the football, he actually made some great decisions in not throwing balls and in throwing some away, and he seemed more comfortable in the pocket to me. #1 fumbled again and that needs to be addressed. I liked that they didn't bury him on the bench like last time; fix it in practice. Again, a little thing that separates good and great. It was great to see #7 emerge, his catch on that Corner route was huge. Sam and Fish are special.

Nobody ever talks about our OL so I will. Those guys are playing well. We are facing loaded boxes and all sorts of exotic fronts, stunts, and blitzes, and while we did allow several sacks, those aren't always on the O-Line, especially with a mobile QB. Keep up the good work big fellas

While I’ll stick with my previous statement that Plough isn’t going anywhere, i do know that program support, or lack of, is very bothersome to him. He has repeatedly said that if he has a level playing field he would win a national title. He quotes figures from Montana, 500 donors donating $1,000 each. If program support from alumni and fans doesn’t continue to increase, that could be a nail in the coffin.
With that said, he was touched by the big group we had at lunch last week. It had to be a record, lots of new folks I’ve never seen before. Excitement seems to be brewing.

At last weeks lunch Coach made a comment that he turned down big NFL money to coach at Davis. He’s not going anywhere.

Plough has a great gig, currently in a prime spot, great community, continuing a legacy that Hawkins brought back (but left for his son).

Who would follow Plough? I know that would dig at him for eternity.

At Oregon State there'd by huge pressure, an adopted community, and a big focus on $$$.

Did Coach Plough land Pinnick?

Loved the return of Tube Sock madness as both a quirky stunt to get students out and a throwback for the alumni. I know I was thrilled that they started throwing them to the East Sideline too.

Now, sitting next to a bunch of recruits (DBs from the snippets of conversations I heard) meant I didn't actually get to catch any because I was pretty well covered, but still, nice touch

sending my thanks too! Parents are in Paris and wanting to watch the game :up:

Thanks davisguy52! My wife and I will watch it tonight after we get back from dinner.

Dr. Mike you were right. Coombs dialed up the defensive schemes to put pressure on Pennington. I think it wore on Pennington as the game went on. The defense also forced 4 fumbles which was key. While the Aggies had a slow first half, they made up for it in the second half. Wow, what a game. Bye week comes in at a good time for players to rest and heal up. Go Ags!

Another basically (-like 70 tickets) 10,000 person crowd. Really awesome considering this week is the first week of midterms for most kids. Seeing freshman show up before they take the first “big” test of their college life is pretty nice to see.

I can’t get the video to upload… BUT they lit the water tower in gold and blue after the win! I have to note that sac state fans have been asking for a “light the beam” at hornet stadium and I guess Davis decided to put their own spin on it

I’m hoping they ziplone Gunrock from the tower into the stadium for the Causeway!

NAU is a solid team and this was a very good victory. The defensive injuries had us in slow down mode in the first half (less possessions for the defense) which isn’t our strong point; worse. The few times we went fast in the first half, the offense didn’t look settled and the results weren’t good.

Special teams still haunt us. I give Riddick a pass on the miss -bad snap led to missed timing and not so great hold (good play just to get the ball set). Not good execution for a 50-yard kick.

But….the kickoffs are aging me. Kicker doesn’t seem to have the leg to get in the end zone, so ‘trying’ to pin the receiver. But poor execution (returner gets a running start on kick at the 30) and poor tackling when he does execute gives them possession at the 45 or better. My seat mate (teammate) and I yell ‘kick it out of bounds’….starting at the 35 seems like a positive! It’s not helping that injuries are forcing us to put guys out there that may not be ready. I’d hate this to cost us games down the road.

Otherwise, great win. Tough, talented team. Fun atmosphere but we need to get Darius back on the mic, brand new father or not!!

Saw Niko at the football game last night. Honestly think his off court leadership will mean as much as his on court contributions.

The touchdown tower lighting looked good on tv. Looks like they installed a catwalk on top of the tower. Somebody ought to get the OSHA safety guy buttered up with a Cattlemen’s dinner because if they could get Gunrock up there it would make a sick cinematic flyover shot for promotional materials.

Not sure how NCAA's procedures for handling these appeals will play into it but on a moral basis it absolutely makes sense that NCAA should be generous with how to count/not count the Mercer game, we drew the short end of the stick there already

How about Cal Poly’s first 4 conference games:
@ Sac State
UC Davis
@ Montana
Montana State

GO AGS! BEAT THE LUMBERJACKS!

Aside from a few rows down near the field in Section 121, and the SE corner of seating alongside the band, the game looks to basically be sold out - still some GA left, with it being Homecoming, expecting a huge presence in the berms with kids running everywhere.

expand that dang stadium!

Isn’t Saturday a Homecoming Game? I would expect more students will show up.

On a separate note, didn’t the Basketball team used to have an annual “Break the Record Night” in the 90’s? Can this be marketed for football? (Although allowing more than 17,000 in a 10,000 seat stadium doesn’t seem very safe). Expand the seating capacity, Rocco! Great time to be an Aggie!

The Ags came back from being down 2 sets to beat UC San Diego 3-2 in 5 sets (21-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15, 15-12) to move to 5-0 in conference play which is the best ever Big West Conference start. They are now 9-4 overall and are riding a 6 game winning streak. The win sets up a battle for 1st place in the conference with Long Beach State on this Saturday, October 11 at 11 a.m. in the University Credit Union Center.

Aggie fans can make Saturday a double header by going to the volleyball game at 11 a.m. before attending the Aggie football game vs Northern Arizona later at 4 p.m. Aggie volleyball fans can do the same as well. This makes for a great day of watching the Aggies battle for 1st place in both volleyball and football in their respective conferences. Go Ags!