Lot's of Motivation!

1. Rival game
2. Finish strong, close @ .500
3. Sac Spoiler - make em travel

How much are tickets?

No Colby Wadman?

Do we also put Parks and Gilliam on the next decade team?

Manzanares, a walk on ... and he missed a number of games w / injury.

I wouldn't put a player just to fill a position ... Maier, Doss, Moe are locks.

All solid or great football players. But ...

We picked 2 sophomores (Gilliam and Parks). Is Parks that good? Has Gilliam really superseded a RB who kept us out of last place, Gabe Manzanares?

I believe Manzanares had more yards (over 1300 as a junior), far more yards per game, and helped us win 2 Causeway Classics.

I loved Turay, but don't recall him being critical. Wasn't there a stud DB / LB ... Zach Jones. And how about Nick King.

Add Pint.

Bob Dunning has written about the rough start in 1981, including a schalacking, and a vigorous post-game discussion between Sochor and O'Brien on the field ... and then we won 17 or 18 straight?

70s Aggies - Did Moroski start 2 or 3 years?

Recent UCD Football Records & Maier-led Turnaraound

Coach Ron Gould - last 3 years
2014 2-9
2015 2-9
2016 3-8
3-Year Record: 7-26, .212

Coach Dan Hawkins - last 3 years
2017 5-6
2018 10-3, First FCS playoffs (1-1 in playoffs)
2019 5-6
3-Year Record: 20-15, .571

Did O'Brien start in 1980 (soph year)? Did Mo start as a Sophomore?

We get 2 stud LBs back, and we've already signed 2 stud recruits on the D Line and a stud LB. Cade Peacock redshirted, but we graduate 5 on the DL.

DL Noa Masui *** 6'6 250 St John Bosco High School; DL Princeton Toki 5'11 330 Salesian High School; and LB Teddye Buchanan*** look like great adds.

We don't know what we have with our other 2-3-4 RBs that got hit with injuries .... Facey is a little fireplug, does he have college speed?

We already have a KILLER recruiting class.

The CV running back. OK, no surprise.

27-22, 1:56 left in the first half. Ironically 6'11" Neufeld has 10 points.

So if we agree with your assessment, where was the feedback from Hawk, Speckman, Hawk Jr, and Maier?

I'm sure we'll hear about injuries at some point, and we did have untimely injuries to 2 top receivers, but the WR group is deep. Everyone has injuries ... other teams are playing with freshman QBs.

It was nice to see the young MSU QB, on a team not known for passing, just step back and launch a 40 yard ball down the field successfully at least 3 times. (Not throw 20 and run 20.)

We've had serious problems scoring in 4-5 big games. Unlikely to beat a top team scoring 14 or 20 points.

Speaking of QB Ken O'Brien, Sac State Coach Mattos I believe was very confident in his 8-1 Hornets in 1982. O'Brien led the Ags to a 51-6 victory before 12,700 at Toomey Field.

The Aggie

"UC Davis managed only 23 total yards and zero first downs in a lifeless fourth quarter, which officially put its playoff hopes to bed.

"Outside of one touchdown drive halfway through the third quarter, the Aggies recorded only one first down in the entire second half. This put all the pressure on a defense that was on the field for 21 minutes. "

https://theaggie.org/2019/11/19/aggies-lament-missed-opportunities-in-home-finale-loss/

Montana Sports

""We always talk about dragging them into deep water. We do what we do and don’t panic and keep fighting," said Choate, whose Bobcats held Maier without a passing touchdown and limited the Aggies to a 2-of-14 performance on third downs and an 0-for-3 effort on fourth downs. “(The defense) rose up at the most opportune times, whether that was in the red zone, on our money downs, and then obviously having (three) fourth-down stops was big, big, big in this game.”

And I had forgotten about our blocked FG.

https://www.montanasports.com/sports/big-sky-conference/montana-state-bobcats/montana-state-bobcats-earn-really-good-team-win-at-uc-davis

Wonderful comeback!

22-5. Yikes.

Don't forget, O'Brien found us ... more than once. That shows you the advantage of being a hot program, and a UC. Too bad Santa Clara and St. Mary's dropped football.

Tough to compare. Far more loaded today at WR and TE, more speed and athleticism at those positions, and the game is different in some ways, far bigger support system. We have 1 solid win this year? O'Brien and his team went 12-0 with Kenny, upset DI UOP, beat #6 Northern Michigan and #2 power North Dakota State. Outscored opponents 405–164.

Losing our three top receivers (1 planned) huge, but I still don't know why we don't go deep.

It's great that Hawk appreciates Maier, but its a massive leap to put him ahead of O'Brien, Moroski, and JT O'Sullivan.