Agreed. Whether or not UCD football stays FCS or moves up, it is a positive sport/experience to enjoy and rally around. I posted an article earlier about the trend of students enrolling at schools on the south for enjoyable weekends to include football. Georgia Tech was the main photo (rambling wreck rolling into the field with students in the background cheering). I watched the Colorado game - stadium packed, students having a great time. Now Aggie football is, of course, not at that level of enthusiasm with either most students or alums, but dropping football just seems like a Debbie-downer approach.

In watching the EWU - Sac game-
Sac had only 7 possessions. Their downfall was really the third quarter. Eastern took the kickoff, went tempo, marched right down the field and scored. They then had a successful on-side kick and again tempo for another score. That was followed by a pick of a Conklin pass. Sac could just not get off the field. EWU rushing game seemed to wear them down, and vesparas got key escapes of rushes, and the running QB, Taylor, gashed them. Conklins stats looked good but he was not super sharp, with a real bad INT and some missed throws.

Keys - keep Vesparas in the pocket. Sac seemed to overrun him in the pass rush and he just took the opportunity to escape and run. Otherwise he throws almost exclusively shot passes like slants to Chism.

Stop the rushing QB. He is only going to run. Only 1 pass from him. In the same vein slow down the run and just get off the field.

Gonna have to score. Hopefully some of the momentum from poly will carry over.

Win the turnover battle. This will be crucial if it gets to be somewhat of a shootout. There were only 3 punts in the sac game all others were scores with the exception of a short missed field goal by Eastern. 9 possessions for Eastern to 7 for Sac was the difference.

I too noticed that Tompkins ditched the brace. I think that frees him up more for his quick jukes and moves laterally that I would think be more difficult with a brace. It seems like he is getting back to his old self.

I would say only if in the case of lame hiring people. Certainly in engineering, agricultural sciences, and faculty hiring at universities, there is no problem in name recognition.

would be nice to have another bigger back for short yardage. Right now only Larison fits that bill.

Genetti seems to have a bigger leg than Bell. I think I’d stick with him for kickoffs.

Harper is a bit nifty with his feet.

No personal fouls! Two fouls is inexcusable.

So ineligible for next week. You just hurt your team. Selfish.

Fisher has some juice.

Quit the trick plays and get Larison and Hastings out.

I guess Plough can’t hear me.

Man I’d take out Larison and Hastings. No need to get hurt. Of course then Hastings throws another pretty ball.

Maybe pull Hastings and Larison now. No need to risk injury.

Seems like some pent-up offense. Larison is just something else.

LARISON!

Great catch by Dobbins

Hastings looking masterful. Love another kick through end zone.

I think he was arguing that the intended receiver (which the ball did not get close to) was hit as the interception was made - he was arguing for PI I think).

I like the kick deep into the end zone.

TD. Big plays. Nice to see.