OK this is interesting but, I think we should consider stopping this thread as to football! So maybe its informational, but it is also major gloating and that is very bad JU JU for the team. Also known in my weak German as : “Schadenfrude” or English: “Glee from the suffering of others” which is very bad morally and poor conduct and which in German lore will “come back to forever haunt you”. Humm. . I think Maier is a German name. . . .

It is really sad to see the demise of the Bee a once very strong paper. Many think this is all the result of the digital age, but the Bee made a very serious mistake back in 2006 when its parent McClatchy bought Knight-Ridder newspapers, many of which KR newspapers were in poor markets and not profitable at that time and even now. That accelerated a downward spiral that has not ceased. McClatchy’s total debt as of 2016 was a enormous $872.7 million. Then in 2017 the Bee publisher, Cheryl Dell, retired. Dell was highly respected, but the guy brought in to replace her had to run 10 other McCltchy papers in 3 states along with the Bee. So this is a reason why the Bee seems to barely limp along. It simply has no funds sufficient to operate a modern newspaper.

Why does sac have so much better TV coverage than we do? Big Sky TV is a joke, no its an embarrassment as no D1 league should have this low level media support.

How does a game start at 4 pm? Were not exactly on national TV. Who decides this?

It was painful to watch the 4th quarter and it ruined my lunch. BUT (and not to try and put a silver lining to it) it showed Hawk that he needs to really start working on the 2d and 3d guys. I pity them on Monday when the coaches lay it on them and they have already gotten the scorn of the starters for messing up the game on the plane. So, the pluses are better than the minuses.

Ouch, if he was the bag carrier for the $50,000 and the FBI has him Inn their sights he’s gotta go. Big West has to step into this mess. UCSB in big time trouble.

So no way to record this game?

Hey guys, comcast says to me they have no channel Pluto 241. Any help appreciated.

If I had known I would have gone there and picked up a piece of the bleachers. Would have made a nice bench for the yard and definitely a conversation starter. Are both sides gone? Don’t they need some for T&F?

Are the Toomey bleaches gone?

SLO, I am not either. The Ags have fought over the years with this new CP threat:”Oh, Gosh we have to deal with CPs option again!” We are about 50-50, over the years, but I always loved the new interesting look of the CP team when they came to Davis. I am an historical guy. Your offense is a direct decedent of the original Red Sanders offense; them Tommy Prothroes, then the other guys went to the “Wildcat” or other derivatives, but your style of offense still harkens back to a great time of college footbal when smaller guys could still win big games. Good luck next weekend..

SLO, For the record- we also have only 4 OL players at 6’5” or above. I don’t really know what the relevance of this point is. Could you explain?

There may be an interesting story behind the Poly situation. It’s history. I believe this all went back to the Tommy Prothro era at Oregon State. The single wing T formation. 2 tight ends, a QB, a wing back, and a tail back. One outside reliever. Power plays into the line. It works very well for awhile. Tommy then moved to UCLA and took this offense with him to a higher level. Sometimes they even used the unbalanced line! I recall the way UCLA circled out of the huddle like a dance team to the line of scrimmage. Very impressive. Then the opponents figured out that this was not a good way to score a lot of points. The defense was the way to defeat this type of offense. Hold the middle of the line. That will do it. It is not a good passing offense, so pack the line of scrimmage and let them try and throw if they are behind. But, i love history, so i love the Poly scheme and I love Tim Walsh as do so many UC Davis people do. Go Poly!

And one other very important fact. We have no newspaper or major news support in the greater metro sacramento region. The Bee is editorially opposed to supporting either UC Davis or the City of Davis. In my email communications with a former editor of the Bee, she said as follows: you have your own PR and we will not add to that. We are the “watch dog” to UC Davis, not a lap dog. Look, the Bee sees all things Davis as a threat to Sacramento. Only a big effort by our new Chancellor May has any chance of fixing this otherwise indelible problem.

Josh Kelley had big night for UCLA- 124 yards- last night. Too bad we let that one get away.

I love what bob dunning is doing here. Maybe he is way over the top on the FBS thing, but look at the responses and interest he has brought to the program just with these posts! Keep it up bob!

Zythe, i think my point has already been made by other smarter people. But my point is that this would have to be a unanimous vote or near unanimous vote. Why would Cal who has many, many alumni and Cal students in and from the Sacramento area vote to allow us into their FBS geo- dominant area? Absolutely no reason to do this. Bottle line: Cal would lose money and Cal is on life support as it is.

Bob makes some very good points. But, I think we need to have some winning seasons before we go boldly there. Then there’s the question of what conference we go to. Some of the Mountain West teams are not really that good or as prestigious as some Big Sky schools. PAC 13? Not in our lifetime. Cal would veto any such move. Where else?

Just curious was there anything in the Bee about UC Davis or Sac about the last games? I’m only an epaper person and nothing there, except that a third string Alabama player had a hangnail. Probably out for the season. Pathetic. . . .

Movie, maybe a little picky on the watering thing. I worry about my plant too. But, the Thomas run to my mind was the exceptional play of the game. He has been hobbled with an ankle. I hope 2 weeks off will help. Great game by the Ags! I see a renewed athleticism on our team.