Idaho 20. PSU 7 Final
Montana 31. Poly 7 at the half

EWU 34 MSU 17 Final
Idaho 20 PSU 7 with 1:23 to go in the 3rd
ISU 56. NAU 28 with 14:28 to go in the 4th
North Dakota 38. Northern CO 13 Final

Wow, PA, that should be an awesome experience!

Having grown up in Indiana...add me to the ND list as well. I'd love to go see the Aggies @ Indiana basketball game on November 23rd in Assembly Hall but I don't think I'm going to be able to make that happen...

Spot on comment.

Thanks and, yes, that’s my photo taken with my iPhone X. Here’s a pano:

From everything I’ve heard Montana has a great football atmosphere but I can’t imagine a better collegiate atmosphere and game experience than my wife and I had Saturday in Ann Arbor for the Nebraska @ Michigan game. You could just feel the energy and interest everywhere you went in town and on the campus. Everyone was decked out in UM gear. The M Den is like a 2 story department store for Michigan apparel. Everything you can think of is branded from common hats and t-shirts to socks, doggy coats and bikinis and the place was packed everyday we went by it.

The game day experience was the best I’ve ever had. By 8 in the morning the campus and downtown area was alive and energized for the 12 noon kickoff. As we walked to the Big House, the frats and sororities we’re pumping music and the parties were in full swing. The tailgate area was similar to what you would see in Green Bay for a Packers game. The Michigan Marching Band Drum Line was putting on an awesome display. Entry into the Big House was easy and quick even though there were over 111,000 in attendance. No alcohol is served in the stadium though and highy armed security is very present.

The seating is very tight so everyone is wedged in shoulder to shoulder. The pre-game activities were awesome: video clips about the great history of Michigan football with footage of former great players and coaches. The video about the university proudly proclaims at the end, “We are the greatest university in the world,” and the crowd just roared. The Michigan Marching Band (400 strong) made a grand, precision entrance and launched into “Hail to the Victors” and everyone sang along with rhythmic clapping and orchestrated fist pumps. Two skydivers jumped into the field: one with the American flag and another with the UM flag. The whole place heartily sang the National Anthem after they introduced some honorary veterans of the Korean War. It was Maize Day and the stadium was a sea of yellow and the fans know all the cheers and wholeheartedly participate. There is just so much tradition.

The Michigan Marching Band halftime performance was fantastic with precision marching, amazing formations and creative stepping. Incredible precision! The Drum Line performed during one of the tv time outs and the band performed for about 20 minutes after the game. Then lots of fans follow them through the streets to their facility with a motorcycle police escort with the officers wearing stripped helmets like the football team helmets.

We just had a blast. I’d pay an arm and a leg to attend a game against Ohio State in the Big House. If anyone ever gets a chance to attend a Michigan game, just do it!

This game makes me a little nervous for some reason. It feels like it could be a bit of a trap game for us coming off two good wins and a nice performance against Stanford. I hope we're fired up and ready to play. I think Idaho just might present more of a challenge than a lot of people think.

I won't be able to watch this one since I'm in Ann Arbor with my wife to see Nebraska @ Michigan in the Big House. Football at Michigan is a whole different world. We were in the M Den today which is like a 2 story department store for Michigan apparel and it was packed with fans and students. Everywhere you go on the campus the students are wearing Michigan gear and there are lot of Nebraska fans in town also decked out in red. 110-115,000 are expected for the game.

Go Ags!

Great post, DrMike!

Insightful summary, NCagalum.

Make that 4...he also had an offer from UNLV too. Great get for the Ags.

That sounds more like it, otherwise they'd have fans joining just to boost their team's ranking. I guess I could start voting since I meet those requirements but I just really don't know much about the midwest and east teams.

I believe if you are a registered member you can vote but I'm not positive.

The following article has a few quotes post game quotes from the coaches:

No. 9 Stanford overcomes slow start to beat UC Davis 30-10

"I told the guys downstairs we're not going to act like we lost because we didn't win by as much as we wanted to," coach David Shaw said. "We're going to act like we won and be pleased that we did enough to win the football game and recognize we have some room to grow, which is great."

"Stanford is a good football team. They showed that today," Aggies coach Dan Hawkins said. "They took away some things we normally like to do. If you don't maximize your opportunities you minimize your ability to win."

Read more here: https://www.sunherald.com/sports/article218480005.html#storylink=cpy

I was able to watch the game on the PAC12 Network from northern Wisconsin. Here are some of my thoughts:

1) Really solid effort by the defense all around. I was hoping we would be able to keep them under 50 and we held them to 30. I was surprised how much pressure we were able to get on the QB at times and how well we contained their ground game for the most part. They only had a couple of really big gainers. We got those two early picks but could only get 3 points out of them...those were costly missed opportunities against a team like Stanford.

2) The offense wasn't firing on all cylinders but they played pretty well when you consider the defense they were up against. We dropped too many passes that hit our receivers in the hands though. Maier didn't seem to be a his sharpest but he was having to release the ball quickly. I thought our O-line did a really nice job considering the size and speed of Stanford's defense. Keelan Doss was spectacular against some very, very good Stanford DB's.

3) I thought our offense played better when they went up tempo in the second half. I understand the thinking behind slowing the game down and trying to limit the time Stanford's offense had the ball, but I think our offense is at its best playing fast like we did in the first two games.

4) Our punting was not good and that needs to improve. Those short fields we game Stanford really put pressure on our defense.

5) I thought we looked like we deserved to be on the field with the Cardinal. Games like this are typically a blowout for FBS teams. We held our own and made some excellent plays especially on defense. Stanford was the better team for sure but it wasn't a cake walk for them by any means. I think this game showed us just how good this team has the potential to be. If we continue to improve, we can compete for the Big Sky title and make it into the playoffs.

6) Overall, this was a proud effort by the Ags. The program is most definitely on the rise!

WSU 59 EWU 24
Weber State 27 South Dakota 10
Cal 45 Idaho State 23
Missouri State 40 NAU 8
Arizona 14 SUU 3 with 12:18 to go in the 2nd

Montana State 47 Wagner 24
Western Illinois 31 Montana 27
Sac State 28 Northern CO 25
PSU 63 College of Idaho 14
Cal 39 Idaho State 9 with 10:23 to go in the 4th
WSU 14 EWU 0 with 14:11 to go in the 2nd
Weber State 11 0 with 14:55 to go in the 2nd

Hey, we beat the spread. Stanford was favored by 31.

Shaw decides to try and pad the score and the Ags make a 4th down stop. Great job D and questionable decision by Shaw...

Maier has primarily thrown to Doss with several dropped balls by our other receivers. Stanford's DB's are impressive.