Wow...I think we can rest assured that Harbaugh will never be an Aggie fan!

I haven"t heard anything about him leaving UCD so I just assumed he is still here. The basketball team gave him a championship ring a few months ago too.

I've never felt better about the administrative support we now have for Aggie Athletics with Kevin Blue at helm along with Ralph Hexter and Dr. May in Mrak Hall. I feel like we're in the midst of a paradigm shift for D1 athletics at UCD. Exciting times to be an Aggie fan!

Henn had announced that he would play at Cal Baptist but then he reportedly reopened his recruitment. He still lists himself as a Cal Baptist player on his twitter account so he may end up playing there after all.

https://twitter.com/mikey_henn?lang=en

When will it be aired?

I'll be a hypocrite and say I like it that we are playing Stanford and Cal in the next two years...I just don't like getting trounced by anyone!

Maybe but they look pretty damn good to me.

Some post-game comments from Hawk:

“It seems sometimes overly philosophical to people, but one of our goals is to start fast and finish strong,” said Hawkins, whose team ultimately dropped the nonconference game 38-17. “That’s life, you want to finish strong. Forget about the score. You always play hard when you’re hit and you never give up when you’re behind. That’s what we want.

“That’s when I pulled them together and said, ‘Let’s forget about what the score is. Let’s finish. We got 15 minutes of football. Let’s play.’ They did a nice job.”

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/not-the-drive-but-aggies-provide-a-catalyst/

“Attitude was great. Sparkle in the eye was great. Their togetherness was great. The work ethic was great. All that was awesome, and we can build on that.

“We have a chance to be a good football team, but we have to hang together.”

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/daunting-aggie-football-opener-in-san-diego-shows-fire-promise/

Six Big Sky teams played FBS opponents yesterday and lost all six games by a combined point total of 299 - 117. The average final score of these games was 49.8 - 19.5 so, essentially, the FBS teams won by an average score of 50 - 20...not even close to being competitive.

I get that it's a great experience for the players to play in such a big environment and that we take home a big paycheck. But, is it really worth getting trounced on national tv and risking injuries when players are so physically over matched?

The size and speed difference between teams like SDSU and us is ridiculous and I found myself just hoping we'd escape without getting too beat up. I don't think these games are very exciting for the FBS fans either. SDSU fans were sitting quietly looking bored to death at times and some were actually yawning in the third quarter.

But, then again, Portland State has held its own against 2 consecutive FBS teams and has taken home a bundle of money in doing so. So the jury is still out for me regarding the value of playing these kind of games to open the season.

Maier was 19-24 for 258 yards, 2 TD's and 2 picks.
Doss hauled in 8 passes for 181 yards and one TD for an average of 22.6 per catch.
Total yards: SDSU 513 Ags 315
Passing yards: Ags 258 SDSU 237
Rushing yards: SDSU 276 Ags 57

Culbertson didn't come back in the game and had his pads off on the sideline. I'm sure they are evaluating him for a concussion.

Well, I think we beat the spread for sure! :-} We we're clearly outmanned against SDSU's first unit but we looked pretty good against their reserves. Great game for Doss and a very decent performance by Maier. We had some big hits but also had some poor tackles. I think we showed our youthfulness but you can see the potential is there. We're going to see a lot of improvement as these kids get more D1 game speed experience.

We're missing Kelly and Luuga big time. I don't see the the explosive quickness that we had with them in our run game.

Not unexpected but starting to get ugly...

Anybody getting a good quality picture on FB?

Are you guys getting a good, clear feed? My picture is terrible and halting.

PSU continues to be impressive. Too bad they missed that last second FG but a big mistake that hurt them the most was a bad snap with first and goal from about the one yard line early in the game. The ball sailed over the QB's head and the Vikings failed to score after going for it on 4th down. Then OSU marched down the field and scored which turned the momentum of the game.

Oooof...Bob Dunning picks SDSU by 35...

Excerpt:

"SAN DIEGO STATE over AGGIES … talk about a baptism of fire, Dan Hawkins might have to suit up himself if he hopes to get a win in his first game as UC Davis head coach. On the bright side, the Aggies will come back with a fat paycheck (400,000 smackers) in their back pocket. Take the Aztecs by 35."

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/dunnings-picks-the-season-begins-now/

More good reads from the Enterprise:

One odds maker has the Ags as a 48 point underdog:

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/bob-dunning-coach-hawkins-first-test-is-finally-here/

Plough praises the receiving corps:

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/ucd-football-receivers-will-help-get-this-thing-where-it-needs-to-be/

Many players still competing for spots but the starters on the O-line and QB are probably set:

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggie-nation-ready-to-see-what-hawkins-era-feels-like/

These are exciting times for Aggie Athletics. Blue has been masterful in taking the entire program in a promising new direction. He took the time to gain a deep understanding of the history and philosophy of Aggie Athletics and then followed that up with an informed and systematic approach to implementing changes and garnering support for the program. I can't wait to see how Aggie Athletics grow and succeed in the next few years.