Not knocking any particular QB, but for QB U, it seems we haven't thrown deep in a long time. So...

- we don't go deep
- we sometimes even struggle w midrange game
- our QBs typically aren't mobile
- our gadget plays are even predictable
- we run a LOT on 1st down

So the opposing defense only has to guard 20 yards. I enjoyed the days when Maier came out bang bang, and even punted on 3rd Down to keep speedsters off the field.

I don't disagree with any of your points. The passing game has really dialed back in the years after Maier. I don't think it's purely on the QBs though, we haven't had a true #1 receiver since Keelan.

“ - we don't go deep
- we sometimes even struggle w midrange game
- our QBs typically aren't mobile
- our gadget plays are even predictable
- we run a LOT on 1st down”

Exactly. Last year i mentioned the lack of a long game to Mike Cody. His comment was that you open up your qb to punishment vs the ball control short passes. Obviously to get it down field, you need an accurate slinger and a receiver with good speed and hands. I’m hoping Plough puts those pieces together.

I'm hoping the team gets back to averaging about 40 points like we did in 2022.
They don't have to recreate the 2018 offense to be successful.

Noted. But even an ocassional deep attempt keeps the defense honest.

These diamond-in-the-the rough athletes can really thrive in the Big Sky. I'm sure identifying them and then convincing them they can have more fun and be more successful somewhere other than QB is a unique talent as a recruiter.

It's been awhile, but we have a new offer on OL/DL Aderian Adelabu! GO AGS!

WR Jered Rennick has decommitted from the Ags

3 star TE Jordan Rogers commits to the Ags!

New offer on College of San Mateo DE/OLB John Gayer! GO AGS!

New offer on 3 star DB Drew Cofield. Based on 247's rating system, Cofield would be one of the highest rated recruits we've ever offered (not counting transfers) that I remember.

Possibly a victim of the FBS focus on the transfer portal to shore up immediate needs.

That picture was on an earlier recruit, Jace Brown:

Thats a cool pic of Gbatu! :cool:

Photography gods were not kind to Lance Babb on that one :lol:

LB Luke Givens commits to the Ags!

And it's a run on LB! 3 star LB Cory McEnroe commits to the Ags!

That makes 14 commits total if correct. Does anyone know the total number of scholarships we have available for this recruiting year?

Considering how many graduate, it is a bunch.. There are 28 grad students and seniors, almost all i think would have have acholarships. Will lose some non seniors as well for various reasons.
Not all the seniors will have used up their eligibility, but most are HS class of 19 or 20 so some will graduate and move on to other things.

3 star TE Edward Khutsishvili has committed to the Aggies! Double digit offers! GO AGS!

We will all be able to say his name correctly by junior year.

Eddie?

:rofl: All kidding aside though, I really like how we have had such great TE's recently and how important they have become in our offense.

Your guess is as good as mine on this one :lol:

Any juniors announced for senior day this year? Last year that was the first indication Buchanan wasn’t coming back, although he was listed as a junior on the roster. I haven't seen a list if the seniors announced.

I've been wondering if David Meyer, who is listed as a redshirt junior, will be back next year since I thought he was introduced as a graduating senior at the MSU game? I'm hoping that I'm wrong. He's an outstanding LB. Anyone know for sure?

he was definitely introduced with the other graduating seniors last Saturday.

I sure hope he has a year of eligibility left and, if we're lucky, maybe he could end up in as a UCD grad student. As good as he is though, he might well go the route that Teddye Buchanan took and end up at as a grad student at a bigger school.

Would be great to find a way to keep him.

The position has been a struggle this year until Simpson returned. Williams does his best but there have been a ton of missed assignments.

Meyer played in 10 or more games for three years at Cal Poly starting with 2021 fall, so he has no more eligibility