what happens to the rankings from here granted UIW lost?

Fair. I'm always a little confused/skeptical about the 7-win rule because it seems more like a guideline. The committee has both left out 7-win teams and let in 6-win teams before, and I also don't know if the number of games on your schedule makes a difference (though this might be the last year where it's variable?).

Regardless, I think we're in agreement, we have to treat 7 wins as the floor but more would be better

It's almost the easier path to get the autobid now in the BSC, especially if we don't run the table against unranked FCS teams. MSU plays @ NAU and Wa Griz this year whereas we avoid Montana and get NAU at sea level.

The Massey computer ratings as of today granted a giant jump to Nicholls into the top 20 and shoved UIW down to the 40s. Big drop also for Portland State and some

I imagine voters will just shunt UIW out of the top 25, maybe give Nicholls a spot int he 20s, then move everyone else up a notch. Though I'm not sure what they'll do with Tarleton beating up on a potentially really bad PSU, or if they'll give subjective eye test consideration for Davis and Mercer.

I wonder if Pinnick got banged up in the second half. He took that one big blind sided hit. His passes were off after that.

I think as the season goes on, we’ll see that this Mercer Defense could be the toughest we face outside of Washington and maybe Montana State (we’ll see) but that Mercer D was really good.

Agree on Mercer. They are a qb away from being a contender. No way Davis would have hung with them without Pinnick’s mobility.

We have 11 games left not 10. And we if we finish 6-5 we don't deserve playoffs.

Pinnick looked good at first, but was pretty awful in second half. Some throws were straight into the ground, so that makes me worried. He had some incredible runs, but not sure if he is leaving the pocket too quick. With all the talk about our OL, seemed like Pinnick did not have a lot of time and had to scramble often.

I think there is a rule in which you can’t hit the field goal snapper while rushing the kick - at least initially. The guy that blocked the kick for Mercer looked like he contacted the snapper and bit him on his butt. Maybe the refs thought he mostly sneaked through a gap. Of course it is a moot point but at the time it was big - would have put the Ags up 2 scores

The ESPN announcers said that the defensive player did something on that partially blocked FG that was illegal and should have been a penalty.

Had to think about it. We looked pretty damn good for a “Rebuild Year”. Obviously we’re fans and critical but for a year losing what we lost, I’m not mad at all about the performance!

We have 10 FCS games left and going 7-3 in those games seems to be the minimum to make the playoffs. That was all I was saying.
7-4 total record seems to be the entry point, as we were a playoff team last year. I agree with you 6-5 isn't gonna cut it.

The last 4 games on the schedule are looking pretty tough.
This season is going to be a test for sure.

yes, this is nothing new, not getting to 7 wins will almost always leave you out.

If someone else talked about it and I missed it my apologies, but I just noticed that CP had a green sticker on his helmet and was holding his helmet near his ear like he had helmet comms.

I thought that wasn't allowed in the FCS, have the rules changed or is there dispensation for this being a neutral site game?

Edit -- also saw Porter Connors and the Mercer QB wearing the C2P sticker in addition to Pinnick.

From Bob Dunning's Substack article: "Montgomery, Alabama is a city that doesn't hide from its difficult past"

I noted above that I came to Montgomery to cover a college football game, but you should know that every UC Davis football player who made this trip - all 78 of them - spent the better part of Friday afternoon before Saturday's contest not studying the game plan or running practice drills, but paying rapt attention as they toured Montgomery's Rosa Parks Museum.

This is indeed the UC Davis way.

Four years ago before a game in Tulsa, the team toured that city's Greenwood Rising Museum that recounted the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that killed hundreds and destroyed what was then known as the Black Wall Street.

https://www.thewaryone.com/p/montgomery-alabama-is-a-city-that?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2582284&post_id=171848134&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=31ratq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Despite the game ending early I think the defense showed up great given all the new faces. They really only let up one touchdown drive and showed great potential as to how good they can be down the stretch of the season.

they allowed helmet speaker’s this year. Plough is talking directly to CP up until about 10 seconds on play clock

Wally the Bronco all this fall for your FCS/FBS highlight needs: https://www.youtube.com/@WallytheBronco

A lot of slop on Saturday, a couple of huge plays given up defensively, the big pass, then the big run. A rough PI penalty on 3rd and 29 in the end zone. Seemed clear after the humidity and the game wore on, Pinnick was losing accuracy - Mercer had all the momentum. Need to finish!...and polish up those mistakes, also, the offense had like 4 or 5 illegal procedures? Very unsound, and the Aggies did not run the ball consistently at all - running backs were running hard, just didn't see a ton of push up front, and that's of course also a credit to Mercer, who from my perspective, had a ton of athleticism and toughness on defense.

I thought we played too much man coverage in 3rd and very long situations.. gotta help our DBs out D Coordinator.

Mercer press conference,
Mercer defensive lineman Swain
“Pinnick is a great player”… “ I was talking with my Pops the other day and we were raving about him”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Rb55k2r74

Impressive coach and players. Very similar to Plough and the Aggie players: bright, articulate and humble. Who knows, we could possibly meet them again in the playoffs if both teams manage get in.

Also missed a FG and had a FG blocked - so special teams, FG team, not so good in Alabama. Thought the punt team looked improved from last season.

I like them too.

Mercer coach felt they got a hand on the missed field goal in addition to the block.
Davis has new special team coordinator this year. On the plus side they blocked a punt.

Good call, Fish did block that punt for a safety, so net result on points is -4 rather than -6. Ridley off to a rough start, needs to turn it around in the higher altitudes of St. George, Utah on Saturday.

After a few days, I feel like we would have won that game in 2024 Southern Utah fashion - doing enough to hang in on the road.

Mercer is a good opponent. A future home-and-home should be scheduled- need to settle this!

Does anyone know if this game will count for official NCAA team and individual statistics?

All the stats have been officially wiped out so there will be no individual or team statistics for the game. It's as if the game was never played.

Have we ever had a game cancelled like this?