I agree with you man. If I was 20 I’m taking the cash. Like I said before, in this shit economy you have Harvard guys that are unemployed. It’s not 20 years ago. Rooting for the kid and hope he has a Cam Ward trajectory, that would look really nice for Plough and serve as a nice recruiting pitch. I’ll absolutely be tuning into a Wazzu game or two pulling for the kid.

Not arguing his contributions, his abilities, or what he meant to the 2025 football team and it's success. We'll obviously never know what might have happened if he wasn't the starting QB, but we were 1-0 against Northern Colorado with the "other guy", and I would rate UNC on a similar scale as Utah Tech (a game we should have won by 4 TD), Cal Poly (played out of their minds while the Aggies were a little flat), and Sacramento "we set the forward pass back 100 years that game" State.

I think Davis being the 8 seed was a bit of a reach in hindsight, but we take it.

Our Defense "wasn't very good" is misleading. Missing players like the Connors bros., key edge players, and, at times, 3/5 of the original starting secondary (with one starter being a true freshman) would challenge any program, with the potential of every game becoming a track meet. Yet, despite the injuries, the Ags managed to be in a position to win every game except Washington, contended for a Big Sky title, and earned an 8 seed. That is impressive. Stats are misleading. (Note: I didn't think Illinois State was our best defensive game on many levels)

Conversely, the offensive injuries came at positions where we had outstanding depth (Running Back, Tight End). The Offensive Line was a solid, veteran group. The frontline Tailback was dynamite, the "other" Tight End was an all-American, and the receiving corps stayed healthy all season. That typically equates to putting the QB in a position to be successful, which he was. He was better than "successful"; he was a freaking freshman all-American and had some incredible games and individual plays.

Davis has a proven recruiting model that has worked for a long, long time: recruit good players and people, develop them, and, in today's college football, fight like hell to retain them. This is a classical model for building a program, but it still works. And the system will generally be prepared with depth to replace departing players (graduation, transfers, injuries). That's why it has proven successful. Next man up. CP won't be the last guy to take money and run. And I don't blame him or judge him. I just won't take the time to follow his progress or be cheering for the Cougs, but I wish him all the personal success and happiness in the world. Go Ags!

Yeah, it was a personal decision. Sometimes you love a place but have to leave because of the economics of the situation. I still consider him an Aggie for being here. The most formative year I had at Davis was my freshman year.

He used Davis a stepping stone, and Plough can use him as an example in the recruiting game. The relationship can be mutually beneficial.

Its all good. He has friends on the team that will stay friends, I'm sure. Fans are going to fan, either way...

We can call them "student-athletes" all we want but it's different from what it used to be. — cmt

I disagree when it comes to Davis and it's why I donate and am so passionate about our athletics programs. I love hearing all of the stories about kids who stopped playing after college, then went on to do something else that is equally remarkable. I truly believe in the "Aggie guy" mantra.

Cal Poly’s 2026 Transfers (9 four year and 10 JC):

O-line:
Davit Boyajyan: 6’5” 315 - Washington
Nick Brown: 6’6” 315 - Saddleback JC
Noah Delvin: 6’6” 275 - Santa Monica JC

RB:
Jaden Green: 5’9” 185 - Lehigh
Koen Glover: 5’10” 205 - Ventura JC

QB:
Demaricus Davis: 6’4” 200 - Hawaii

WR:
Ray Hall: 6’0” 175 - Western Michigan
Tayvion McCoy: 6’0” 180 - Ventura JC

TE:
Gavin Nelson: 6’4” 240 - Sac State
Ryan Gillum: 6’3” 240 - Ventura JC

DL:
Nicholas Fernandez: 6’4” 305 - UTRGV
Jared Cuenca: 6’1” 300 - Shasta JC

Edge:
Gavin Molloy: 6’3” 240 - American River JC
Jaloon Booth: 6’3” 230 - Modesto JC
Kade Millard: 6’3” 250 - American River JC


LB:
Chase Martin: 6’1” 225 - Boise State

DB:
RL Miller: 6’3” 194 - Fresno State

Punter: Dean Scrivner: 6’1” 210 - Fresno JC

Long Snapper: Payton Hoff - 6’0” 225 - Grambling State

Cal Poly departures in the Portal:

DB Jeremiah Bernard - Washington State
QB Ty Deiffenbach - UCLA
DB Brian Dukes - San Jose State
CB CJ Solis-Lumar - Washington State
OL Charlie Adams - Kansas State
OL Trevor Newkirk - Portland State
OL Racin Delgatty - Alabama
TE Reese Brooks - Montana

Thanks for the update SLO!

I believe Jaden Green was looking at Davis too - but when Tim signed Sylvester, I imagine it was an easy choice to go to the Mustangs.

3 Offensive Linemen transferring is interesting. Did any see significant playing time in 2025?