Teddye getting a lot of accolades by the nfl broadcasting crew.

teddye looks good

“Teddye Rookie 4th round pick out of Cal” hurts my soul though….

#5 Rhode Island having trouble with Holy Cross in the 4th quarter. Down 7-6 12:28 left.
Holy Cross just missed a FG.

FWIW, UCLA fired their head coach after 1.3 seasons and an 0-3 start including an embarrassing loss to New Mecico. In the world of buyouts in big time football, this is on the lower end, but still over $5 million.

This is a sad photo. Of course, Cal drew 35000 for Minnesota and Stanford may have gotten 20000 in their stadium vs BC (announced 25000). I think the conference shuffle is really hurting the California schools (of course, winning might help!)

The fact that a 1-2 Sac State is grounds enough to mention Marion as a HC candidate to UCLA, an institution by the way that garners at least a minimal academic standard for its student athletes, is a testament to their unwavering hype train.

"all speculation here..." is right. Marion? lol

Does Royer get paid to write about college football?! That list is humorous, every one of those jobs, including Sac State, is better than UCLA right now. Anyone who leaves a bigtime job for Westwood is insane. They'll find someone who is sitting out this season or a name from the past. No up-and-comer will risk it at UCLA if they smart. Can't win there.

I hope Sac keeps Marrion. I’d rather play against him vs risking Sac getting Taylor back.

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After the first quarter of the Mercyhurst game every Sac possession until the last one that was ended by the clock was a TD. They averaged over eight yards a carry.

By mid-season they could be a totally different team.

No way the UW coach leaves UW for UCLA unless he really loves Socal.

The first half was completely weird. To be fair to Mercyhurst, they are much improved and challenged YSU as well.

Once the run game clicked it there were 4 TDs on the ground in a span of 15 minutes. It was impressive.

The current President, Dr. Martin Luther Sting, would never allow himself to bring back TT...

Mercyhurst plays in a lower-tier conference (not a single, ranked FCS team in the NEC) with a bunch of former non-scholarship FCS programs. Sac should have beaten them worse if they're truly a Top 25-caliber team. Kudos to Mercyhurst for the schedule they play, they are not afraid to schedule-up (Youngstown, Sac, MSU, SDSU).

Not saying it was a high level of competition, but Sacs upcoming games aren’t much either. Wouldn’t be surprised if they win until Montana. Montana, Idaho and Davis are the only teams remaining who they wouldn’t be favored against, and that may change by the time the games are played. At 7-5 or better they are going to make the playoffs, barring selection committee bias against them. Due to their weaker schedule they are better positioned to make the playoffs than Davis.

I agree with you, they should be 4-0 or 3-1 heading into the meat of their schedule. Their game @ Weber State will tell us a lot about who they really are, and Cheney, WA is never a picnic. Their S.O.S. may actually work against them in the selection process, quality does matter to some extent.

How often do 7-5 teams make the playoffs?

One 7-5 made it in 2024 (Central Connecticut).
A bunch of teams made it in the 2023 and 2022 tournaments, but that was also when FCS played an 11 game schedule. Playing in the Big Sky will help any team in that boat.

ok, 8-4. Which in Sacs case would be 8-3 against FCS teams

Them at 8-4 this year = playoff bid. Not sure at 7-5 but not out of the realm of possibility given the Big Sky cred

It also means that they can realistically only afford two more losses. @ Weber, Montana, @ EWU, and Idaho are all capable of finishing them off before we get to them. Going to be interesting to see how 70 transfers run that stretch

I want both teams meeting in Davis at the end of the year with something to play for...my two cents.

Totally agree. The best scenario would be to dash their playoff hopes by beating them on that last Saturday. Would be a proper sendoff to FBS independence

just like in 2023!

Oh wait, that didn’t quite go as it should have.

Too soon.

Orr should be in the middle of his term as the Big Sky representative on the playoff committee. When Sac announced their departure, did he resign that post immediately or does he remain at least until their membership officially ends?

He is gone.
Big Sky Leon Costello Montana State Aug-2028
CAA Mark Benson UAlbany Aug-2026
Ivy John Mack Princeton Aug-2029
MVFC Bill Chaves North Dakota Aug-2029
NEC Elliott Charles LIU Aug-2029
OVC-Big So Michael Allen Tennessee State Aug-2028
Patriot Kit Hughes Holy Cross Aug-2027
Pioneer Phil Esten St. Thomas Aug-2029
SoCon **Mark Wharton Chattanooga Aug-2026
Southland Richard Duran UIW Aug-2029
UAC Josh Looney North Alabama Aug-2028

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2025-playoff-committee-members-bzbz/

I love this; you guys get the actual politics of the NCAA, and also know where to access the names of the selection committee. Great being with people who care-