Doesn't list his baseball stuff on the UCD website but it says this about basketball:

Also delivered on the hardwood, highlighted by a 42-point performance in the 2024 section championship game at Golden 1 Center.

Seems like one of those guys who is just good at whatever he picks up.

Montana St did a lot to lose that game and it definitely could have gone either way.

Really tough way to lose for Illinois St.

Wow! Just need the XP now.

LOL. Announcers just said Illinois St has to keep Montana St out of the end zone here. Brilliant commentary!

That seems weird. So you can facemask a guy but because it's on the try it gets wiped away? I feel like they should just get half the distance to the goal. I mean they tack it on the kickoff in regulation.

First overtime FCS championship game.

LOL. Montana St's offense is all over the place now. What a change from the first half.

I would understand going for it, but I'm fine kicking it.

Thought it was funny the announcers were talking about MSU maybe being affected by the crowd noise considering they played at Oregon and at Montana this year.

Montana St with 7 false start penalties tonight. That's wild.

Tie game with 5:10 left.

Montana St has only had the ball for 17:33 this game. They've got to be getting tired on defense.

Got to hand it to ISU. They’re hanging in this thing and it’s not over yet.

Man that one hurts ISU. You finally score and you give up a 3 play TD drive in 30 seconds and Montana St gets the ball to start the second half. If it gets to 24-7 or 28-7, it’s just about over.

Oh Colorado is a circus for sure. But I don’t know Caden’s economic background so if theyre offering him hundreds of thousands and nobody else is, that would be tough to pass up. Now multiple schools are offering that and Colorado happens to be a bit more (say $800K vs $700K just to throw a couple numbers out there), it’s probably not the best idea to go there.

Two drive overreaction: The clock might have struck midnight on Illinois St.

I would say some of that comes down to how good the player is. Fringe guy looking for more playing time is different from a redshirt freshman QB who just helped lead you to the FCS quarterfinals.

As for Pinnick going to Colorado, let's wait to see how things play out before jumping to conclusions. If he goes to Colorado, then it's either they offered him the most money and/or it's the highest profile FBS team he got an offer from. But this could just be the first visit of a few and he's seeing what's out there. I'm sure there are other more stable FBS programs who can offer him money as well to play.

First drive overreaction: Montana St is too good for ISU this year. A sac and multiple penalties and they got a TD anyway.

Legacy should have nothing to do with a decision on the starter — DrMike

100% agree on this. Pick the best player. Name on the back of the jersey should be irrelevant.

Yeah, if there's one position I want a guy with experience, it's QB. Pretty sure I've heard in the NFL, that the guys who have tended to succeed quickly recently are the ones who started a ton of games in college. This is probably just early round picks since late rounders generally don't start as often. There are exceptions to this, of course. But handing over the reins of the offense to a guy who barely played in high school doesn't fill me with excitement.