I think a better comment might be "deepest Aggie team". His statement might prove its better to have an above average team with 2 standouts at QB and WR.

WHERE WAS BONAFIDE PLAYMAKER LANCE BABBS?

Where were WR transfers Crump and Kraut? I thought we might go to Castles and Thorpe more. It seems we mainly used our WRs from last year. Kraft and Hutton are good players, just possibly with limitations. Not deep threats, and don't have length. I would like to have seen more of LL, maybe he was helping protect Hastings.

UG - 7 receptions, 35 yds
LL - 3 carries; 2 receptions
Davis - 5 catches, 53 yds - congratulations
Babbs - 0 catches, 1 opportunity?

Defense
Buchanan - 8 tkls, 5 solo
Connor, Rex - 7 tkls
Venable- 6; King - 5; Budgett - 4

Hastings made some better decisions early. Is there some reason we don't throw the little sideline out like what Cal did late, which killed us? Encouraging game.

Great first quarter, great defensive game plan to start. Chaz Davis shines, and 2 sacks for the D.

The early play calling appeared much better, and we seemed to use our depth, keeping guys fresh.

I wished Hawk went for a FG in the first half. Ugh. Up 10-0 would have been great.

What sites?

What sections are Aggie alums sitting?

I read quotes from some QB expert the past year who said a key metric was getting a new QB 'X' number of live snaps (?), that nothing could replace that experience.

I'm hoping that our young QBs, including Hastings, have had plenty of those along with film and time w coaches.

This reminds me of when Coach Gould was searching for a QB, he had Randy Wright, but another QB came in and threw for almost 300 yards. Coach Sochor said, "Looks like we found a QB."

Not on the game chart or team roster.

If true, really unfortunate are all of the snaps and live action w 1s and 2s Dixon and Faulk could have had.

Any inside scoop, or might we see him next year?

I would think an exit, stage left, would happen earlier, spring workouts or before camp.

It appears Newman, who took the most series as QB in the Blue Gold scrimmage, doesn't pull up on the roster at https://ucdavisaggies.com ? I checked 3 times.

I get a 404 error message.

(Jack Newman - 2022 Football Roster - UC Davis Athletics)

No expert here, but if Kang (2022 recruit) brings great defense and high on base percentage, that one player makes a big impact. HC seems active.

Sports Illustrated: Ex-Cal TE McCallan Castles Returns to Berkeley as UC Davis Star

He is one of three former Golden Bears players now on the UC Davis roster for Saturday's game

"...Castles was one of Cal's highest rated recruits in the class of 2018, and he was a starter in Cal’s 27-13 victory over Davis in 2019 as a redshirt freshman. But he had only one pass thrown his way and had no receptions in that game."

"It was less than two weeks after that game that he decided to leave Cal. He says he was too hasty in his decision out of high school, and he was not ready for the city life he found in Berkeley."

"“Now that I’m older I can honestly say that I was still immature, just out of high school, wasn’t ready for that kind of culture shock, going from the mountains to a city,” said Castles, who is from South Lake Tahoe, Calif. “The city wore down on me, I wasn’t ready for that kind of school, the way football was going for me, I kind of let it all funnel into me and it was kind of overwhelming. It was one of those things where it felt like it wasn’t going to get any better. So I kind of had to take a step back and leave.” ...

"Hawkins gave Castles a call, and he visited UC Davis and loved it. “It was wide open, far away from the Berkeley city life,” he said, “so it was more close to what I wanted. Been here ever since and very happy with the decision.”

"The differences in Cal’s FBS program and Davis’ FCS operation is not dramatic, Castle says. The chief difference is in the perks and facilities at FBS schools. But he thinks the Aggies have a chance to win Saturday’s game. UC Davis is ranked 22nd in the coaches preseason FCS poll and return many of the players from last year’s 8-4 squad that beat FBS team Tulsa and reached the FCS playoffs."

Hastings again noted as the starter.

https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/uc-davis-mccallan-castles

Includes 3 short video clips. (Note above him there appears to be an Old Davis Road sign.)

In brief spurts I thought we did OK with a West Coast ball control offense (short passes), but then we went back to UG between the tackles on 1st and 2nd down, with an ocassional fly sweep and a halfback pass.

1-4? Weber W.

3rd quarter scores:

SJSU - 14-10 Portland State
Fresno State 28-7 SLO
Arizona State 37-3 over Northern Arizona

FINAL:

Weber State 41-5 win over Western Oregon

We have to trust that the coaches make the best decision. I wasn't blown away by our play calling last year, but it's tough against a Pac-12 foe with superior size. Cal has lots of new players, hopefully works in our favor. I have a few specific hopes, but will save for after the match. Go Ags.

In the Blue Gold game, it looks like Newman took the most snaps, and Hastings second. (No Dixon or Faulk.)

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/football-aggies-finish-productive-spring-practices/

Bob Dunning - Miles Hastings to start

Interesting given the time Dixon and Newman played in the Blue Gold Game.

https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/5-questions-davis-2022

UC Davis Football Defensive Preview
It's time to see what the revamped Cal offense can do.
Defensive Line

"After an entire season of UC Davis games, there was one particular player who jumped out on tape: sophomore defensive end Michael Ambagtsheer. He was a 3-star tight end coming out of high school, with offers from FBS programs like Utah and Boston College, but opted to play defense at UC Davis instead. Ambagtsheer has both the speed and power to beat blocks:..."

"Another young, promising player (like Ambagtsheer, also entering his sophomore season after starting as a freshman) that stood out was linebacker Teddye Buchanan..."

"...UC Davis also has a 350 lb. space-eating sophomore nose tackle, Chubba Maae...."

Secondary

"The standout on the secondary is the safety Chris Venable. The secondary is probably the weakest part of the defense, but at least Venable is the most consistent...."

https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/uc-davis-football-defensive-preview

Plumber reportedly throws a deep ball, so my guess is we'll be tested.

Three new commits:

Matteo Blandino - 6'2", 210 - C/1B/3B - Archbishop Mitty HS

Ty Deperno - 6'0", 185 - C/RHP/MIF - West Ranch HS

Grayson Bonanno - 6'3", 195 - RHP/1B/3B - Torrey Pines High School

Grayson Bonanno@GraysonBonanno
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Jun 21
90 percent pen before my start on Friday in AZ. Fastball 88-90, change up low 80s and slider 79-81.
@coach_oliveira

No mention of the tough schedule. Didn't Hawk say the same thing last year?

Cal will probably still have a big size advantage on the lines. If our wide outs are that good, can they get open if we keep our TE and or RB home?

RIP

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0AAXtdLYTpLgmYeczKFkoUP6k3PN2G3pMC4cLdqeUHmHXWKfdktAht2PWEp6bDcfxl&id=100005501706316&sfnsn=mo&extid=a&mibextid=dn0um9

We need to get more opportunities for Blake Thorpe.

It will be interesting to see what our young, huge DTs will do with more experience.