Was big Nava back out there today??

Next step in my opinion. BSC fb members should shell out for higher quality camera crews, camera tech, replay availability and quality of operation. Heck, maybe even start the BigSky Network and manage it in-house vs. outsourcing to ESPN. I'm going to be salty if UCD invests all this money and we have to play at Utah Tech, SUU, Northern Colorado, PSU, CalPoly and half the game is spent with cameras missing the ball, going to replay at the absolute worst time, or giving the viewers motion sickness.

Those "pledges" are also based on myriad of contingencies and earmarked for "NIL" right? Not facilities? Nobody really knows the plan or the means to achieve it. The goalpost keeps getting moved and their communication of said plans have been an incoherent mess. Apples to oranges comp.

You could also make the case that the MW attendance numbers might come down to Davis' level vs. Davis having to catch up to the MW, if recent trends are any indicator of the future.

Yeah that's a head scratcher. If I were a voter, I wouldn't want to see UCD vs. my team in the playoffs either..

So true. Outside of MVFC and BigSky, it seems to drop off quick

I think the lesson here is to wear cleats the same color as the sideline paint and to have bad camera operations

I feel like "letters of intent" and "commitments" mean nothing in recruiting with all of this. Should be a two way commitment vs. the school bearing all of the risk to pay for a worthless chunk of someone's education, should they decide to leave before a degree. FCS schools without some sort of redeeming qualities like a great degree or Dakota/Montana quality football are so hosed.

I don't understand how this is legal without the athlete first putting their name in the portal.. what a time

I second this take

If Davis makes the playoffs, it's wide open, aside from NDSU

Preach Pacifico!

Bigger schools get the injury bug too, but they have ~20% more scholarships and therefore more depth, so it isn't as dramatic.

These injury-ridden campaigns tend to happen every 5-10 yrs across all contact sports. I wouldn't read too much into it. The last I can recall was under Gould as well and that was roughly 10 yrs ago.

The fact it even required appeal is moderately concerning..

I believe both Porter and Rex filed appeal for medical redshirt. Original application was denied due to the NCAA considering the Mercer game a "game played" against their eligibility threshold of >30% of games played. Appeal makes the claim that Mercer "does not count" statistically therefore shouldn't also count against the players' eligibility threshold. Would be interesting to hear if anyone on Mercer is in the same boat..

Best part of game yesterday: NO SQUIB KICKS

If I recall, Winston Williams went down the game before. Wonder if he'll get the season back?

Man if a week 0 "no contest" steals a full year from the Connors bros I'll be salty

Nothing motivates a mediocre squad like hearing your HC is fielding other positions before the last leg of the season...