I think we were all surprised to see that Niko is back for another year. He's a solid player and he'll be a great leader for this team this year. This team looks like they will be exciting to watch this season.

Well it's midnight here in Paris and I'm hitting the sack. I hope I wake up in the morning and find another win by the Aggies. Go Ags!

Poly kicks a FG to end the 2nd quarter and leads Montana 9-0 at the half. Dieffenbach is back at QB for Poly and Poly has 276 yards to Montana's 146.

6-0...It looks like Poly failed on a 2 point PAT attempt.

Montana State 34 Idaho State 14 at the half.

Honestly, I don't think it was a correct call either. It looked like the ball was coming out on the way to the ground. The Aggies caught a break on that one. Great win by Poly over Sac. Good luck for the rest of the season.

This is a great win for the Aggies. It feels like the program is taking a significant step forward!

I'll be anxiously awaiting to see the score on Sunday morning here in Paris. Hoping for a great crowd and a great Aggie victory and NO MORE INJURIES! GO AGS!!

The Ags came back from being down 2 sets to beat UC San Diego 3-2 in 5 sets (21-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15, 15-12) to move to 5-0 in conference play which is the best ever Big West Conference start. They are now 9-4 overall and are riding a 6 game winning streak. The win sets up a battle for 1st place in the conference with Long Beach State on this Saturday, October 11 at 11 a.m. in the University Credit Union Center.

Aggie fans can make Saturday a double header by going to the volleyball game at 11 a.m. before attending the Aggie football game vs Northern Arizona later at 4 p.m. Aggie volleyball fans can do the same as well. This makes for a great day of watching the Aggies battle for 1st place in both volleyball and football in their respective conferences. Go Ags!

Is that a fact? Do you have any valid info that confirms this or is this just an unfounded rumor?

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2025/10/6/football-caden-pinnick-named-big-sky-offensive-player-of-the-week-for-second-straight-week.aspx

I have a slim travel wallet that has RFID protection and I keep it in the interior pocket on my jacket or in my front pocket when not wearing my jacket. I do the same with my phone in crowded public places like the metro. My wife has a cross body, black travel purse that's pretty much theft proof but still stylish enough. We go to the Musée de l'Orangerie and the d'Orsay next week . We visited the Musée de Arts et Metiers a couple of days ago in it was fascinating especially if you like the history of science and engineering. There are so many wonderful museums here!

We've been in Paris for a week now and we've fallen in love with this great city already. We have an apartment in an area that's located between the Le Marias and Le Halles arrondissements.

As a senior, American couple, we are in a category that would be prime targets for scammers or thugs but we haven't felt unsafe anywhere we have gone in the city. We have been walking at all times of the day in our neighborhood, the Latin Quarter and along the Seine including as late as 10:30 at night walking back from dinner. We have also walked in some of the most popular tourist sites in the city including visiting Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Luxor Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde which are full of tourists and we have not had any problems at all. We have also found the people to be very kind and helpful and many speak English very well. Google translate is our friend when we need it too.

The streets are bustling with people sitting outside in cafes eating, drinking and chatting with friends and shopping in the hundreds of small, interesting shops and we have only seen one or two homeless and/or mentally ill people on the streets...no tents, no broken down camper vans, no garbage, no panhandling...nothing even remotely similar to what we encounter in Sacramento or San Francisco.

We have also taken the metro quite a bit and find it easy to navigate. It was extremely crowded yesterday on the lines we took but we did just fine. At one stop, my wife was able to get on the train and I couldn't but we knew where we were going and I got on the next train and met her 3 stops down the line.

So, our experience so far, has been great and we feel very safe in Paris. We are experienced travelers though and we know how to take common sense precautions to protect ourselves and our belongings when we are out and about in densely populated tourist areas and on public transportation when it is packed with people. You just have to be smart and aware of your surroundings but you don't need to been fearful. We try to just blend in as much as possible, relax and enjoy experiencing a new city and culture.

Paris is certainly one of the most amazing cities in the world that we have visited and we're excited that we have 3 more weeks here.

I sure hope it will be a big crowd with the students showing up in force and being very loud. It looks like we have an unusually high number of injuries and will be limping into the game. Our depth will be severely tested in this game.

The loss of Rex Connors and probably Porter as well is a huge hit to the defense. What a shame.

The news about Porter Connors is not good either:

The Aggie defense, unfortunately, suffered a double dose of bad news this week when it was revealed that the team’s all-time leading tackler, Rex Connors, is out with a torn ACL in his knee and his brother Porter is out with a possible bone fracture in his foot.

https://www.thewaryone.com/p/aggies-arrive-in-san-luis-obispo