Big Sky Final Scores Week 3:

Northern Arizona 21 Arizona 19
South Dakota 49 Cal Poly 14
Montana State 52 San Diego 10
Oregon State 32 Idaho 0
Cal 42 Sac State 30
Lamar 17 Norther Colorado 10
EWU 62 Western Illinois 56 (EWU led 55-21 at the half)
Portland State 21 Western Oregon 7
Southern Utah 40 Tarleton State 35
James Madison 37 Weber State 24
Aggies 60 Dixie State 27

Northern Arizona 21 Arizona 19 Final Huge upset!

60 points is a big number offensively but our pass defense is suspect and we could get torched by the big guns in the Big Sky. I don't think we are a Top 10 team yet.

We’ve had 3 sacks and 5 tackles for a loss.

We’ve already given up 27 points to a team that has scored only 10 points in their first 2 games.

I missed the Aggie scoring but I’m not impressed with what I’m seeing now.

EWU 55 Western Illinois 21 at the half
Cal 21 Sac 6 at the half
Oregon State 42 Idaho 0 with 1:55 to go in the 3rd
Montana State 52 San Diego 10 with 6:56 to go in the 4th
Northern Colorado 7 Lamar 7 with 10:21 to go in the 3rd
Portland State 7 Western Oregon 0 with 11:30 to go in the 2nd

Jake has played great in every game he has been in. If he continues to put up better numbers than Mitchell, then he should be the starter at some point, IMO.

Ags lost to Cal 14-11. 7-1 now for the season with #1 USC later today.

The men's water polo didn't lose to SJSU...they won 11-10 and are now 7-0 on the season.

I with you on this as well.

I think you meant FCS Games..(you can edit the title).

On paper, we should win solidly but, as we all know, TO's, penalties, missed assignments, dropped passes, broken plays and more can give life to an underdog team. We have to play smart, execute and avoid mistakes no matter who we are playing. We have shown that we can do that very well so far this year and I hope that Saturday will be no different.

realtimerpi.com predicts the Aggies will win 45-6. They also go on to predict a 9-2 season at this point in time with loses to Idaho and EWU.

http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_California_Davis_Aggies.html

Their data is supposedly updated every 5 minutes when establishing their power rankings which has us ranked #126 overall (FBS & FCS) and #26 currently in FCS.

http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_power_rankings_Full.html

The Massey Ratings Composite of 22 FCS polls has the Aggies at #7.

https://masseyratings.com/cf/compare1aa.htm

Game notes are up:

https://ucdavisaggies.com/documents/2021/9/14/FB_Notes_3_Dixie_State.pdf

From the Enterprise:

“The amount of talent we have on this team and the depth and the experience makes us a very good team,” offered Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins after his team dismantled the Toreros.

“We expect to play well whether we play Tulsa or San Diego. We have a lot of weapons. Hunter (quarterback Hunter Rodrigues) is making a lot of plays and we can run the ball and we’re pretty solid up front.”

Hawkins said that when San Diego coach Dale Lindsey shook his hand after the game he said, “Where have you been hiding these guys?”

For his part, Lindsey was philosophical in defeat.

“Our guys played hard and played well at times, but Davis is a very talented team,” Lindsey said. “They’re going to have a great year. We just didn’t play well enough to stay with them.”

“We just executed really well,” Rodrigues noted. “This was a great team win. Our coaches put together a great
game plan and put us in a position to be successful.”

Asked if this was a special team on its way to a special season, Rodrigues smiled and said, “It’s starting to feel that way. We have some special guys and we’re just trying to take what every day brings us.”

Nearly every member of the 70-man Aggie traveling squad managed to see action as Hawkins substituted liberally in the
second half.

“That was a lot of fun to use so many guys and get to see themcontribute,” Hawkins added.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/uc-davis-too-much-for-san-diego-print-edition-9-15/?utm_source=DE&utm_campaign=151280df0f-Daily_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_be64fee185-151280df0f-171004309

I've found ESPN+ good overall. I've been watching Jake Maier in the CFL too. Of course, there are lots of other teams to watch that are of interest to Aggie fans also. Pretty good deal for $70 a year. As for the commercials on the replays, you can always skip forward to avoid matching them.

Such is life for head coaches at the big money programs. Their worth is primarily calculated in wins. If you don't win enough or even if you don't win big enough, deep pocketed donors often demand a change even if it means buying out multi-million dollar contracts.

It so great to be an Aggie fan where we have such a amazing legacy of coaches who were valued for more than just winning, not that winning wasn't important, it's just that valuing academics and teaching life skills while creating a creating family culture are of equal importance.