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  • 2027 Football Recruiting
    Committed: Braiden McKenna 6'2 290 OL from Los Alamitos HS in Los Alamitos, CA.

  • 2027 Football Recruiting
    Committed: Xander Grayson 6'3 280 OL from Junipero Serra HS in San Mateo, CA.

  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Great news! Stokes has so much potential to become a elite player.
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Loyola Maryland is a member of the Patriot League and the last time their men's basketball team had a winning season record was the 2012-13 season. Amzil appeared in 16 games for the Aggies last year for a total of 45 minutes which is an average of 2.8 minutes per game. I would imagine that he'll get a lot more playing time at Loyola Maryland since their program is a definite step down in competition. I hope it works out well for him.

  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Wilson to Sac and Cooper to LMU makes me wonder if they were unhappy here and just wanted a change rather than a move up to a higher level of competition?
  • Needed Updates to the Football Uniforms / Field
    I can't stand that blue field either. The only one that is worse is the red field at Eastern Washington. What an eyesore!
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    There could be a lot of things that we are unaware of regarding Wilson's transfer to Sac: maybe he just wants to play for Bibby, maybe he got a good NIL deal from Sac, maybe he was struggling with the academics here, maybe something else...who knows? I do hope that he found what he was looking for though.
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    That's an impressive highlights video on Massamba. It looks like he has an all around, full set of skills: 3 point shooting, mid-range jumpers, nice floaters, drives to the rim for dunks, blocks and assists.

    247 Sports listed him as the #23 combo guard recruit in the nation for 2025 and they give him a 92 rating which is the highest rating I've ever seen for an Aggie recruit.
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Wilson to Sac State...that's really difficult to understand. Transferring to a program with a losing history that didn't make much progress under Mike Bibby last year either. Not only that but the Big West has been severely weakened with the loss of the Aggies, Hawai'i, San Diego and Santa Barbara. Maybe they gave him a big pay check because nothing else about going to Sac makes any sense.
  • WBB: 2026-27 - Filling Out the Roster

    2025-26

    • Appeared in 29 games.
    • Averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.
    • Scored a season-high 12 points and blocked three shots at VCU on Feb. 18.
    • Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Saint Louis on Feb. 28.
    • Recorded a season-high four assists in a victory over Iona on Nov. 16.
    • Tallied a season-best two steals eight separate times throughout the season.
    • Shot 70 percent from the charity stripe on the year.

    Before Davidson
    • Played her freshman season at University of San Francisco.
    • Averaged 8.0 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game and 3.2 assists per game in rookie season.
    • Named to the WCC All-Rookie team

    https://davidsonwildcats.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/angeliki-ziaka/11333
  • 2026 preseason thread
    4 FCS Wild Card Teams With Boom or Bust Potential in 2026
    We take a look at four teams that are true wild cards entering the 2026 FCS football season.

    UC Davis is another team that will have lofty expectations entering the 2026 season. The Aggies have made back-to-back quarterfinal runs under head coach Tim Plough, but it's now time to see if this program can take that next step, especially with a 13-3 Big Sky record over the past two seasons.

    Some may question the wild card status for the Aggies, but it stems from the quarterback position. Let me preface this by saying, if there's a head coach I trust to find a quarterback, it's Tim Plough, but it's a major decision because of how much talent the Aggies return for next season.

    Championship windows close faster than ever in the transfer portal era, and the Aggies return the 4th-highest percentage of significant contributors in the nation. They return over 70% of their key players on defense, including All-Americans Rex Connor and Porter Connors, who received an extra year from the NCAA.

    Offensively, the Aggies have four starting offensive linemen returning, also with their two top receivers in Samuel Gbatu Jr. and Stacy Dobbins. Running back Jordan Fisher is also back after his 1,000-yard season in 2025. All the pieces are here for the Aggies. That's why the quarterback play could really make-or-break this team.

    Luckily, the Aggies signed one of the top FBS quarterback transfers this offseason, adding Jackson Kollock from Minnesota. The redshirt freshman was a record-setting quarterback at Laguna Beach HS, where he threw for over 7,000 career yards and 94 touchdowns.

    If Kollock lives up to the hype, the Aggies could be a real threat to make some noise in the playoffs, but if he experiences some growing pains, UC Davis could miss their shot to capitalize on one of the most talented rosters in the country.

    The whole article including the other 3 teams (South Dakota, Lamar and NAU) here:

    https://www.si.com/college/fcs/big-sky/4-fcs-football-wild-card-teams-with-boom-or-bust-potential-in-2026-uc-davis-lamar-nau-south-dakota?fbclid=IwY2xjawRhW_dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefbGMLKB48rAJC19wc56iEcYkZgo4sfPBmFksYsllwgWNpW365hZgBhO7nPg_aem_SPWcoSoYkIzQ9Rx5m06nhw
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Massamba just completed his freshman year at UT, in which he played in 13 games. He totaled just four points, four assists and three assists in 45 total minutes played. While Massamba never earned a significant role, he did play sparingly late in the season, including in the Vols’ NCAA Tournament win against Miami (Ohio).

    However, injuries also reared their ugly head in Massamba’s freshman season. He dealt with a hip flexor for a solid portion of SEC play. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes frequently spoke positively about Massamba’s work ethic and mentality as a result.

    https://www.rockytopinsider.com/2026/04/30/tennessee-basketball-freshman-wing-clarence-massamba-commits-to-new-school-in-transfer-portal/#goog_rewarded
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    -Full name is Clarence Nelson Fondeur-Massamba.
    -Last name is pronounced muh-SAHM-buh.
    -Born Dec. 14, 2005, in Paris.
    -Parents are Florent Fondeur, an RATP safety agent, and Julia Massamba.
    -Has two older brothers, Cameron and Sidney, as well as one younger brother, Mylson-Davis, and two younger sisters, Charlie and Orphée.
    -Majoring in recreation & sport management.
    -Enjoys playing various sports in addition to basketball, especially soccer.
    -Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant because he feels pushed to go harder by the mental component of Bryant’s game.
    -Best sports memory is winning the state title as a junior at The Rock School.
    -Wears No. 4 because he has kept it ever since he first got it during his sophomore year of high school.
    -Committed to Tennessee over interest from schools such as Arkansas, Duke, Kansas, Ohio State, North Carolina, Southern Cal, Virginia Tech and Xavier.
    -Chose Tennessee because of his good connection with the coaches and how they made him feel like it was the right place for him.
    -Follows one prior Tennessee letter winner from France in Yves Pons, a Fuveau native who played from 2017-21 and was the 2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
    -Owner of an 8-5 standing reach, he put on 15.5 pounds and increased his standing vertical jump by 2.49 inches over his first two months—arrived Aug. 17, 2025—at Tennessee.
    -Recipient of the Holland Family Athletic Scholarship.

    https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/clarence-massamba/22163
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    From the Tennessee athletics website:

    [quote]2025-26 - FRESHMAN

    -Played in 12 games in his first collegiate campaign, missing five due to injury.
    -Totaled four points, four assists, three rebounds, one steal and one made 3-pointer across 42 minutes
    of action.
    -Tied for second on the team by throwing down the pregame “One Fly, We All Fly” dunk five times, three of which came in the postseason, including two in the NCAA Tournament.
    -Notched one rebound and one assist in two minutes of action against third-ranked Michigan (3/29/26) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
    -Made his NCAA Tournament debut in the Round of 64 win over Miami (OH) (3/20/26).
    -Missed the games at Mississippi State (2/11/26), at No. 19/18 Vanderbilt (2/21/26), at Missouri (2/24/26), versus No. 17/18 Alabama (2/28/26) and at South Carolina (3/3/26) due to a right hip injury.
    -Distributed a season-best two assists, the first two of his career, against North Florida (11/12/25).
    -Connected on a corner 3-pointer versus Northern Kentucky (11/8/25) for the first points of his career.
    -Earned his first collegiate action in the season opener against Mercer (11/3/25).[/quote]

    https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/clarence-massamba/22163
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Les excels at finding and developing under recruited and overlooked guards. We have seen that time and time again over the years. Massamba will have a chance to grow into an elite player here under the guidance of Les.

    Tennessee averaged 19,251 fans for their 17 home games last season so, in terms of game environment, playing here will be like night and day for him though.
  • 2027 preseason basketball mega-thread: Inaugural season in the Mountain West
    Russ Turner has a reputation for recruiting very big post players. I think many of us here remember Mamadou N'Diaye who was 7'6" tall and played for the Eaters for 3 years 2013-2016. We had some memorable games against them when he played and I remember how often he would flop trying to draw fouls. He was quite a character with a big personality.

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