Most definitely high treason! :scream:

He looks very fit for a 55 year old man!

I'm so glad to finally see the Aggie basketball program get to where it is now. I was beginning to wonder if I had enough years left myself to ever see us become competitive at the D1 level. Now I'm excited to see just how high Les can take the program. Go Ags!

I think the "win at any cost" culture at many of the "big money" schools contributes to the terrible stories we are hearing and the tragic death of a player at Maryland. We have such a different philosophy of college athletics and student-athletes here that I find it very unlikely that we'd ever have a scandal due to out-of-control coaches and trainers.

ESPN broke the story about the death of football player, Jordan McNair, at Maryland and it is a scathing indictment of an environment of excess, fear and intimidation. Horrible, and, in my opinion, those responsible for the young man's death should be arrested and tried for manslaughter.

Here are just a few excerpts:

- There is a coaching environment based on fear and intimidation. In one example, a player holding a meal while in a meeting had the meal slapped out of his hands in front of the team. At other times, small weights and other objects were thrown in the direction of players when Court was angry.

- The belittling, humiliation and embarrassment of players is common. In one example, a player whom coaches wanted to lose weight was forced to eat candy bars as he was made to watch teammates working out.

- Extreme verbal abuse of players occurs often. Players are routinely the targets of obscenity-laced epithets meant to mock their masculinity when they are unable to complete a workout or weight lift, for example. One player was belittled verbally after passing out during a drill.

- Coaches have endorsed unhealthy eating habits and used food punitively; for example, a player said he was forced to overeat or eat to the point of vomiting.

- "If a kid would stop or go on the ground, him and the medical staff would try to drag players up and get them to run after they'd already reached their limit. They definitely bullied us to make sure we kept on going."

- Multiple sources said that after McNair finished his 10th sprint while two other players held him up, Robinson yelled, "Drag his ass across the field!"

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24342005/maryland-terrapins-football-culture-toxic-coach-dj-durkin

We are the designated home team vs Sac State this year but the game will again be played at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. I love that this has become an annual affair since the Golden 1 Center is such a fabulous arena and the arena staff keep the fans involved and entertained throughout the game.

This is the best OCC schedule we've seen yet. Les really stepped up the competition on the road and we've got a few nice home games also. The road schedule is very tough and we'll certainly be battle tested by the time the conference games begin.

Very nice improvement!

I like the home and home series with WSU as well. I also like that we seem to be playing Stanford regularly and it would be great if they would come to the Pavilion one of these years. I hope we'll see St Mary's again this year and Oregon State would be another game I'd like to see continue on the schedule. I think the women's program is now at a competitive level where they have a chance against some of the PAC12 teams.

KDVS always airs the Aggie games. KHTK might air the game tape delayed if there is a conflict with a Kings game and, I suppose, it would be possible that our former station, Money 105.5 FM, would air the game. The Causeway Classic has also always been televised locally so I would expect that will continue.

That's a good looking OOC with some tough competition. I hope we get a at least a couple more good teams to come to the Pavilion in the OOC games.

Hey CA Forever, I just wanted to add my thanks to you for doing such a great job with this recruiting thread. The praise that Brian from HERO-SPORTS has given you is well deserved.

I have a small suggestion that might make it easier to search the the recruiting list more easily. I think it would be helpful if you could go back an highlight all the players' names in bold so that they stand out from one another and individual players are easier to find more quickly. Just a suggestion...keep up the good work!

Wonderful article and a great read. It's really nice that Bruce Gallaudet will be writing these interesting bios about Aggie athletes and other articles about Aggie sports. He did a great job on this one.

The Ags will tangle with the Hornets on Tuesday, November 20th, at the Golden 1 Center at 7:05 pm.

Good work, eastcoastag, on sleuthing out these OOC games. :up:

I like your optimism, Brian, and I agree! I'm getting the feeling that this just may be the pivotal year that the Aggies really turn the corner and establish themselves as a high quality program rising quickly to the upper echelon of the FCS.

I know Les and the team were really disappointed with the game last year in SF. I honestly thought we were the better team and just played poorly especially in the first half. Having never breaten the Dons will add some more incentive also.

This is really great news. KHTK 1140 is the biggest sports talk station in the greater Sacramento area and they are a powerful station with a long reach. We'll get a lot of exposure from this and, hopefully, more fans in the seats as well.

USF at the Pavilion for the season opener...yes!...what a great way to kick off the season!

In addition to the offers listed he had offers from Army, Air Force, Holy Cross, NAU and UNLV.

Perhaps a TE?

From Coach Creighton's twitter page:

"Big time Playmaker coming to Shredville! Davis TE’s are creating a legacy that everyone will know about!!!"

Wow...you gotta be kidding me... :yikes: