Question on away games -- I've never been to an away conference game except for Sac State before, but I'm eyeing destinations like Moscow and Bozeman this year. Does UCD or CAAA typically put together packages in the visitor's section for these out of state Big Sky games like they do for FBS games? Or do folks here typically just try to buy a ticket near the visitor's sideline from the other team?

Didn’t know much about St. George Utah but looked it up and it seems like climate will be somewhat less of a factor but maybe not completely. Similar temps to Davis, slight elevation but moderate by Big Sky standards, humidity seems to rest somewhere in between Davis and Alabama but varies by day.

This was a really helpful presser for understanding what wend down with the No Contest decision. Sounds like it was a heavy decision either way but the team has a good mindset about it.

I had a crazy idea that I'm sure can't actually work, at least not for a program of our profile, but I was imagining some sort of hotel sponsorship deal over a period of time that doesn't have an initial payment associated with it but acts as an insurance policy in case you need an extra night once every few years. Then you can say "shoutout to our partner Hyalton Mariott Western who was able to find us spare rooms so we could finish the Mercer game!" and there can be some sort of "there when you need it" theme for future video board ads for the rest of the contract.

If someone else talked about it and I missed it my apologies, but I just noticed that CP had a green sticker on his helmet and was holding his helmet near his ear like he had helmet comms.

I thought that wasn't allowed in the FCS, have the rules changed or is there dispensation for this being a neutral site game?

Edit -- also saw Porter Connors and the Mercer QB wearing the C2P sticker in addition to Pinnick.

The Massey computer ratings as of today granted a giant jump to Nicholls into the top 20 and shoved UIW down to the 40s. Big drop also for Portland State and some

I imagine voters will just shunt UIW out of the top 25, maybe give Nicholls a spot int he 20s, then move everyone else up a notch. Though I'm not sure what they'll do with Tarleton beating up on a potentially really bad PSU, or if they'll give subjective eye test consideration for Davis and Mercer.

Fair. I'm always a little confused/skeptical about the 7-win rule because it seems more like a guideline. The committee has both left out 7-win teams and let in 6-win teams before, and I also don't know if the number of games on your schedule makes a difference (though this might be the last year where it's variable?).

Regardless, I think we're in agreement, we have to treat 7 wins as the floor but more would be better

It's almost the easier path to get the autobid now in the BSC, especially if we don't run the table against unranked FCS teams. MSU plays @ NAU and Wa Griz this year whereas we avoid Montana and get NAU at sea level.

In this imaginary stadium, could they put up an erector set stand on the other side kind of like Cal Poly is what I’m wondering. Even if it just provides a clear away fans section and some texture for the background on tv

We can't count on 7 wins with a smaller bubble this year (Ivy League auto bid) and past experiences with the committee.

Probably means we need to beat 8/10 (in other words, winning every game not MSU and UW including three current top 20 teams) to be a lock. Doable, but frustrating that the schedule situation is already stacked against us Week 1

I thought the traditional wisdom was that a delay favors the defense and the team without the momentum? Which is UCD, for the immediate drive at least.

Only catching it intermittently but it seems like there was no step back at all even with all the seniors graduating

I kind of like it as a promo / have a "let them cook" attitude with regards to what it means for the Tahoe center and the recruits, but obviously wouldn't want it to be the default.

Seems to me the Tahoe uniform is a contender for whichever of the NAU and ISU games is not homecoming, and maybe the second home game and whichever away game has a sufficiently different uniform that the powder blue contrasts (Utah Tech?)

If the grays and all-blues are any indication in the past, these will debut as a "set" then they might start slipping in alternate combos, ex: gold helmets and pants with Tahoe shirts. Or Tahoe helmet with all white shirt and pants for away game, etc.

The gray started as gold-gray-gray but then they started toying with gold-gray-gold and white-gray-white as I recall.

Depends how it's invested, might be even less. If the target return is the same as the UC pension's at 6.75% then I'd assume you'd only want to pay out something like 3-4% each year. It's possibly not even covering the whole position, just supplementing the athletics budget.

3500-4000 matches the eye test. From that really well attended 2015 season I was used to lower bowl mostly full = about 3000 announced

Best student section in a decade (that was mostly the football team as I understand it), probably the best turnout in almost a decade, and a good night for a few players but a positively crushing off day for TY.

Hopefully everyone can move past it and hit refresh for the tourney

So this was found out even when (as of yet) unnanounced because of a California Public Records Act request -- which isn't too difficult as I understand it -- but I wonder how/why it was specifically uncovered. Do the FBS Schedules beat writers just make regular public records requests to the public university systems in states that have those kinds of laws?

I think there's something lost in translation since he's the All-Purpose player of the year in both AP and Stats Perform All-American teams -- I think it's referring to both his offensive yards and being a regular on special teams coverage including multiple game-clinching onside kick plays

well right now most MWC men’s hoops games are on CBS Sports Net which is harder to get than ESPN+ but a nice professional production value. I think other sports are streamed on a MWC app.

Personally I find Davis’ stuff on ESPN+ for both BSC football and BWC for other sports as more accessible and a better value, but there are pros to being on a real cable sports channel

There was actually some key turnover mid-season, which may have thrown a bit of a wrench in things

FWIW Meyer is a grad student already so IDK if that limits his transfer opportunities. My understanding is that the people who jump twice typically use their one-time-no-consequence portal transfer in undergrad then use the older grad transfer rules (can go to a new school for Masters or PhD so long as your old school doesn't have the same program) to squeeze an extra year at a third school.

What I don't know is if he transferred as a "portal transfer" or "grad transfer" or if the NCAA considers that a difference / requires them to be in the above order.