Ags beat Stanford in field hockey today, 5-3. Stanford has been the best of the four, now three, field hockey teams in California for several years. This year they are struggling. They split with the Ags and were swept by Cal. This is only the second time Davis has defeated Stanford in field hockey, the first time being 8 years ago in 2013. Today's game was not treated as a conference game.

And while I still think it is bizarre that we have a field hockey team, we might as well beat Stanford while we do.

Jimmy G. went to Eastern Illinois, not Washington. I had to look that up, mostly because as a 49er fan, I couldn't bring myself to root for him if he went to EWU. For some reason I can respect NDSU. But I draw the line at EWU! ;-)

I swear that guy played 8 years at Poly (along with Asa Jackson)! He was the best opponent I saw at Aggie Stadium, Vernon Adams and Josh Johnson close behind.

I'm not sure he was transcendent, but Ramses Barden was absurd for Poly.

Last two years combined at Poly, he had 124 rec for 2724 yds (yes, that's 22.0 yards per reception) and 36 TD in 22 games for a team that ran the triple option (i.e. QB wasn't the best at passing). He reminded me of the FCS version of Calvin Johnson (played at Georgia Tech when they ran the triple option). Barden was 6'-6" and couldn't be covered.

In the 2007 game, their QB was 10-15 for 264 yds and 4 TDs. He caught 5 of those passes for 173 yards and 3 TDs.

Ended up getting picked in the 3rd round by the Giants. Imagine that kind of an athlete with a QB who could actually throw.

Congrats on the win. The Aggies are sitting in great position at 7-1 and in the top ten in the rankings. As a Mustang fan it was too much to expect a win against a formidable Aggie team, but I was happy that we kept it a game going into the fourth quarter. I was worried it would not be a game after the first quarter. Best of luck the rest of the season.

RB David Johnson - UNI
WR Jerry Rice - Mississippi Valley State
WR Terrell Owens - Tennessee-Chattanooga
RB Brian Westbrook - Villanova
QB Carson Wentz - NDSU
WR Cooper Kupp - EWU

Who are some others

Hell, Ken O'Brien was a killer!

Barriere (sp?) is amazing. EWU becomes beatable when he leaves.

Can we start by not beating ourselves?

Thanks for that, that’s the place 6th man and I tailgated at for one of the games. I couldn’t remember the name.

A 4 year comparison - updated. (Added partial year to for Hawk.)

Bob Biggs
Overall ............... League
6-5.......................3-1
6-5.......................3-1
4-7.......................1-3
4-7.......................3-5 (first year, Big Sky)
20-24 (.455) .......10-10 (.500)

Ron Gould
Overall ............... League
5-7.......................5-3
2-9.......................1-7
2-9.......................2-6
3-8.......................2-6
12-33 (.267) .......10-22 (.312)

Dan Hawkins
Overall ............... League
5-6.......................3-5
10-3.....................7-1
5-7.......................3-5
3-2.......................3-2
7-1.......................4-1 *partial year*
30-19 (.612) .......20-14 (.588)

By winning percentage.

Hawkins 30-19 (.612) .......20-14 (.588) *partial year*
Biggs .....20-24 (.455) .......10-10 (.500)
Gould .....12-33 (.267) .......10-22 (.312)

Average Big Sky wins per year.

Hawkins ........4 (not updated)
Biggs .............3
Gould..............2.5
(RG, last 3).....1.6

Years - Winning record in league.

Hawkins ........3
Biggs .............2
Gould..............1


(Hopefully, my math & stats are correct.)

Yeah, it would be a fun matchup. I feel like the game would hinge on if the 2018 team could grab a lead. If 2018 goes up 10-14 points, it's over. The 2021 team isn't winning a shootout and is going to have a tough time coming back. They need a slower, lower scoring game where they could grind out like a 27-24 win.

2018 we had Keelan Doss and Jake Maier. We also had bang-bang uptempo offense where we hit San Jose State and maybe San Diego State instantly.

Our defense seems stout this year, they may have an edge.

Kudos to Hastings and Cody Hawkins for a very successful passing game. Coach Hawk lauded our depth, 2 weeks should be enough time for OL Coach Mike Cody to sync the offensive line and move a player, if needed. If we need to play 3 QBs, so be it. Next man up.

P.S. Saw a clip of Coach Ron Gould coaching with a cane. I hope Coach is doing well.

BART.

We have a nice stadium.

Hawkins regarding Poly and HR:

“They’re young and they play hard and they’ll continue to grow and get better. We’re happy to get the win. There aren’t many teams in America right now who are 7-1.”

“I thought he handled things well,” Hawkins said. “He had the one tipped pass that was intercepted, but otherwise, he ran the offense well.”

The ever-reliable Gilliam had 109 yards on 24 carries, the 19th 100-yard game of his stellar Aggie career. Gilliam, third on the UCD career rushing list, now has 3,269 career yards, just 56 yards behind No. 2 Preston Jackson. G.P. Muhammad is the all-time leader with 3,589 yards, but Gilliam is closing fast.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggies-keep-golden-horseshoe-corral-mustangs/

What nags at me about this game, and the last couple, add the little mistakes that keep us from developing momentum. Last night, lots of penalties, a couple bad ones that kept their drives alive. Several missed tackles that changed a 4th and long, into a first down or first and short. Fielding a punt on the one yard line, instead of taking the touchback - that one hurt because the running game was starting to wear them down and it looked like another scoring drive would seal the deal.

We really need to tighten that up. Not sure if our tackles will be back soon, but we could use them in pass protection. Hastings was very accurate, and didn’t make bad choices (although he gets a lot of balls batted down). I think 2-1 is the requirement and that’s not gonna be easy

During the broadcast they mentioned that Dixon was relaying plays even though he wasn’t suited. I think travel restrictions have eased

neither of these are the current "official" one, which was recreated a few years ago after the original was lost or damaged or something.

Here's the one that started appearing a few years ago
https://www.davisenterprise.com/files/2017/10/1029horseshoeW.jpg

did they mention we were ranked #10?

"Made it.........oh it didn't?" lol did they just find a random fan to commentate

Davis was “so confused” they just stuffed poly on 4th down.

Lol it's almost like Hawkins responded to them. Commentators cast doubt on the #10 ranking; Hawk immediately pulls out a trick play and then skewers them with Tompkins

This color guy loooooves listening to himself talk

I know it’s harder than it used to be because of everyone’s leg strength and the inability to put old fashioned hits on guys, but every play they go five yards after contact.

Though I understand Daft is not entirely to blame for the offense under Gould, I don't think it should be forgotten that he was a key staff member, arguably THE key one after the HC himself, during the objectively worst stretch of UC Davis football history in decades. And where we were particularly plagued by utterly predictable and stale playcalling and bad clock management.

It looks like he's rebounded and found a good gig at Dartmouth, and if that leads to an HC job there or a bigger OC job elsewhere that's great and he can continue to spread Aggie Pride and Sochor's legacy there. But building a winning culture at Davis means that our AD has to emphasize that performance matters when hiring and especially re-hiring people, so I'm hoping that Daft makes his way elsewhere for a few years. I don't feel bad saying this because it doesn't look like he'll be short on work anytime soon.

Could be worse. They could get rid of "California" or any abbreviation from the logo, because California is offensive to most of the U.S. and must be cancelled. Maybe Davis builds its own college-Davis University. Put a campus in Hayward (DUH) or Monterrey Bay (DUMB).

Davis is the team I most respect, but also the team I most want to beat in football. I would love to see the Big Sky Championship each year came down to the winner of the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe.

Cal Poly has so much going for it, there will always be an opportunity to turn things around. Awesome college town/environment, great academics, engaged alumni, local support for the program, athlete-friendly admissions, and geographic location that's ideal for SoCal talent.... that's such a great foundation to build on.

Slo, how are your fans/boosters doing through this rebuilding process? Supportive? Bailing ship? I stopped by your forum, it looked quiet.
BTW, please beat Sac :).

Not a sinking ship. One that was heavily damaged over the last five or so years. I expect another one sided loss this weekend, but I am confident that over the next 3 or 4 years this staff will right the ship.