UC Davis offense

[TomCat88]

Aggie fan here. I’ve watched several of your games and all of the Aggies games. I have no doubt in my mind that you guys have the best team in the conference. I would have liked our chances against the Cats if we were healthy, but we’re not. We have lost so many starters that we can’t field a full traveling roster. Our young guys are stepping up, but its not the same as having players like Rex and Porter Connors in there. I’m obviously hoping for the best (for the Ags) but its going to be a significant challenge. And BTW, i wish we had the Griz this year instead of the Cats. You guys will take the Griz apart.
And I’m just back from Montana on a hunting trip. Love your state and the awesome rural residents. And the block management system is super cool.

Colter Nuanez just interviewed Plough and he said they have 15 guys out with season-ending injuries. He said he only took 58 to the Idaho game.

[CodyCat]

Aggie fan here. I’ve watched several of your games and all of the Aggies games. I have no doubt in my mind that you guys have the best team in the conference. I would have liked our chances against the Cats if we were healthy, but we’re not. We have lost so many starters that we can’t field a full traveling roster. Our young guys are stepping up, but its not the same as having players like Rex and Porter Connors in there. I’m obviously hoping for the best (for the Ags) but its going to be a significant challenge. And BTW, i wish we had the Griz this year instead of the Cats. You guys will take the Griz apart.
And I’m just back from Montana on a hunting trip. Love your state and the awesome rural residents. And the block management system is super cool.

Colter Nuanez just interviewed Plough and he said they have 15 guys out with season-ending injuries. He said he only took 58 to the Idaho game.

Wow! That’s wild. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of that.

[kwcat]

Aggie fan here. I’ve watched several of your games and all of the Aggies games. I have no doubt in my mind that you guys have the best team in the conference. I would have liked our chances against the Cats if we were healthy, but we’re not. We have lost so many starters that we can’t field a full traveling roster. Our young guys are stepping up, but its not the same as having players like Rex and Porter Connors in there. I’m obviously hoping for the best (for the Ags) but its going to be a significant challenge. And BTW, i wish we had the Griz this year instead of the Cats. You guys will take the Griz apart.
And I’m just back from Montana on a hunting trip. Love your state and the awesome rural residents. And the block management system is super cool.

Colter Nuanez just interviewed Plough and he said they have 15 guys out with season-ending injuries. He said he only took 58 to the Idaho game.

Wow! That’s wild. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of that.

Yeah, I think they’ve been out for a couple of weeks now

[grizzh8r]

Aggie fan here. I’ve watched several of your games and all of the Aggies games. I have no doubt in my mind that you guys have the best team in the conference. I would have liked our chances against the Cats if we were healthy, but we’re not. We have lost so many starters that we can’t field a full traveling roster. Our young guys are stepping up, but its not the same as having players like Rex and Porter Connors in there. I’m obviously hoping for the best (for the Ags) but its going to be a significant challenge. And BTW, i wish we had the Griz this year instead of the Cats. You guys will take the Griz apart.
And I’m just back from Montana on a hunting trip. Love your state and the awesome rural residents. And the block management system is super cool.

Colter Nuanez just interviewed Plough and he said they have 15 guys out with season-ending injuries. He said he only took 58 to the Idaho game.

Wow, that's terrible. Sucks when injuries pile up like that, so hard to overcome, especially at this level..

[RedClowder]

Just saw a report that RB Carter Vargas for UC Davis is out for the season. Didn’t play last weekend at Idaho but played against ISU the week before. I haven’t listened to the interview with Plough though.

[The Butcher]

Aggie fan here. I’ve watched several of your games and all of the Aggies games. I have no doubt in my mind that you guys have the best team in the conference. I would have liked our chances against the Cats if we were healthy, but we’re not. We have lost so many starters that we can’t field a full traveling roster. Our young guys are stepping up, but its not the same as having players like Rex and Porter Connors in there. I’m obviously hoping for the best (for the Ags) but its going to be a significant challenge. And BTW, i wish we had the Griz this year instead of the Cats. You guys will take the Griz apart.
And I’m just back from Montana on a hunting trip. Love your state and the awesome rural residents. And the block management system is super cool.

Colter Nuanez just interviewed Plough and he said they have 15 guys out with season-ending injuries. He said he only took 58 to the Idaho game.

Wow, that's terrible. Sucks when injuries pile up like that, so hard to overcome, especially at this level..

Ouch. Similarly to SDSU. Two top 10 teams just getting annihilated by the injury bug.

[catatac]

I'll say it again, MSU probably has the best strength and conditioning program and coach, same with nutrition, mental coaching, etc... in the country.

[KIX]

Aggie fan here. I’ve watched several of your games and all of the Aggies games. I have no doubt in my mind that you guys have the best team in the conference. I would have liked our chances against the Cats if we were healthy, but we’re not. We have lost so many starters that we can’t field a full traveling roster. Our young guys are stepping up, but its not the same as having players like Rex and Porter Connors in there. I’m obviously hoping for the best (for the Ags) but its going to be a significant challenge. And BTW, i wish we had the Griz this year instead of the Cats. You guys will take the Griz apart.
And I’m just back from Montana on a hunting trip. Love your state and the awesome rural residents. And the block management system is super cool.

Colter Nuanez just interviewed Plough and he said they have 15 guys out with season-ending injuries. He said he only took 58 to the Idaho game.

Wow, that's terrible. Sucks when injuries pile up like that, so hard to overcome, especially at this level..

Depth for Davis has to be a huge issue right now when the Cats are virtually two deep at most positions.

[MSU01]

Wow, 15 players lost to season-ending injuries! I know MSU has had some guys miss time especially on the defensive side of the ball, but I can't think of a single Bobcat player so far who has been hurt and is out for the season.

[TomCat88]

Wow, 15 players lost to season-ending injuries! I know MSU has had some guys miss time especially on the defensive side of the ball, but I can't think of a single Bobcat player so far who has been hurt and is out for the season.

Their depth may not be good now, but it obviously was when the season started or they wouldn't be 5-1, 7-2 (one loss to Washington). They're good on paper and the eye test. They're hungry after tough loss to ISU. They won't fazed by the crowd as much as most teams...they beat UM 30-14 in Missoula last year.

[CodyCat]

Wow, 15 players lost to season-ending injuries! I know MSU has had some guys miss time especially on the defensive side of the ball, but I can't think of a single Bobcat player so far who has been hurt and is out for the season.

Their depth may not be good now, but it obviously was when the season started or they wouldn't be 5-1, 7-2 (one loss to Washington). They're good on paper and the eye test. They're hungry after tough loss to ISU. They won't fazed by the crowd as much as most teams...they beat UM 30-14 in Missoula last year.

We will see. Last years Davis team was loaded with seniors.

[tetoncat]

Wow, 15 players lost to season-ending injuries! I know MSU has had some guys miss time especially on the defensive side of the ball, but I can't think of a single Bobcat player so far who has been hurt and is out for the season.

Their depth may not be good now, but it obviously was when the season started or they wouldn't be 5-1, 7-2 (one loss to Washington). They're good on paper and the eye test. They're hungry after tough loss to ISU. They won't fazed by the crowd as much as most teams...they beat UM 30-14 in Missoula last year.

We will see. Last years Davis team was loaded with seniors.

Last years RB and QB could win games on their own. Cats dominated until those 2 made some unbelievable plays in the 4th.

[MrGoodKat]

UCD has scored 34 PPG in BSC play (MSU is at 49).

They have allowed 22 PPG in BSC play (MSU is at 11).

Their numbers are very similar to UM's-- very good, but a cut below MSU.

I don't doubt that they're really banged up, but they've been driven by Pinnick, Fisher, and Gbatu, and those guys are all still healthy.

[MrGoodKat]

This is kind of interesting:

Caden Pinnick has only thrown 4 INT’s this season since league play started, but they’ve all come in the last two games.

Idaho got him twice and so did ISU. One wonders if teams have found a way to confuse him or if it’s just coincidence.

[Bobcat4Ever]

I'll say it again, MSU probably has the best strength and conditioning program and coach, same with nutrition, mental coaching, etc... in the country.

Things have improved, that’s for sure. It’s pretty nice to have everyone playing. We were getting a lot of players hurt in practice, sometimes more than in games. Remember a couple years back when 5 of 6 running backs were out at one time? Isaiah ifanse, Jared White, Kaegun Williams, Lane Sumner, Colson Coon. Has something changed in the way practices are conducted?

[TomCat88]

This is kind of interesting:

Caden Pinnick has only thrown 4 INT’s this season since league play started, but they’ve all come in the last two games.

Idaho got him twice and so did ISU. One wonders if teams have found a way to confuse him or if it’s just coincidence.

Pinnick missed a game – at Northern Colorado – three weeks ago and has been 44-59-4 for 573 yards and three touchdowns the past two games since returning. Of his four interceptions only one has led to a score and it came with the Aggies up 28-7 over Idaho. He threw another as he was trying to lead his team into field goal range in the final seconds against Idaho State when trailing 38-36.

[agalum]

Pinnick is super talented but still a young qb. He had a bad case of tonsilitis a few days before the N. Colorado game and was hospitalized because he couldn’t eat. He came back and played the Idaho State game, less than 1 week after being in the hospital. Many of us felt he was off, understandably so, for the Idaho State game. And as mentioned earlier, Vargas is out for the season. Lordy, it just doesn’t stop this year. The bright side is that our young guys are getting a lot of ball time which will help us next year. It’s likely we won’t have enough guys to field a full traveling team. But with all that doom and gloom, you’re going to see a scrappy group of Aggies coming in to win. I’m looking forward to a good game.

[Catsrgrood]

Pinnick is super talented but still a young qb. He had a bad case of tonsilitis a few days before the N. Colorado game and was hospitalized because he couldn’t eat. He came back and played the Idaho State game, less than 1 week after being in the hospital. Many of us felt he was off, understandably so, for the Idaho State game. And as mentioned earlier, Vargas is out for the season. Lordy, it just doesn’t stop this year. The bright side is that our young guys are getting a lot of ball time which will help us next year. It’s likely we won’t have enough guys to field a full traveling team. But with all that doom and gloom, you’re going to see a scrappy group of Aggies coming in to win. I’m looking forward to a good game.

Plough has done a great job in a fairly short period of time.

I expect a Cats win this Saturday but it should be the best game we’ve seen in a while.

But next year Davis is going to be a problem. They’ve seemed to avoid getting hammered by the portal up to this point so they should be returning a good amount of experience.

They have a lot of good, young players getting playing time this year and they’re holding their own. I’d expect them to be in that top 2-3 in the Big Sky for the foreseeable future if they continue like this.

[TomCat88]

Pinnick is super talented but still a young qb. He had a bad case of tonsilitis a few days before the N. Colorado game and was hospitalized because he couldn’t eat. He came back and played the Idaho State game, less than 1 week after being in the hospital. Many of us felt he was off, understandably so, for the Idaho State game. And as mentioned earlier, Vargas is out for the season. Lordy, it just doesn’t stop this year. The bright side is that our young guys are getting a lot of ball time which will help us next year. It’s likely we won’t have enough guys to field a full traveling team. But with all that doom and gloom, you’re going to see a scrappy group of Aggies coming in to win. I’m looking forward to a good game.

Plough has done a great job in a fairly short period of time.

I expect a Cats win this Saturday but it should be the best game we’ve seen in a while.

But next year Davis is going to be a problem. They’ve seemed to avoid getting hammered by the portal up to this point so they should be returning a good amount of experience.

They have a lot of good, young players getting playing time this year and they’re holding their own. I’d expect them to be in that top 2-3 in the Big Sky for the foreseeable future if they continue like this.

UC Davis has what I consider a good program. After starting 2022 at 1-4 with losses to Cal, SoDakSt, Weber (very good at the time) and MSU, the Aggies are 30-10 with 3 losses to FBS teams. They started 2021 8-1 with wins over Tulsa and Weber but stumbled down the stretch. Larison was hurt early 2023 but returned only to see UCD miss the playoffs despite beating SAC in the last game and having a 7-4 record. You know all about last season.

I think they started turning the corner during Covid. They went 3-2 during that and have had a winning season ever since. 7-2 now, 11-2 in '24, 7-4 in '23, 6-5, '22 and 8-4 in 2021. 39-17 in the last five seasons.

[MrGoodKat]

Pinnick is super talented but still a young qb. He had a bad case of tonsilitis a few days before the N. Colorado game and was hospitalized because he couldn’t eat. He came back and played the Idaho State game, less than 1 week after being in the hospital. Many of us felt he was off, understandably so, for the Idaho State game. And as mentioned earlier, Vargas is out for the season. Lordy, it just doesn’t stop this year. The bright side is that our young guys are getting a lot of ball time which will help us next year. It’s likely we won’t have enough guys to field a full traveling team. But with all that doom and gloom, you’re going to see a scrappy group of Aggies coming in to win. I’m looking forward to a good game.

That's good context. I'm glad UCD is in the conference-- at least for the time being. The games against them are exciting. One gets tired of watch the Cats boat race schools like UNC and WEB.