Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly football team has slowly climbed up the national rankings with every win this season. And after last week’s 37-25 victory over Portland State, the Mustangs (7-0, 5-0 Big Sky Conference) reached No. 11 in both the media and coaches polls, and sit tied for first place in the Big […]
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Mustangs defeat UC Davis for first time since 2008
The horseshoe is coming back to Cal Poly. In the Mustangs’ first game in the Big Sky Conference, Deonte Williams rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cal Poly football team to a 28-20 victory over the Aggies in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday. “We want to do that […]
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New conference, New Season
Entering its inaugural season in the Big Sky Conference, the Cal Poly football team was picked to finish fifth by both the media and the coaches in the 2012 preseason polls. The polls were released last week at the Big Sky Conference Summer Football Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Earning 30 of the 40 first-place […]
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Football looks for grand entrance into Big Sky
Offseason growth has been a true testament to the improvement of the Cal Poly football team as it prepares for its entrance into the Big Sky Conference and home opener against University of San Diego on Sept. 1. The Mustangs are looking to contend in their first season in the Big Sky and improve upon […]
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Friends-turned-rivals debate Cal Poly vs. UNC
J.J. Jenkins (JJ) is a Cal Poly business administration sophomore and Jordan Doucette (JD) is a University of Northern Colorado journalism sophomore. They attended high school together in Denver where they wrote a column entitled “Quadruple J: Question of the Day” for the school newspaper. The Big West and Big Sky conferences matched up in […]
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Big Sky reaction letter
I believe Cal Poly’s entrance into the Big Sky Conference misbrands Cal Poly academically, misidentifies it regionally, creates few if any rivalries or fan excitement and does not enhance the prestige of the university. Cal Poly has evolved under the leadership of President Warren Baker into an elite, highly ranked institution. The Big Sky Conference is made up […]