We were at that game, sitting behind the Aggie bench. The crowd behind the basket threw little squeeze balls that were given out as door prizes. They were really over the top, the verbal abuse was bad. The Hawai’i team was also show-boating and drawing out the crowd. I really really disliked that team. Jim was right to walk off the court with his team.

I was sorry to see the crowd throwing items onto the court during this game.

I have a beef: <rant>I went to the women's site before the game to get a feel for Eastern Washington. There was NOTHING. The game notes looked like they had been written by a bad AI or perhaps written by someone unfamiliar with almost anything. So then I go to the men's site and see a great writeup with details on UCLA and extensive notes about the team.

What the heck! Something is wrong with the UC Davis athletic department. The level of competence/interest between the men's and women's program is stark and needs to be corrected.
</rant>

pant pant pant

Now back to basketball.

Wow - 27-6 with 7:50 to go at the media TO. Amazingly Pepper has . . . ZERO points. Killing it on the boards.

Live Stats are . . . dead. Must be an issue with UOP's system

This is a useful link that isn't easy to find on the UC Davis site:

https://ucdavisaggies.com/watch/?Live=2142&type=Live

There was the suggestion that the game might be on WCC network but only the Sunday game against UOP shows up.

Some photos from the Boise State game

Boise State Broncos vs UC Davis Aggie Women

The women did best when they were able to run. Toward the end of the game Jen made the decision to slow the whole thing down, we lost momentum and allowed the Broncos to came back at us. Shooting in Q4 was not great by either team and for Boise it was awful.

The Broncos show a LOT of free throws missing only a couple. The Ags should only about half as many but still only missed 2. So good work from the line.

It was a very entertaining game the watch. After Q1 I thought we'd see 100 but that ground to a halt very quickly in the 2nd quarter. Turner was absolutely on fire in the first quarter but she was quiet for quite a while after that.

I thought the officiating was inconsistent with calls made early not being called later in the game. Nice to see many of the men's team show up through the course of the game.

Also - the women's game next Tuesday at the Golden One Center is at 5:00 not 5:30 as the program showed for the past couple of games.

I'm seeing lots to like from this team but lots of learning still to come. Too many passes being forced. They didn't look very comfortable handling the Boise full court press.

Some photos from the Bethel game:

Bethel College (KS) Threshers vs the UC Davis Aggie women

Good to see Campbell Gray getting some playing time. Jen seems to be careful bringing her along after her injury. The Ags seem best when they are in transition - they just fly down the court.

Wow - I hardly recognize the Ags out there. 36-30 with 2:56. Out rebounding Cal 18-11

Epps is really impressive for a first-year. I like her court awareness, how she moves without the ball. She's got lots of smarts. Beware of this one!

I want to speak strongly against "Lady Ags." Aggie women? Sure. But we're all Aggies and the men aren't "Gentlemen Aggies." It's an affectation whose time is past.

Thank you. </rant>

Enjoyed the game. The 3rd quarter showed the Ags at their best - running. Multiple fast breaks lead to layups.

Some snaps from the game:

Gators vs Aggies at Hamilton Court

And then, on the lighter side, there's this:

https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/1542979078566862849?s=20&t=oa5O1fojvoMIrzv7oEzC6Q

I see in the LA Times that UCLA has a $102 million dollar deficit for it's athletic programs which will go to a surplus with the move to the Big 10. I don't understand how a public institution can run a deficit like this? And, of course, Stanford wanted to axe upwards of a dozen of its programs. Clearly there's a great illness in some parts of college sports.

Perhaps the Big Ten will start its own charter airline to move students around. Only half kidding - with all the money - and an availability of aircraft - maybe they'll do it or go in concert with the SEC.

I wonder if Hawai'i would leave the Big West and move to the Pac 12. I'd think if the Arizona, Utah, CO schools bail then rebrand the conference as, oh say the Pacific Coast Conference (that has a nice ring doesn't it?) and invite Hawai'i.

No scholarships in the Ivy League, right? Very different sports traditions.

So now UCLA and USC move to the Big 10. Egad. Will we be dissed yet again?

I'm really happy to see Des moving into a head coaching job. She's had really positive coaching models. Might have to hit a Sonoma game or two if possible! And it's a good sign for the program to have our staff moving out onto their own. I hope Jen is proud. The idea of Morgan coming back as a coach is a wonderful thought. Not sure if it makes sense for her at this point but I'd love to see it happen.