I have been to 7 games over the years, as part of family and friends.

The cool part is that I saw THE Ohio State, USC and Oregon play at Aggie Stadium. The games are free and the crowds are generally pretty small, again family and friends. You can sit wherever. I found it is better higher up to get a flow of the game. The game has some static points as they try to set up attacking positions around the goal. There is no checking like Mens' lax which I miss..

Bring your own food. Some years I have enjoyed the music during pregame and halftime other times I could not stand it.

The Aggies have been good in MPSF with Fresno State and San Diego and a few times we have been run out of the stadium from an East Coast school.

I like women's lacrosse a fair amount, much better than field hockey but way less than softball, water-polo or women's bb.

When UCD left D II we believed that we would be a top tier program “Crown Jewel of the Big West” . This did not happen though our sports in the Big West were way more competitive 10 years ago than now.
In recent history the PE program was dropped to give more resources to the sports team. A campus service was taken away and the teams with more resources have not improved.
Comparing our records with our competitors is fair. I was not asking to compare our teams to the SEC.

That is a good point in that for most NCAA sports there are more than just wins and loses. In what areas does the current sports department excel at?

Evaluating and comparisons are foundational parts of getting better in sports.

Chancellor Katehi was a very flawed person and a Chancellor. She asked why our sports were not as good as athletics. Seems like a valid question, but to a nuanced follower of NCAA sports not a good question. However, is it a better question to look at where the athletic department was under her leadership and now see where it is. In general the UCD program is weaker now than 10 years ago. Further it may be headed toward fielding weak teams and athletes for an extended period.

I started off with track and field and looked at the upcoming championships. This was in the preview.
The Aggies hosted the championship last season where the women eclipsed 100 points to finish fourth overall at 100.50. The men capped off the championship weekend with a sixth place showing, compiling 50 points. The Aggie women last won a conference title in 2016 and won three straight from 2012-14. The men own four top-three finishes and their best finish was a runner-up showing in 2011.

This year the men placed last 9 out of 9 with 18 points. The women 7 out of 10 with 71.83. This is a big tumble in a peer competition.

I then looked at the Big West Cup standings where we are 7th out 10 with only baseball left. In peer competition our overall record is under 500 with no league championships this year.

I then did the NCAA RPI for some other sports for the year.

RPI Women Lacrosse 76 out of 126
Beach Volleyball 144 out of 344
Women's Gymnastics 39 out of 84
Women's soccer 148 out of 348
Field Hockey 68 out of 82

Football 184 out of 280
Men's Water polo 6th in the top 20 not sure of the total

In my opinion these stats for UCD show a mediocre athletic program. With our athletic budget being larger than our conference peers I would drop our performance even lower.

Here is the Davis Enterprise story--NO pay wall here. Good for the Enterprise!
https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/second-fatal-stabbing-in-davis-suspect-remains-at-large/

Totally agree with you 69 Aggie. It doesn't help the students and skews the mission of the UC's.

Coors was a big sponsor of volleyballl in the 80's. If I remember right they sponsored Coors light Volleyball league plus a tourney or two at the rec hall. I hope the money is good for the department.

Very sad. Non elite colleges might be in serious trouble in the near future. Hoping that the athletes stay on their feet and move forward.

Let us do campus sites for the student athletes and the students. How fun is it to win a tourney game at home with friends and family? Every tourney game is chance to have that excitement on campus. Everyone in California can get to each other. As for Hawaii they can rent a site or use another schools neutral site.

The money from BB comes from the TV tourney and the gambling of March Madness.

Grow the love of college hoop by having campus sites for the Big West tourney.

I believe the biggest factor to overcome is the athletic departments do NOT want to do the work of hosting. A lot easier to be at Vegas and have that work done for them rather than hosting on campus.

Compete--compete-compete. In a basketball game the environment is chaotic, dynamic, physically challenging, and when diving for 50-50 balls can be painful. As an athlete it is a privilege to wear your team's uniform and rep on the floor. Leaving players on the floor who are not competing can dig a hole that will lead to a loss. That is why a coaching staff exists to guide the athletes.

Here is an interesting video about basketball and body language from the U-Conn coach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4mIONS51E

Sports are different than school, home and work. College players have been playing for usually a decade and need to handle their arena.

Les is a very good coach and does a great job here at UCD. He has been here for a long time and his players typically get better and his team compete.

Hi AggieFinn2,

Do you think that the Causeway Cup lacks interest because it doesn't touch enough students. What are your thoughts about expanding it? I know in the past UCD and Sac's ROTC had all kinds of competitions. What do you think about expanding it to club sports and even Intramural championship teams? Campus rec or such departments at both schools would oversee these competitions. These club and intramural teams would have fun and could easily post on Instagram, Twitter and other social platforms.

Any thoughts on making the Causeway cup more meaningful? Or is this concept outdated?

Wow nice pull. Met Fred many years ago, was very nice in our interaction.

Toke 69 I agree that it is a great story. Being a big fan of CA schools, always like to see CA schools play each other. Very disappointed that the regents allowed UCLA to walk to the Big 10. Do not see UCLA playing many mid-major CA schools n the future. GO AGS!

Aggies face UOP in the quarterfinals of the NCAA championship today. I will not be able to watch the game but I have seen the team play this year in person and through streaming.
This team has an excellent chance to make the semi-finals this year.

The Aggies in my opinion are greater than the sum of their parts. Coach Leyson has taken the typical formula of having California players with a sprinkling of international players. He has had Spaniard, Canadian, New Zealanders to round out his squad. The Aggies have had stronger individual players in the past and some super stars in the recent and far past, but this year's squad has shown toughness and grit playing at their highest level when facing the best teams in the county. I was very impressed by their 1 goal loss to #1` ranked UCLA at Westwood. The Bruins led by 1 at the end of the 1st quarter, half time and 3rd quarter. The Aggies never went away but fought and scraped every possession of the game This is very impressive because of the physical demands of the game.

As for today;s game I believe the Aggies will win in a close one. The Tigers whined about the officiating last time, but the game was called true . It seems to me that they were hoping for a handful of bail-out calls which they did not get. The Tigers have reached the finals and have a history of talented international players who are used to playing under pressure and in important games. I call the Aggies to win. The edge being that for most of the UCD players this tournament will be the pinnacle of their polo career.

My take after the last 5 days. Life is not fair; sports are not fair. UC Davis had a solid football team. At the end of the season the 6-5 record was the team’s resume, and the selection team for better or worse, fair or unfair did NOT like our resume enough to include us in the play-offs. IF UCD wins conference or 9-2 then this is a moot point.

Sac state won the conference and may win all of their playoff games. Sac State has just raised the bar for us and allows us to focus on becoming the best version of UCD football in pursuit of beating them. Let’s tip our cap to Sac State this time and kick the sh*t out of them next year.

Watched the game on live stream. Aggies showed competitive greatness; they were their best when their best was called for. Great last possession to tie the game. Took control with better conditioning to control the game in over-time. The Age can play with any this year! They will do a great job at the dance.

I like our chances. The Aggies are the defending champions and have a great team concept. I believe in Coach Leyson to have them ready!

Just checked the picture on the Aggie ICA web-site is NOT of the UC Davis team, but of youth water-polo players.