Per Wikipedia Khari Jones played for UCD 1992-1993. That sounds about right because he was at some point before Daft. It says Jones was 17-2-1 for UCD.

The last season for St. Mary's was 2003. Per the UCD website they beat SMC 45-14 that season. The box score shows that Flanigan, Barragan, and Grant were the QB's, but Flanigan did most of the damage in that game. Maybe you were thinking of a different QB or a much earlier game ?

For St. Mary's the decision was driven by finances. They're a small school + with the scarcity of nearby opponents they just couldn't afford it anymore.

@fugawe09 Hey, this topic is about Sac State athletics. Sac State has nothing to do with academics, so any talk about education should be on the OT board.

Politics, politics.

Politics.

These are stupid. If UCD partners with PG&E will they have flames on their uniforms ?

Politics.

I don't think Sac State is a model UCD should be trying to emulate. Aside from the new bball gym, which they desperately need anyway, the new plan appears to consist of hiring two new coaches who won't be there long, and soaking excited potential contributors for a new football stadium. Not a great plan. Even the new bball gym in the form it will take is just settling for the minimum after they couldn't get something better done.

Sac State has a long history of fielding ok but not very good overall athletic programs, with a few above average "minor" teams per year like baseball, gymnastics, and softball. If there were a simple solution they would have figured it out already in the 30+ years of D-I competition. Luke Wood is not a magical visionary who has insight none of his predecesors ever had.

I think the new massive investments in football and basketball will eventually lead to the cancellations of some minor sports at Sac State they will no longer be able to afford, or at least improve. For example, there is no room for them to ever significantly improve the baseball field, and apparently no way to put in permanent restrooms or concessions- might as well be for a HS team. That the team is the only one (that I know of) in the WAC already make it odd. I doubt that the baseball program lasts much longer than Reggie Christiansen's current contract.

I agree. UCD shouldn't be wasting resources just to look "purdy". This is like a teenager who doesn't play basketball but needs $200 bball shoes.

If UCD truly wants to be a leader in sustainability, instead of talking out of both sides of its mouth, it should be figuring out how to turn recycling and waste products into apparel. Then maybe opponents will leave goals and hoops empty while they are wretching from the smell on the sidelines. Davis is supposed to have brilliant scientists. Put them to work on this now. No hemp is to be used.

As option 2 they could just cancel all the sports teams + use the ARC as discount student housing. Put cots out on Hamilton Court. They did something similar in "Revenge of the Nerds" after the dumb football players burned down their frat house, and it motivated the nerds to go find a nerd house to renovate with their robot friend.

If they re-made that movie today it would be way different. The central messages would probably remain: don't trust football players or cheerleaders at your fictional college. If you must interact with a cheerleader, dress up as Darth Vader.

Where was I ? Yes. Eliminate future waste by eliminating the product.

How long before they change the name to University of Davis and move the campus to the top of a hill somewhere ?

A wide receiver named Blocker ?

Politics

None. They will excel in the classroom because that is what Hornets do.

None of them. They will go to Sac State.

:rofl:

Conference names used to mean something. Admitting UC Davis makes a mockery of mountains everywhere.

Politics, politics, politics

They will be tough enough to beat UC Davis soundly, as these types of games go. Tougher than Cal to be sure. I'm going to guess Davis loses 63-10.

It's a good thing they will have a new BB arena. Shaq won't fit into The Nest.

It's huge. When I walked around in the neighborhood , I could still see it from 5-6 blocks away in any direction I went.

A tip for anyone going to the game-: you can save on parking by taking public transit; Seattle's is very good. The lightrail drops you off across the street. Hope you like escalators.

The Seattle Mariners are on the road the day before + after the football game but on 9/8 they host the St. Louis Cardinals. On 9/7 the Seahawks host the 49ers in a day game, so you can get your sports fix if you're one of those Aggie fans who has seemingly unlimited free time and funds to make these trips.

Lightrail goes to both the Mariners' and Seahawks' stadiums (same stop). There's a few blocks to walk, but just follow the long line of people and you should pass Ken Griffey Jr. on a warehouse wall along the way.

Nor should there be any. When he came to Davis it was understood he would be a junior transfer.

From the ucdavisaggies.com bio

"Tamba will join the Aggies program as a junior in 2023-24…"

He completely fulfilled that 2-year commitment. Just because some recent football players have enjoyed sticking around for 5-6 (7?) years doesn't mean every successful UCD student-athlete has to spend any extra eligibility in Davis.

I wasn't a student-athlete, but I was definitely ready to be done with the place during senior year.

We tend to look back on our time in college with rose-colored glasses, but that is inspired somewhat by the comparitively less fun experience of real adult responsibilities. It's easy to forget the things about the UCD experience that maybe weren't fantastic. Don't blame him for moving on.

Politics.

How about that-a guy surnamed Davis arrested for a shooting in Davis ?

That sounds about right. When will caterers learn that tri-tip is not fancy dinner food ? It's for barbecues and also sandwiches at the horribly named Jack's Urban Eats. Apparently Jack's vision was to sell boring salads to customers who found the continued bastardization of the language cute. Actually the catering you described sounds a bit like Jack's. If you're going to put tri-tip on a menu you might as well add hot dogs too.

What you described still sounds better than a benefit dinner I once attended. I wasn't expecting fancy, but when I arrived before the stated arrival time I found out the only dinner options were heavy pasta dishes, and that no beverages of any kind were included in the price. None of this was disclosed beforehand. I left without saying anything before it started, and I hope they enjoyed the donation. It was a buffet-style dinner, so I'm sure someone else ate my food. It was a learning experience.

I think one reason they don't share the menus for these functions ahead of time is to keep interested parties from bailing if they don't like the options. It's not enough to simply donate. You need to be there so they can soak you through auctions, and coaches can subtly convince you to give them money through perceived accessibility.

It's pretty impressive that you were successfully able to deliver food to the Rec Hall with no incidents. The campus has ever so many buildings it can use to host a dinner, and they had to choose the one with more ramps + steps than they know what to do with. It must have been a very large function.

They should invite Cal State San Bernadino so people can get CSUSB and UCSB confused.