OK the Point I wanted to make was most of our graduate programs scrutinize their applicants. It is not just some write in do you have the grades and your in type of thing. I am speculating that it is reasonable to expect a question from an admissions person at UCD to simply ask “do you have any other expectations from your master degree” or other “activities”. These people aren’t stupid. A 245 pound guy comes in to the psych department from Texas? There are going to be questions. That is all I wanted to say. Does sac do the same? Frankly I don’t know. But I doubt it is as rigorous as any UC school. My former post was badly written I admit.

Sac announced a new transfer form Texas no less. played 4 years there. No idea if he is a grad transfer or not. I don’t think we will ever do well with grad transfers. There are no UCD masters programs that I know of who would tolerate a transfer just because he wants to play football. It’s been o a few years, but my daughter (a UCD English grad) who had good but not great grades never got accepted into the masters program in English at davis. Wound up at San Diego State. She had to undergo face to face interviews with UCD professors and she said it was very stressful. If we get or got any they will have to be excellent and serious students.

The kids will look back at their entire UCD experience when reminiscing about their college days. Hey, it was a climate change event and they all relate to that. Yes, it turned out pretty bad, but hey they survived. Now people want to move it to the sac kings venue? None of these students will want that.

OK just move it back inside or do it at night. End of story. I bet the kids will like to add this “horrible experience that I survived” to their resumes. I am a “survivor” of this great horror. I think we should move on. IMHO

Well said AggieFinn2. You make some very valid points.

I believe that the EVO program was initiated to aid student athletes in getting ready for jobs post graduation. In a D-1 era that has become much more important because the time student athletes spend in training and practice is significantly greater. In my time as a student I had buddies who were never able to attend many study hall or cram sessions because of their obligations as athletes. I often wondered how they even managed to pass some classes. Plus, if their teams reached the playoffs or post season competition it’s was usually around mid terms or finals. They were taking their finals on planes or buses! In other words EVO was intended to correct a problem not elevate certain students over others. Therefore, I fully hope that EVO is going to be very effective in leveling the “playing field” if you will for student athletes.

Don’t get me wrong. I liked Ron Goulds personality and he recruited very well. I just think his coaching ability was very limited. I wish him well. Teresa is obviously on a different track.

Looks like Teresa Gould is doing quite well these days. Now a top as administrator at the pac 12. Where is her husband now?

Actually I don’t think they went very far. Mostly the Bay Area. We got the Clerici brothers from napa. Slater brothers. Great. And they were all excellent athletes. But keep in mind this is a deep field for recruiting.

Good post agalum. One grandstanding student should not be the driving force of a long standing tradition. 12% of current students overturning many, many years of a mascot. OK so I want a goat to be our mascot? Make a big bunch of noise. Rally 12% of the students for a vote. Goats are great. Goats have may attributes. Easier to handle that cows. Give milk. What else can you possibly want in a mascot? So we just switch mascots from year to year.
? Ridiculous!

I see 72s entrande. In this vote To exclude the many other animals on the campus is an outrage! Why not the sheep? Goats? Army has a goat. A cow is an intact female animal. Gunrock was an intact male animal. To be fair we need a non-binary “thing” so Stanford actually got it right with the tree. I think Menlo college are the oaks. So come on guys, let’s come up with something else besides the horse cow thing. OK, cal are the bears. Which kind? UCLA same?

And an Argentine cowboy? Was Santa Barbara once owned by Argentina? Gouchos. What a joke. Now vaqueros might actually work. But I guess a Mexican cowboy doesn’t have the panache of an Argentine one. But that’s Santa Barbara for you.
Question: does the administration have to accept this vote?

Wow! New student thing: the cow is best new mascot for uc davis. And it is getting the votes. Don’t really know what to say. . .

The understory here that this may be an actual vote on how these students feel about the university and their education as a whole. So for the administration do dismiss this vote as illegitimate is fraught with the law of “unintended consequences” and the results thereof. They will have to live with the results however they are. My far view: it will not pass. IMHO. It sure is hell is not good for athletic recruiting. But that’s a very minor deal at this point.

Pleas don’t overlook TT. He is a force to be reckoned with! Great heart and great player.

Yes, it will be very hard for us to get grad transfers for that very reason. System is getting very weird to say the least. If not (I say with some restraint) corrupt. Anything you can game to me is a very messy way for ICA to go. Maybe I should Start watching pro wrestling.

Finn 2. Good stories do not sell newspapers. I agree this was a hidden hit job on the Aggies but it probably was read by some people. Bee loves to try and take down uc davis when ever it can. But I must say bee is much better than a few years ago. Very nice coverage of Picnic day this year for instance.

I think movie is right on this. FBS could be worried a little about this bill, but not FCS. Until the Governor signs this into law we should not be upset and frankly I don’t see him signing it. Way too many unsettling issues here. Usually Governors don’t do this and Newsom is a very savvy political guy. So no reason for panic at this point. IMHO for what it is worth. Not much !

I can find nothing on the referendum on the athletic funding vote. Nothing on the Aggie and I don’t subscribe to the enterprise anymore. I believe I saw that the administration pulled it’s support for the whole election idea. When is the vote set? Any opinions on the outcome? Will it even matter?

I hear your pain, but college basketball will never be the same again. I’m close to giving up on the NBA, but I always loved college BB. Now close to giving up on college MBB.