Movie, good point. We are huge underdogs in this game. Hawk will put something together I think that could make this game a close one. Win? Don’t know. But back on the speed thing. Yes, we do have some pac-12 speed on this team, but might be a bit smaller. It will be a very interesting game to see.

So strategy versus the bears. They are very big, but slow. I’m no coach, but I would like to see some of our speed come out to force the bears to run and dodge; and to try and wear out the heavy guys. Then run the FB! Again I’m no coach, but we have speed as a real asset.

Amazing and insightful article. How many ADs in DI sports are able to articulate this very important issue in college sports? Not many. Most do not even care. AD Blue again proves what a classy person he is. We are very lucky to have him!

This just per the recent cal athletic website post. I think UCD students get into all games free. I am not sure how putting 1/2 of the debt into the “seismic repair” column helped them out, but I suspect it just put those repairs in line with all system-wide deferred seismic repairs. It certainly is not in the 2019-20 UC budget for seismic repairs which is only $213.3M and shows Berkeley getting money only to repair university hall, not memorial stadium. In other words, a bit of a case of “cooking the books” to reduce a very, very bad debt situation which is still growing at the rate of $18M annually.

The current Cal ICA numbers are: $439M in debt. Mostly due to the football stadium renovation and low revenue sports. Cal admin (very questionably) took on 1/2 of that debt for the stadium “seismic issues involved.” Very many TIX issues remain at Berkeley to be dealt with and which are not now. Still Cal’s ICA is still running an $18M deficit. And I might add: UC students no longer get free tics to UC football games. Do we want this model?

Just google uc davis athletics budget and play with that for awhile. It’s all there online. But its not that current. Newest info is 2016-17. A lot of numbers here and you can parse what you want from them. Extreme bottom line is this revenue was: in 2016- 33M and change. In 2017 34M and change. A mere .63 percent increase in revenue. Interesting that there was a +29% increase in ticket sales in a very poor football season. 88Aggie does good job with these numbers. I would think that 2018-19 numbers would be significantly higher because of the FB and WBB success. Bottom line. No FCS athletics programs make money or can support themselves without student or institutional funding. Sad but true. But. Then there’s cal with an enormous athletic deficit of millions. Do we want to go there?

Great kid. Great family. Great recruit by the Hawk. As a former Chico guy I can tell you Butte players are not to be underrated. They tend to be very hard nosed athletic players. 3.85 GPA!

Wow. They talk about keeping the “streak alive.” That is, not ever playing a FCS program, like its some sort of undefeated stretch of games or seasons. They would rather play any FBS team than us, i.e. Middle Tennessee State, Fresno or woeful San Jose State just to keep the “streak alive”. Very weird indeed.

For those that have never been there- don't go there. The Spokane/Pullman urban area of Eastern Washington State is not in any way like the Seattle area of Western Washington. It is like Ruby Ridge country in neighboring Idaho mixed with the very athletic players and staff at WSU. They do not mix well. Niece at WSU was told to always carry at least a $20 in her pocket when she went to the car park outside of WSU Medical Unit so she could pay off a mugger, of which there were many. A seriously very unsafe place. I suppose there are nice parts of town, but not close to campus.

After the terrible USC stories this year, I doubt that you will be USC shamed or bullied by this news. We are not totally squeaky clean but we are damn close. Hold your head high Z! But we do feel your pain. . .

Agree. Lena and Kenedy can take the year off to work on their game. And Shoot the THREE!!

And what a coup for our recruiters! So, you want to be able to tell your grandkids “I played against SC?” What a great endorsement for the program. WOW indeed!!!

Good information from the DE. I agree with BGA the team does have some real depth despite the loss of the twins and Morgan. That Konrad was a real stud at the end of the season and not at 100% is quite amazing. I am very curious about whether Jen will RS some of the freshman coming in. She sat Morgan for a year and look how that played out. So probably Lily will sit? Your thoughts?

Thanks Sportsfan. Your input is much appreciated and coming from a player parent 100% solid. Your post also says a lot about the class and character of the Aggie WSB program for not whining and bitching about Brookes decision but for supporting her. I do believe that the last chapter of the Transfer Portal issue has not yet been written. A lot of folks are still very upset about it; but it will not be Woman’s softball that might bring it down. D1 football and basketball coaches will have the last say on this issue. Many are obviously very unhappy about this new rule. A lot of changes are coming to college sports! Thanks again

Sports fan I don’t know where you get your information but apparently its from the inside based on your post. I don’t believe anyone doubts she will do well at Oregon. The PAC-12 is certainly a stronger conference for her to play in but Oregon is no where near the academic equal of UC Davis (or any UC school for that matter). So “better program” I’m not really clear on that point. Did Oregon fans feel betrayed when their former coach left Oregon for Texas with 6 players and their star pitcher? You bet they were and rightly so. I doubt that Brooke’s Aggie team mates were as you say “happy” that she didn’t leave sooner than she did. So why did she transfer? It must be the scholarship issue. She deserved a “full” and the Aggies probably could not do that at this point. Most mid-majors can’t either. Oregon probably could. Anyway good luck to Brooke. We wish her the very best.
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A Brooke Yanez fan where ever she is.

N. I really don't have a clue as to what you are talking about. Please elaborate for all of us.

I will weigh in on this although I have not practiced in some time. Generally speaking the player assumes the risk of an injury that is reasonably expected could happen in the course of the athletic contest. So in volley ball, a poke in the eye, a crash injury at the net, even a broken leg, or any sort of injury the player should reasonably expect as part of the game he or she is playing, could be raised as the defense of “Assumption of the Risk” to the claims of negligence by the defendant, i.e. Oregon in this case. But here, a loose umbrella in the wind that had previously been removed from the court, and then put back on the court by the assistant coach which then became loose again and severely lacerated the face of the athlete,, that would not be a risk that the volleyball player would reasonably assume as part of the accept risks of the contest. So, no “Assumption of the Risk” defense in this case IMHO.

I am far from an expert on such matters but I remember reading somewhere that the basic strategy for an FBS team to win versus a FCS team, no matter the skill Level is of the FCS team, is to wear them down with your depth. In the fourth quarter try and get the FCS team so worn down that the win is an easy one, as they usually are. So for the Aggies, they better be in tip top shape against Cal or its going to be a long, long day in the Bay for our Ags. No doubt our coaches are very aware of this.

I wondered the same thing but probably it is a very pricey location for what is basically a sports bar. It is in a prime location and a valuable asset for Amazon to keep hold of (which they apparently are). God knows that Amazon is not hurting for cash so maybe a deal could be worked out. Brand it : ”The Amazon Ballroom.’” OK I’m a little nostalgically impaired at this point. Please give slack. . .

Well, when we see the average rents we will actually know. For now I am skeptical that this is “primarily a student residential project”.