“ I don't know about game time, but I just looked at a weather app and the predicted high for Berkeley on Saturday is 85. ”

I worked in Berkeley for a few years, commuting from the valley. I always had two sets of clothing to deal with the weather differential. I also took a look at the forecast. I always take a light coat when going there, looks like this trip is going to be more like a sombrero grande and sun lotion, wink.

“ Improved depth is never a bad thing, but I think this season rides or dies on if the QB play can take a step forward. It just wasn't where it needed to be last season.”

Yep, that. BTW, wasn’t it Randy that was thrown in against Cal as a freshman?

No inside info, but I’m still thinking Newman is going to get the start.

Nephew had (has) NFL size and skill. Real smart kid who played at Oregon state. I asked him why he didn’t chase the NFL. He said he had other plans, but one necessity according to him was that NFL prospects need to hire a conditioning trainer and coach to go into camp in top shape and form.

Who’s going to the caaa tailgate?

Are we ever the home team at Golden One? Every time I’ve gone it seems like J street has the home team announcers. And I will add we need to start beating these guys. Thankfully the ladies crush them.

Yeah, its going to be hot. I’m on the coast in 70 degree weather hiding from the heat, wink.

I was wondering whether they would open up the recruitment or promote from within? Cody, lol?

I hope Wilcox’s coaching skills are on par with his english skills, unless he is getting misquoted by the writer.

Glad we have the Edwards supporting sports!

“ I think you almost have to be a season ticketholder for football and/or basketball at UC Davis to feel a real connection to the athletic program if you're a not-so-recent alumna/us (with the exception being former student-athletes + coaches). It's really the only way the athletic dept will engage with you and of course even that is motivated by money on some level.”
Well without money we wouldn’t have an athletic department. I’ve been a season ticket holder for a long time and when i compare UCD development to other programs I’m involved with i don’t feel a squeeze. But i think they do reach out to the community in general. For example the Aggie Fall Fest, https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2022/7/22/athletics-aggie-fall-fest-set-for-aug-19, is a free community event for fans.
I have a hard time putting my finger on it, but many of todays students seem to have different priorities when it comes to sports than many of us had back in the day. The toomb would be filled to capacity, the student section would be packed, and they were loud. I guess between the portal and NIL, it will be interesting to see where we are in 10 years.

“ I think you’ll see a new approach in the running game this year. No more trying to outmuscle the other team, and instead using our quickness to our advantage.”
Wasn’t that our approach during the D2 days? Maybe Hawk adjusts his offense based on the cards he’s holding. We went to that fast paced no huddle offense then abandoned it. It seems we did well with it as i recall.

“ But I think we get beat in the trenches against the good teams. If we want to be good we need to improve in a lot of areas.”

At the first signing party after Hawk was hired, he made a point of saying that we needed size up front to compete with the top tier teams. He also said that process was going to take time, it wasn't going to happen overnight.

Gilliam’s numbers were off last season, and i always wondered if the OL and QB situation made us so predictable the D could stack the box and shut him down. Did that play a role in him entering the portal?

All i can say is we better beat SLAC this year. And we have them at their place.

Well, at least you’d discover if there was some criminal background.

Wow. You’d think they would have run a background check before hiring him. Heck, i do a background check on renters before renting to them. Most companies do the same.

Hunter graduated. Somebody said he is playing overseas.

“ Thursday 12/29 @ Hawaii”

Watch the Aggies then spend New Years eve in Hawaii! Sounds like a plan (wink).

Very cool. Did you enter the rib competition at the Aggie tailgate several years ago? I did ribs and entered for the AST tailgate. We didn’t win anything, but had a lot of fun.

“The Pac-12 Conference headquarters cost the conference $6.9 million in rent in the last reported fiscal year. They’re also carrying $11.7 million in deferred rent.”

Wow, thats crazy. Maybe they’d save money by moving the office to Rio Linda .

My first thought was that Cal was coming to Davis .