I don't like Chappell and Cooper coming off the bench. I'd rather see them starting with Daughtery, Fagbemi and Stokes getting solid minutes off the bench.

Well, on a brighter note, the Aggie women beat UCSD 88-80 in triple overtime. San Diego came into the game with on one loss in conference and that loss was also from the Ags. This was the first 3 OT game in Aggie women's basketball history. Megan Norris broke the single game rebounding record with 29 rebounds for the game. Amazing!

I switched over to watching the Aggie women at halftime. Great game heading into triple overtime right now.

SD shooting 59% to our 27%...that won't get it done...

Another QB.

From Gauchodan's Big West Basketball Substack column:

[quote]7:00 PM: UC Davis at UC San Diego — GAME OF THE NIGHT.

The Aggies (15-9, 8-5) are on a 3-game winning streak to move into a tie with CSUN for 4th place in the Big West. UC Davis is just one game behind UCSB and 1-1/2 games behind UC Irvine and Hawai’i in the nip-and-tuck Big West race. UC Davis is 2-3 vs. Quad 2 or better schools but lost to UCSD at home on Jan. 22. Guard Marcus Wilson is the reigning Big West Player of the Week after averaging 24.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in wins over UCSB and Cal Poly. The Tritons (16-9, 6-7) lost a tough one at Hawai’i last Saturday and have now seen defeat in 4 of their last 5 games. Emanuel Prospere II is currently out with an injury with an exact timeline for his return unconfirmed, but head coach Clint Allard has indicated that he will be back this year. The Tritons have been relying on freshman guard Hudson Mayes to fill in during Prospere’s absence.[/quote]

Other games here: https://bigwesthoops.substack.com/p/on-the-road-again?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2973109&post_id=187755726&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=31ratq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Signed Steph Curry jersey is bound to be a hot item also.

[quote]Student athletes sue UC Davis after equestrian team demoted to club level[/quote]

The Abridged version:

Four current and prospective UC Davis equestrian student athletes filed a lawsuit against the school after it decided to discontinue the Division I program.

The suit alleges that officials knowingly continued recruitment and fundraising even as they planned to end the program.

All of the plaintiffs said they would have considered going elsewhere if they knew the team was going to be dissolved.

Whole article here: https://www.abridged.org/news/uc-davis-equestrian-lawsuit/

Details from UC Davis' heavily redacted membership agreement to join the Mountain West

https://nevadasportsnet.com/newsletter-daily/details-from-uc-davis-heavily-redacted-membership-agreement-to-join-the-mountain-west

https://www.scribd.com/document/814204891/UC-Davis-Mountain-West-membership-agreement#from_embed

From a post on the Hornets Forum:

Some information I’m getting from a internal source says : in regards to stadium they are cookin and that as alumni we will be very proud with the upcoming reveal..in their words very very soon for the reveal.

I know it’s vague but there is some excitement that they couldn’t get into with me.

https://bigskyfans.com/threads/the-pac-mwc-dominoes-begin-to-fall-conference-realignment.29863/page-71

Well deserved. He's been making great progress and his future is bright here.

Wood reiterated in a Saturday phone interview with The Sacramento Bee that “we plan to play in the FBS in 2026,” though he declined to get into specifics of what conferences he has looked into, how mutual that interest is or how much it would cost or if he has agreed to any particular dollar amount.

Wood would not confirm that if it would be a $10 million sum to move up, as first reported Friday by Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, but did say moving up would be a good investment and that the FBS would “be great for our school and Sacramento.”

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article314616021.html#storylink=cpy

You can actually hear Turner yelling "For what?" — Toke69

It was a quite a bit more "colorful" than that and I don't think he ever got an answer. I'm not sure Pasternack would have faired well if he would have gotten to Turner. These two coaches are vying for the title of the "Angriest Head Coach of the Year" in the Big West...:lol:

Big West Standings as of 2/7:

TOO FUNNY! :rofl: Sorry I missed the comedy show!

I love this photo of Rocak, Cooper and Amzil reacting to Sevilla's 3 pointer to put us up 4 with 4 minutes to go. The photo is by Mick Dunning.

Irvine is playing at Santa Barbara right now on ESPNU. Can you imagine what the officials have to tolerate with both Russ Turner and Joe Pasternack constantly barking at them. Should be fun to watch!

“It’s find a way February,” enthused UC Davis head coach Jim Les after his men’s basketball team rallied in the second half for a dramatic 67-58 Big West Conference win over Cal Poly before a crowd of 1,521 Saturday afternoon at the University Credit Union Center.

“I thought we gutted out a win and battled through some tough stretches with a winning effort,” Les added.

“Things don’t always go your way and our shots weren’t falling, even though we had some good looks, but we found some different ways to win. I’m really proud of how our guys did it today.”

“It was really an unbelievable effort down the stretch,” Les went on.

“Good teams find ways to win games when things are tough. As we move up in the standings, teams are going to bring their ‘A’ game against us and we have to be ready.”

“I was frustrated when I went out so early with three fouls, but it was a blessing in disguise because all that time on the bench gave me fresh legs and I was able to get to my spots more quickly,” Sevilla explained.

“Every day we come in with the same mentality, to play for each other.”

“He’s steady and his demeanor never changes,” said Les of Sevilla.

“He did it on both ends of the floor today.”

https://www.thewaryone.com/p/connor-sevilla-catches-fire-in-the?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0dff94e-ea1c-4fc5-94e3-1a2db976195c_1196x1730.png&open=false

Man, the first half was not pretty but the Ags hung in there and pulled out a gritty, hard fought win. Games like this go a long way in long run because the players learn that, if they just keep grinding when the shots aren't falling, they can still pull out a win if they can just keep game within reach.

Another great game from Marcus Wilson and Connor Sevilla has ice in his veins at crunch time but it was our defensive pressure and rebounding in the second half that saved the day for us. The unsung heroes in this game were players like Jalen Stokes and Nils Cooper who did the tough, physical work in the paint boxing out and scrapping for rebounds. Jalen is tough as nails and battles hard for the 50-50 balls. Braydon Fagbemi came up with that crucial steal that set up Sevilla for a beautiful 3 that put us up 4 with 4 minutes to go. Total team effort today.