This year it seemed that during the second signing period that they were major competition. They offer two of the three items in Davis’ sales pitch, good football and stay in California.

I'm well aware haha... it takes a special kind of person to willingly chose to live there.

While asking a clerk what's the best thing to do in town on a Saturday night after the @ Fresno game in 2009 her reply was, "You just did it."

A Fresno citizen told me - go to SLO or Yosemite.

A friend went to a game there a few years back and was in the ticket line. Two big guys showed up behind him and he said “you guys must have played some ball back in the day.” They replied “no, we just got out of prison and were meeting some of our old friends here at the game”. Well, it was better than them going to a shooting range for fun, but friend was not real comfortable with these guys around. He was not a Fresno fan either.

The most notable street gang in Fresno is known as the “bulldogs.” No lie.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresno_Bulldogs

There are many Bulldog gangs, haven't heard if they financially support the team.

Bigger question, did Tumey move his family there - from Piedmont?

Looks like we have another committed PWO.

RB Jeremiah Chukwudobe, 1000 yard rusher senior season.

A defensive end/offensive lineman from Petaluma ,Nick Siembieda, 6'3'' 250
https://www.petaluma360.com/sports/9326745-181/petaluma-highs-nick-siembieda-picks?sba=AAS
All league first team offense and defense. Vine Valley Athletic League, same league as Arroyo from Vintage in Napa

I am now starting to feel sorry for Fresno. Not for the Bulldog Gang, but for getting Tumey. What is it with this guy? He has never done anything of any distinction for anyone? I recall when the UC was politically pressured to build a new campus in the San Joaquin Valley. The Bee wanted Fresno. UC said no way with that one. We got UC Merced which is actually very good. Locals say: do not go out at night in the downtown Fresno area. They do not care about any statues which have no protective features. So Tumey in Fresno? Not going to happen. Piedmont a lot nicer.

Our new RB is 5'9", 180, and his parents immigrated from Nigeria.

His track time: 2018 Outdoor 11 11.38 PR *

Size and speed similar to Nemane Modise.

Evan Williams to Fresno hurts.

He plans on playing football and basketball? With Davis academics?

He's a mature, articulate, young man. You gotta love how the Aggies recruit such high quality athletes.

Yes. Sean Harlston is a very impressive person. Athlete or not. But I will say I agree with him that Compton is a very interesting and very misunderstood city. My wife and I hired a young UC Davis student from Compton as a business assistant when we were still in Davis in the 1990s. She was Hispanic and from a big family. Her home was under a freeway overpass. Both parents were Mexican immigrant factory workers in LA. Big brother was a gangbanger who lived in the garage because his parents threw him out. Marisol was a straight A student out of Compton HS. She chose UCD because it was clean and safe (she was accepted by UCB as well). Younger sister was a 1600SAT kid who was the notable subject of a fierce scholarship battle between Stanford and Princeton as to who could actually get her. I believe she chose Princeton. Sean Harlston is very insightfully correct: Compton CA is actually a very good town and with great people, welcome to Sean, you made the right choice with UC Davis. I assume he is a WR?

I want to say Harlston will play DB.

Safety.

This may be old news as it’s from June, but I just noticed it. Duncan Smith de-committed and is going to Fresno
https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/college/fresno-state/Article/Fresno-State-adds-tight-end-Duncan-Smith-to-2019-recruiting-class-Bulldogs-football-commits--133217385/Amp/

Sounds like Fresno State was reeling from TE loss, should be a good opportunity for Smith in Fresno. Don't know what he plans to study however....