UCD finished fourth with 192.600 points and Sac finished third with 193.000 point in a four team event in San Jose. Boise State came in first and host San Jose State was second.

This is not part of a home and away dual meet competition so the results do not count in the Causeway Cup. Next scheduled Causeway Cup competition is men's tennis on February 14th in Sacramento. The two gymnastic teams will compete in a dual meet on February 16th in Davis.

Meanwhile there is an article on the Sac Bee website reporting that Sac State as a whole is facing a $45 million budget cut.

Added beach volleyball. This should complete the schedule, but Spring schedules should always be written in pencil.

Go Ags!

UCD came in second behind Sac State and ahead of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in a meet in Sacramento yesterday. Scores were Sac 194.700, UCD 193.525, UW-O 191.175 This is not part of a home and away dual meet competition so the results do not count in the Causeway Cup.

Next competition between the two schools is another gymnastics meet, this time a four team event in San Jose which will include San Jose State and Boise State.

Next scheduled Causeway Cup competition is men's tennis on February 14th in Sacramento.

Rivalries are rivalries but should be kept in perspective. Harvard and Yale have a rivalry and both schools supply the nation with great workers and the occasional misfit. Same for Cal and Stanford, Ohio State and Michigan, Duke and North Carolina, etc.,... Where I take issue with SSUCDalum are comments like "we root for UCD outside of causeway. All the disrespect calling us janitors is just bs" and "I bet I make more money than most of you on here."

As noted there are people on the Sac site who refer to UCD as the Dung Pile and the Manure Pile...and not just referring to the Causeway game.

Moreover I don't give a damn how much SSUCDalum makes, or how fancy a car SSUCDalum drives, or just how great SSUCDalum is in intimate pursuits. Nice to know SSCUDAlum measures life by that standard.

I bet the transfer portal is filled with stories like Rodney's. Great athletes who are one move away from making it to the next level, or from peaking where they are. Sounds like a good one for Sac if things are clicking and they apparently clicked with Coach Marion. Sac lost an RB and now gained one.

For what it's worth, Conklin tweeted, Xed, TikTokked, or Instagrammed, or somethinged, that he is staying with Sac and Coach Marion.

Added softball as posted on the Sac website.

1. KCRA reporting that Sac HAS hired Marion as the new head coach.
2. Nothing on the Sac sports site says that Conklin entered the portal. Scudero did, but has not signed with anyone and of course Sac fans are hoping he withdraws from the portal if Marion signs, which as noted he apparently has.

Apparently Slack is still in the search and interview stage:

Sacramento State still interviewing candidates for football post, including a Heisman winner
By Joe Davidson

Updated December 19, 2024 10:39 AM

Sacramento State is still talking to candidates for its head football coaching position and has not decided on a candidate as of Thursday morning, school President Luke Wood confirmed with The Sacramento Bee without elaborating.

National reports Tuesday and Wednesday that former UNLV offensive coordinator Brennan Marion had been hired by the Hornets coach were not accurate as no deal had been struck, though both sides have engaged in discussions for more than a week.

The Bee was the first to report that Marion was a finalist to replace Andy Thompson, who after two mixed seasons as head coach resigned Dec. 6 to accept the assistant head coach post at Stanford under Troy Taylor, who coached Sacramento State to Big Sky Conference championships in 2019, 2021 and 2022 with Thompson as defensive coordinator. Thompson coached the program to an FCS playoff berth in 2023 before an injury-ravaged season led to three victories this season.

Marion resigned at UNLV earlier this week, missing the team’s season finale on Wednesday night at the LA Bowl, a 24-14 victory over Cal to cap an 11-win season, tying the program record for victories in a season.

Marion, 37, has earned national praise for his innovative “Go-Go” offense in his two seasons with the Runnin’ Rebels, including this season where UNLV finished nationally ranked for the first time. Marion has been courted by other programs across the country at the FCS and higher-level FBS across for years, including now.

Sacramento State assistant coaches Kris Richardson and Bobby Fresques have had discussions with Hornets top officials about the program in general as both want to remain on staff in some capacity. Richardson is the program’s assistant head coach and offensive line coach and Fresques is Sacramento State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Both coached for years at nearby Folsom High School and were brought into the Hornets fold before the 2019 season by Taylor, who also coached at Folsom.

The Bee has learned through sources with direct knowledge of the situation or through candidates themselves that the following have, at some point, engaged in discussions with Wood and Sacramento State athletic director Mark Orr about the football job:

Reggie Bush: The 2005 Heisman Trophy-winning running back for USC who played in the NFL from 2006-2016 and has recently been a college football analyst on Fox Sports. He has no formal coaching experience.

Jamar Cain: After playing at Valley High School in Sacramento and at Sacramento City College, Cain has had assistant-coaching stops at Missouri State, Cal Poly, Wyoming, North Dakota State, Fresno State, Arizona State, Oklahoma, LSU and now with the Denver Broncos as defensive line coach.

Robert Griffin III: The 2011 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback for Baylor who played for three NFL teams from 2012-2020, he has done NFL analyst work and his podcast, “Otta Pocket.” RG3 has no formal coaching experience.

Lee Marks: A running back at Boise State from 2001-05, Marks was the Fresno State interim coach in 2021 and is the current Memphis running backs coach.

Angus McClure: A Hornets offensive lineman from 1987-91 who was an assistant coach with the school from 1997-2004, McClure has has had assistant coaching gigs at Nebraska, UCLA, Cal and Nevada and is now at Kansas.

Tim Skipper: A linebacker for Fresno State from 1997-2000 and an assistant coach with Sacramento State from 2003-05, including a stint as defensive coordinator, Skipper had assistant-coaching stops at Colorado State, Florida, UNLV, Central Michigan and at Fresno State, including this season as interim coach for a 7-6 team.

Mike Vick: The No. 1 pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, Vick played quarterback in the NFL through the 2015 season. He was in talks with the Hornets last week and earlier this week. He was hired by Norfolk State in his native Virginia, his first coaching post at any level.

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article297358189.html

Ivy League may have to come up with a tie breaker now that there is some consequence to determining an all out champion.

Harvard, Dartmouth and Columbia finished the season with 5-2 league records. Harvard and Dartmouth were 8-2 overall while Columbia was 7-3. Harvard defeated both Dartmouth and Columbia during the season. Gotta think Harvard would have represented the Ivies in the playoffs....but then they may decide things by debate or submitting a thesis.

I would assume so. It's an eight team league.

And who would have not received a bid?

On the other hand can you imagine traveling to Harvard, Dartmouth or Cornell in late November or early December?

(‘Course we’ll be in the MWC, Pac X or maybe the SEC by then…)

Looks like this was posted under another heading…”Playoff talk 2024”

Sorry…

I suspect that the Vick/Sac reports served their purpose….publicity for both sides, bargaining chip for Vick. Win, win.

Between this and comments on the Sac fan site I get the feeling the true believers at the school feel that the Taylor era was the norm. Good for them, fans should feel that way. However it seems to me that Taylor was the exception to the rule. A great hire. I was worried when they lured him from a Pac-12 program, and was right to be worried, but the past few years are not the tradition of Sac athletics. My two cents.

Maybe they could hire Kevin Johnson to coach basketball, too.

Vick has no coaching experience. He is also apparently in similar talks with Norfolk State. He was born and raised in the Newport News and Hampton Roads area.