Speaking of Australia, they handed the USA a second straight exhibition loss tonight, 91-83.

...so the USA lost to the Gaels' alumni team.

If Chima had become an Australian citizen he probably would have had to go to St. Mary's to play for the Australian team. Three former Gaels are players and one is a coach on the current national team.
https://smcgaels.com/news/2021/7/8/mens-basketball-mbb-former-gaels-prep-for-olympics-with-australian-national-team.aspx

We have to be careful where we throw stones from the security of our wine cellar....

A follow up article from the Bee on Humboldt's plans:
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article252517963.html

This will be ripe for comment:

"As part of the university’s push for a polytechnic designation, Humboldt State announced proposals for the addition of several new degree programs, including ..., Cannabis Studies, ...."

CFL Toronto Argonauts post about passing of Rick Mohr:

https://3downnation.com/2021/06/18/argos-saddened-by-passing-of-1983-cfl-all-star-rick-mohr/

A buddy of mine lives on a piece of property in the Bay Area which his family traces back to Mexico. He says that when California ceased to be a Mexican territory land owners were required to prove up their titles in what was then the capital, Monterey. Easier for his ancestors than those who lived down south. I think that was the last time anyone in northern California had a home 'court" (Har!) advantage over anyone in the south.

Frankly a more intimate venue near an entertainment hub like Vegas makes some sense. And as 69aggie noted, it's probably a better money deal for the conference.

I keep thinking there is something you asked us to say if you EVER wrote about baseball again. What was it?

(Please keep it up.)

An obit:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pacific-grove-ca/richard-mohr-10226821

Probably not the worst way go, but way too young.

Most everything else you said rings true. — movielover

Tell my wife and kids.

You're probably correct on the sequencing. I do recall stories that the big schools that wanted him for football balked at the idea of playing soccer too, and Rolf apparently loved soccer. Again digging into the fading recesses of my memory, didn't he do "color" commentating for professional soccer, perhaps the San Diego franchise in whatever soccer league was around at the time? (Not to be confused with his run as an emcee on "Wheel of Fortune.")

Don't know a darn thing about the recruiting practices. O'Brien started at that school across the Causeway. Reportedly he was not happy there because he had this idea that he wanted to throw the ball. I always heard the Benirschke picked UC Davis because the coaches agreed he could play both soccer and football. There are stories of him playing soccer in the afternoon and being raced to an evening football game. Not sure if it is true, but I also heard that he would sometimes travel via the team physician's airplane, and flew over the field at Hayward near the end of the Miracle game, but arrived too late to play. I cannot vouch for that story, but it sounds good.

I remember hearing Sochor say that he was concerned about reports that UCSB might try to move its then D-III football program to D-II. At that time UCD was the only choice for D-II athletes who wanted to go to a UC and wanted to play football. As Socher said, "How am I going to get them to come to Davis after they've visited Santa Barbara?"

Personally I like Davis, but for a whole lot of people if you want to play sports at the Big West level, and go to a UC, do you go to Davis? Or to Santa Barbara, Irvine, Riverside and now San Diego? The weather? Proximity to family if you're from SoCal? Chance to play mid-week games at USC, UCLA, SDSU? I assume more exposure to MLB scouts? Disneyland? Tough sell.

I think the 'Jacks ended a conference winning streak in the Sochor era.

I feel sorry for Humboldt athletics. They used to be a very good team. Football players got decent summer jobs in the lumber industry which was also a nice conditioning program. Travel had to kill them, particularly as small college football dried up around them. In the NCAC days the Ags left on Fridays, practiced in, I think, Willits and spent the night somewhere on the way. Played Saturday afternoon or evening and then the long bus trip back to Davis. I recall reading a few years ago about a Humboldt footbal team traveling by bus to play some D-III or NAIA team in one of the Big Sky states. That has to be brutal. I think they are still in the CCAA. Imagine the bus trips to play LA State, Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State San Bernardino....and for those schools to head north to play Humboldt and Chico.

Cal Poly Humboldt could stay in D-2 and the California Collegiate Athletic Association with Cal Poly Pomona.....

The Humboldt area is known for its work in non-traditional agicultural crops.

"Could you folks please do me a favor ?

"If I ever start posting about UCD baseball again could you remind me I asked you to tell me not to do that ? That would be greatly appreciated." - Goags20172

I'm gonna have a t-shirt made.....

Your postings like the opening one on this thread are why we talk you out of the trees at the end of each season. Keep up your insights. It's OK to take a 7th inning stretch once in a while.

"Wait 'til next year!"

"This too shall pass."

It's the Cubs and "Wait 'til next year." I say that not to your discredit, but to your credit. You love the game, you love the Ags, you wish they loved you back half as much. I enjoy your commentary though much of it is over my head or brushing me back at the plate. Take a breather. Have a cold lemonade under a shade tree just beyond some outfield fence somewhere, and please come back next season with your insight and spirit.

Go Ags!

Sac swept the track meet with the Hornet men winning 94-75 and the women 103-78. UCD ends up with more non-points in the non-competition, 22.5 - 17.5.

Yes, thanks. Corrected. My math wasn't much better than my reading on that one. Thanks again.

And CSUS schedule now includes Causeway Dual Meet.