I tend to be a little more conservative on this stuff......2035. I would love to be pleasantly surprised.
Growth seems considerably harder/slower in the UC.

I understand this isn't a requirement to move up, but I would like to see the football program consistently at the big boy table, like Montana/NDSU. Big Sky championship contender every year, and more consistent attendance at the FCS level first. Building a strong foundation is important for longevity.
We forget sometimes we've only been in the Big Sky since 2012. We also lost considerable momentum (2013-2016, 12-33 record) in those hard years.

If we can do relatively close to what Montana is doing here in CA, the sky is the limit. Big IF though.

I have no idea, but I'd guess SIGNIFICANTLY less.

You bring up some interesting points. College sports at California universities seem to have been retracting, not growing, since the '90's (especially football). I was originally going to say "this sounds like a short term issue that could fix itself" but now I'm not so sure anymore.
I think any specific program/team that isn't bringing in some cash is on the block these days.

I'm not sure about the 2026 UNLV game.....San Diego seems to have taken that date on the UCD schedule. UNLV doesn't have their 2026 schedule up.....and the FBS schedules site doesn't show us listed @ UNLV....
https://fbschedules.com/2026-unlv-football-schedule/

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2025/1/23/football-announces-2025-26-non-conference-schedule.aspx

Cool! SMU in 2026

D-Lineman with the greatest name ever - Sackinski!!

This is sad. Liberal Arts programs and DII athletics bear the brunt.
I am glad they are keeping the music program. The Green Music Center is beautiful.

That's a lot a football and a huge commitment.

On almost getting kicked out of the Cal press box for cheering too loud:
“I couldn’t change my nature. I needed help.”
That one cracked me up.

Are we hitting the JC's harder than usual this year? Seems like it.

I remember you from the old board. Welcome back!

Not gonna lie man, Sac's talk is so big at this point all this stuff better happen...and soon. I'm sure you feel the same....

Tough competition with some FBS offers.....I'm liking these 6' plus WR offers

Can this guy be a successful HC? Time will tell.

We've had the best experiences and some bad experiences with HC's. In our recent bad experience.....With Gould everything looked good coming in (great recruiter, attitude, energy, resume), but it never translated into W's.

One thing Marion has that Gould didn't was the immediate impact the portal can make.
Like I said previously, Marion has a tall task getting all these guys settled in, on the same page, and doing what they are supposed to do on and off the field in a super short amount of time. This would be a masterclass in motivation and leadership.

He posted some highlights from his UCD camp. Really nice!

6' 190 lb. JC WR. Nice! Looks like he had an offer from Maine as well......

Did anybody else notice from the Championship broadcast that Montana ran a University advertisement? — AggieFinn

It was a thing of beauty! Masterful trolling.

"Whether people like it or not, Sacramento State has the financial backing and talent pool to become the premier college football power on the West Coast. They will be a Power Five program within 15 years so establishing good relations with them now is crucial."

This made me chuckle a little.

We are all good for funding presently!
Aggie6thman used to do some nice blog posts, but sadly no longer visits the site.

Done for the time being....enjoy!