Is this guy going to DO something or just keep tweeting nonsense? This is the second one.....What's the actual plan? Any official statement?

It’s kinda funny. He’s asking us what we are asking him

Band feels smaller....but school hasn't started, so? I feel Band-uh was higher energy. The musicianship has always been great, and I've always loved the Band-Uh/Band.

As far as yell leaders, I couldn't hear one in the student section, but I wasn't close during game action. The students made no noise on defense and knew no cheers. Brace yourselves my fellow alums, but we were dead-silent as well.

All fixable stuff....some years have been better than others. I'm pretty convinced there's no science to the thing....

UC Davis Health Stadium is a relaxing and beautiful place to watch a game with the fam.

Plough has made the point twice now in press conferences that our crowd is not making things hard for our opponents.
That was the most silent 14,500 people I've ever experienced. If I'm a visiting player I'm LOVING it.

This is definitely a Davis culture thing (and a California thing at large- the students at Cal didn't have a clue either for what its worth)...6,000-7,000 students in attendance that don't understand football (or care about it).

This can be changed with rallies and orientation activities, but damn, the silence is DEAFENING.

Wild to watch what the O Is doing out there with 1:11 left in the half

Offense has ISSUES

Alarmingly slow start for the run game.

Nice student turn out but the silence is deafening

Whoever scores the most points against TAMC goes to the playoffs (between Davis and Sac) .....I'm rolling my eyes, but not really.....

I signed up for the monthly contribution a couple days ago! Well worth it.

Honestly, my take on this.....this is a photoshop job by an intern on a screenshot of the ~2004 concept package (you can tell by the field markings). I say this because there has never been an expansion concept since then (that fans have seen anyway).

I really wouldn't read too much into this, as there is no known explanation.....however, I would love to be pleasantly surprised.

Great to hear AST.com on the Podcast!
I know my posts can come off critical (regarding the AD and FBS talk), but you are correct in that we all want UCD to be big-time.
As a founding member of AST.com waaaaay back when, I've enjoyed all the viewpoints here over the years. Your podcast is really important work, so keep it up.

The "Defensive Tackle Cackle" :lol:

Sac fans (all 7 of them) are absolutely delusional, as usual. There are a few over there with rational thoughts on this.....

They can hype it all they want, but UC Davis is in a stronger position in nearly every way on the FBS / stadium expansion thing, and its still a pipe dream (at this moment).

Please end the misery!

I'm pretty sure we aren't getting attendance from Sac residents that aren't Aggie alums. So we basically rely on Davis proper, Dixon, Vacaville, Fairfield and East Bay alums like me (?). It seems like slim pickings.....

I can't imagine Sacramento residents (who didn't go to Davis) picking UCD as their college football team of choice when Hornet Stadium in their backyard. So far we haven't won the Sac metro area, when Sac is in the middle of it, and we 'aint.

Who knows what the future may hold though!

I don't believe so. They finished 6-5
They started 0-3, losing to ASU, BYU and the Aggies in Davis.

I've never been down to SUU, but it seems like a tough roadtrip. The night games are in the dark, and it looks desolate.
Picking up a win down there is big, as is any road Big Sky road game.

Aside- SUU is a glutton for punishment with the FBS games:

2018: U of A and Oregon State
2021: ASU and SJSU
2022: Utah
2023: ASU and BYU
2024: Utah and UTEP

Gotta pay the bills, I suppose.

Well, he certainly isn't into BS'ing, that's for sure....haha. If he's any kind of coach, he'll build 'em up after laying in on them...but yeah, those kids had their tails tucked a bit...

I do think UC Davis has always been a sleeping giant at whatever level we've played in.
Its just been frustrating to always be that and not actually realize all the potential of an enormous student body and a huge endowment.

Hopefully all this realignment and upgrade talk boosts UC Davis to new levels.

The anticipated attendance jump and atmosphere/culture boost from playing at Toomey vs. Chico/Humboldt/Western Oregon/SMC to moving into a new stadium and playing D1 Big Sky schools like Montana / Montana State was negligible. The dream of becoming a Montana with a consistently packed house with a rabid fan base has yet to materialize.
And believe me, the argument was an important one at the time. So making the argument, again, that improving who we play is going to make this a football school is iffy.

If this were to ever happen, we'd be relying on our opponents and their fans to change our culture, because history shows the community/students just haven't been into it.