I agree.
We got our upgrade-to-modern stadium (with a little capacity bump) 17 years ago.

They just announced their upgrade-to-modern stadium (with a little capacity bump). We may have them beat by 20 years by the time it opens.

After Sac's announcement, our AD's Tweet, and today's AD email, this is my view of what has transpired over the past few weeks......

UCD Athletics saw Sac's plans on X, felt it had to do something, threw out a weird hail mary Tweet, and waited for a phone call.
We definitely haven't gotten one....and honestly, I wouldn't be so sure Sac has really gotten one either.
These conferences seem to be exhausting every last possible option before turning to an FCS program.

The Athletics Department and University obviously isn't ready, or planning to be in the near future, and that's fine! There is LOTS of work to be done where we are at.
The only mistake here was the Tweet by the AD. It was reckless.

Yes! I remember being blown away by how many fans they brought.

I just read the UC Davis Athletics email: "A Historic September & What's Next For Aggie Sports"

Basically.....AD says "Moving up is complicated and expensive. Please buy season tickets and donate."

No plan. No announcement. Yet.

They were a 1st year football program, playing an FCS-heavy schedule while transitioning to FBS (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
By 2013 they were FBS Conference USA. They miracle of $ (and football in Texas)...Having the Alamodome just sitting there helped a little too.

Wait did I miss something, like did somebody just walk up to the Aggie Pack and start telling them what to do? — Zander

It sounds to me like several people went over to offer help.....

Anytime I hear "funding secured" my first reaction is to roll my eyes.....
I asked this a little while back, but what happens if there is no FBS conference invite? Is there actually $35 million in the bank? No FBS, no Stadium/Arena? My hunch is it all goes away if Sac remains in the FCS.

And, of course, we've never beaten them :D (0-11 since 2005....ouch. This is a D1 stat, I'm not sure if we played them as D2 https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/opponent-history)

Being 2-25 vs. Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington since going D1 is rough.
But times are a changin!

If the Aggie defense contains Chacere, then this game is over. Point blank. — CA Forever

Agree. Spy the QB, dominate on D. Looking for some nice offensive numbers- Lan needs to (and deserves to) start racking it up.

I also agree with DrMike that Coombs is going to have this one dialed in.

Additionally, margin of victory absolutely matters to the playoff committee. The next 4 games need to be CONVINCING (vs. PSU, CP, EWU & UNC). I'm talking 21+ point wins against the weakest conference teams.

UCD 41 - PSU 17
Viks score 2 rushing TDs and kick a late FG.

I liked Plough’s comments on APP regarding Hawkins trying to build a program, and build a division 1 thought process.
Hawkins came in at a time he was desperately needed and we were fortunate to have him for the time we did.
I think Plough is carrying that torch well.

I'm starting think these Conferences don't take UC Davis athletics seriously.....:roll:

*w/ a hint of sarcasm*

Not all love regarding the Sac stadium news…
Sac State Students for Quality Education has almost 6,000 followers.

Exactly.

I haven't read all the stuff on X....but are we talking $35 million cold, hard cash-in-the-bank, or pledge/planned $?

If the conference invite doesn't come, does the money still come for the stadium?

If there was something definitive, I'm sure we'd have heard all about it by now.

college kids get high and go to the football game (staring at tiktok) all over the country.....they just do it less in CA.

Sac has a group of people doing something.

It appears Davis does not have a group of people doing something.

lol no idea what you are talking about...that sounds delightful though ;)

To me it seemed like at least 10,000 in attendance vs. Idaho.

@ 11:30 Aggie legend Jon Grant #12 with the quick shoutout. Love to hear it.

Dead-silent student section on the opening Idaho drive is hard to watch. I mean, those boys were operating in silence.