The Fullerton v UC Irvine game is fabulous. It'll be replayed on ESPN-U tonight at 10 or so. The ESPN+ feed is good - much less image compression - probably better cameras - no breakup of the video.

The allure of a big program with lots of attention and the $$$ of NIL makes for a pretty strong reason for a high level athlete to want to leave. If you want to monetize your abilities then it really makes sense. Being as athletic as your basic rock I have no idea if the idea of team loyalty has much meaning compared to playing at the next level and, perhaps, having the NBA give you a really good look.

I'll wish Pepper well whatever his decision.

I've watched ESPN+ on my AppleTV streaming over Comcast as well as on my iPhone over 5G. The breakups happen at the same point in the game regardless. It's definitely a screwup on the part of ESPN+ and whatever production crew they hired to do the tournament. Or whoever is their internet service provider - possibly ACME who helps out the coyote from time to time.

The bad transmission out of Henderson continues during the Cal Poly game. It's 32-26 POLY at the half. ESPN+ has stinky streaming.

I'm seeing a lot of breakup from the ESPN+ feed. Today worse than yesterday. Anyone else experiencing this?

Thanks for posting those! I really appreciate your sharing those clips.

Hickey ROCKED as a venue. They also did closed circuit (B&W) TV down into the "women's gym" for overflow toward the end of the season. Mike Lien played in Hickey. Gyms had real character then. The Stanford gym with that suspended floor was memorable - you could watch it move! I gather shin splints weren't an issue there.

What I'll miss most by not going to Henderson: the Hawai'i band. They are fantastic.

That was the 1969 NCAA Div II Western regional.

SF State beat UCI 81-55, UNLV beach UCD 84-81
Then SF State beat UNLV 77-72 while the Age lost to UCI 82-70

Great memories

That was a terrific game Toke69. I was there and vividly remember it. A great season. The loss the next night at Hayward was awful. Bob Johnson must be the calmest player I can remember.

But the game against UNLV was also terrific. Tom Cups had a super game, was fouled in the last moments but the officials swallowed their whistles, possibly because the home crowd was throwing wood blocks onto the court. I vaguely remember those blocks were handed out as noise makers. Well done, idiots. SF State played UC Irvine. I remember the UCI band featured an electric violin. The Aggie All Male Maverick Marching Band found a way to make the trip and were super.

Cal Poly needs a Ted Lasso BELIEVE sign because they sure find ways to auger in during the last minutes of a game. They are a very very competitive team. The Beach can't take them for granted that's for sure. I don't think any of the men's teams can be taken for granted.

I wish the championship was still in SoCal. Las Vegas/Henderson holds no attraction to me.

At least we're on the other side of the bracket from Fullerton!

Two words: Transfer Portal. The lure of $$$ from the top conferences will be difficult to counter.

I'm also confused. Before the UCSB @ Hawai'i game there are three teams tied with identical 12-7 records. So the winner of the Hawai'i game should be 3rd (13-7), UCD 4th (12-7), and the loser 5th (12-8)

Yes? No?

Two amazing games to end the regular season. Whew.

That zone the Ags played in the 2nd half was very spiffy. I enjoyed watching the team's defense flex.

Sabel has been amazing over the past few games. She has a shot that isn't quite a hook, isn't really a jumper - I don't know how to categorize it. But she often sinks it. And her shot seems to start very low. Clearly she is becoming confident in all phases of her game. When Jen "goes small" she'll step into the center spot. I could get to like the fluidity of the small lineup.

We watched Losé's progress after his injury. He was on the treatment table, prone, with what we thought was a hot towel on his back for some time. Then they fitted him with one of those electro-corsets with the blinking lights. So they were treating his back.

It's odd that Arizona (State??) had to forfeit games because "they couldn't put enough scholarship players on court". This year!

So I don't understand. Maybe it's a Pac12 thing?

I'm not in the "solid win" camp at all. I thought the Ags looked out of sorts and out of sync for much of the game. The turning point was marked by the three consecutive 3-pointers that allowed the Age to close within 2 (?). Also, those blocks by Megan Jones definitely made a difference.

I'd like to see better passing. Gray had a couple of super no-look passes that were spot-on. She's much less likely to make turnovers than Sydney Burns.

It was a win - but not one to celebrate.