The ‘Borreo’ jersey is apparently on the injuries list also!

that game last year was a classic. Down 19 late second half, stormed back with defense and great shooting. TY won it at the buzzer.

Let’s hope for a similar result….just a bit easier!

I’ll see your two cents raise you my two cents. Just common sense says any FCS school couldn’t be ready to compete in 2026 especially with the new scholarship limits (not just football, 15 other sports). Add in the facility needs and seems like a non-starter. Heck, Sac has an ‘interim’ basketball coach - that’s a pretty important sport in the Pac12. Maybe that’s too short term a vision, but a gradual move like ours seems to make much more sense

Is that true? I thought they were speculating he would jump but i didn't think i saw anything definitive. I know the guy who was sharing the spot but got hurt jumped (boy, they are crucifying that kid!), but i must have missed the Conklin post.

Irvine is just always good. Well coached, very disciplined and tough as nails. Remember in 2019 when they had a little run in the tournament and Russell Turner was a hot commodity - until he made a borderline homophobic comment toward an Oregon player. Cost him some big opportunities, and kept Irvine at the top of the conference.

in 93 UNLV and New Mexico State (didn’t realize that!) made it. There’s a few years before this where both of them made it. But, you’re right - never in the (mostly) California version.

https://bigwest.org/sports/2022/9/24/mbb-big-west-ncaa-tournament-history.aspx

They won the big sky three times and made the playoffs last year, so that shows the potential. I agree the Sac12 thing is weird - how can a coach be ready to play at FBS level in less than 2 years?

I can’t believe this is the extent of their search. The Sac job is pretty attractive. Sounds like the ‘source’ was watching one of those ‘Heisman House’ commercials and just tossed some names out there.

This is a joke, right?

and he’s doing it with minimal fouls!

i think there might be a logistics issue having a door from the outside and a door into the stadium. not that we'd have a HUGE volume of fans that would make it hard to keep an eye on.

i haven't been in the campus bookstore in awhile. the inventory in the downtown store is pretty weak. a wall of CA shirts with specific sports under it. A bunch of UCD dad/mom/grandpa. And an assortment of shirts in all colors BUT blue.

The Adidas stuff that the staff/players were is SO much nicer.

one more thing on TY : that guy is getting hammered every time he goes to the basket. On the foul i was referring to above just before the half, he got blasted by a couple of guys. He took at elbow to the eye early in the game (garnering a T on Idaho) that required a bandage to stop the bleeding. I thought he should have drawn 3-4 more fouls last night, but the refs seemed to let that go (but called a whole bunch of ticky-tack stuff on both teams).

He's pressing a bit now, but it feels like a breakout game is coming. He's still a menace on defense.

Speaking of defensive menaces....Niko was a terror last night. 4 blocks, 4 steals, and a ton of altered passes and shots.

Can't say I'm a big fan of our new 'Majorettes' who sat in the baseline bleachers and danced randomly to the timeout music.

Tamba missed his first two FTs in our first possession and never looked comfortable after that. TY missed two right before halftime (first time he’s ever done that?) and looked a bit bewildered when he came off the court.

If those two shot like they normally do, it’s a 15-point win. If the ref doesn’t call a T on Tamba as he’s mumbling walking off the court about 15 feet away from him, it would have been a 15-point win (four point boast in Idaho’s 10 point run).

Defense has been solid; FTs not so much. Feels like we should be up 20 instead of 10. 4 to go.



Quiet crowd inside the pavilion

I wasn’t saying anything bad about the corners - just didn’t hear much about Cotton, so a move to P4 was a surprise. Agree with you about the stress on corners this year.

I guess this kinda surprises me. I didn’t think of our corners as a real strength this year but, honestly, I don’t follow that side of the ball too closely.

San Diego hosted Harvard a couple times in the 2010’s. Princeton was out here in 2023. Also have had Brown and Yale out but that’s been awhile .

Brown was at SLO in 2018


It’s tricky getting them out here. They open later than most FCS schools so their opener would be our 3rd game.

We’re listed as 7.5 point favorites. Need to get off to a strong start - we almost dug ourselves into an inescapable hole vs Sac. They will be well aware of TY’s ability to get to the hoop so we need to hit the open 3’s. Not expecting much of a crowd which hopefully won’t effect their concentration.

Of course, we were 5.5 favorites over Norfolk and that didn’t go well.

you guys really captured my feelings after the game. Just disappointed for the players and staff to lose that final game, knowing it was could have been different. You guys know what effort they’ve put in and your empathy comes out.

Watching your video of getting to the game really made me certain I made the right choice not flying into Omaha for the game. Midwest December driving ain’t for this Californian! Painful enough watching on TV

that added bar stools and tables to the top row in section 124 (or 5) . Seemed like a popular addition. They removed seats in two rows, tables on the lower row, stools on the top.