We opened as 24.5 point underdogs. Is the difference between 1 and 4 really that large? — Fiat Lux

I've been following the Bison forum, and they have the same comments. "So the difference between the No. 1 team in FCS and the No. 4 team is 3 TDs. Good grief, we won't be tested til Sept 5, 2020." (They play Oregon on 9/5/20.)

I don't really understand the logic in being the dominant team for so long in FCS. Good for them, they clearly have an awesome program. But is there no drive for the next level? Or is it limitations on the Fargodome, and not being able to move up without a larger stadium? I know I've seen people on this forum pushing for UCD to move up to FBS, with more rational people looking for a first FCS title before even bringing that conversation to the table.

I'm hoping for a good game. But in reality, I think NDSU is just too stacked and Davis will start making mistakes. And NDSU will capitalize on every small mistake/error/misjudgment that we normally get away with, or at least are usually able to recover from.

Next man up!
https://www.raiders.com/news/oakland-raiders-injury-report-week-2-abram-nelson-miss-wednesday-practice?sf219319403=1

Any update on Bland? I took a peek at the Lehigh football forum. They seem pretty down on the team this year, and have already chalked it up to a growth year with a lot of young players on the team.

Stats poll just released. Top 9 remain nearly unchanged. Weber and Maine trade the 6 and 7 spots. Ags stay at #5.

All-in-all, a win is a win, but I have to imagine that our rating is going to drop after coming as close as you can to losing to a non-scholarship team. — CA Forever

Still #4 in the NCAA coaches poll. Stats poll hasn't been released yet.

I was unaware of that lawsuit.

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/settlement-wrestling-coach-lawsuit-725k-former-coach-female-athlete-dispute/

The article is 12 years old: "Women's wrestling is not a sport sanctioned by the NCAA, nor does the NCAA consider it an emerging sport. It is not sponsored by the Pac-10 or Big West Conference, to which UC Davis belongs. Fewer than 10 women ever expressed an interest in wrestling during the years that Burch was head coach."

Women's wrestling is blowing up right now. When Davis cut the wrestling program, my first reaction was why don't they just make the team coed, or create a women's team??? Google Forrest Molinari, a product of East Bay wrestling, headed to the world championships in less than two weeks to represent USA.

Wow! Just got out of the car after a 2 hour drive. Obviously missed the latest news.

Is that right? I thought I heard he is still on the practice squad, but got a pay raise to the league min. $495k/yr.

Nothing says happy 15th anniversary like listening to Doug Marsh and Sott Kelly in a hotel room from your husbands phone in Calistoga. Not the W I was hoping for, but go Ags!

Yeah, I didn't do enough digging. When we purchased our tickets for the Stanford game last year, you could buy a parking pass for $25 to park in the dirt lot. The $60 "day pass" offered on the UCD website is obviously special event parking and you're paying a premium for a "Team Aggie Pass." False alarm... Move along, nothing to see here ;-)

On a side note, looks like they need to update the seating chart... Section 107 - Band-Uh!

Thanks. "Single Game" parking passes are listed at $60 for Lot 53. Seemed ridiculous. $60 total is much more reasonable ($10 for my son, $40 for me, and $10 for parking).

What's Bland's status for this game? Any word on why he didn't play against Cal?

I was trying to explain to my 12 year old son why the band wasn't at the game Saturday. He was really looking forward to seeing the band do their thing. Any word on when they'll be back?

Exactly. Thanked him for all he does. My son (in the middle, celebrating turning 12 today), was holding his UC Davis hat in his hand. "Hey Doss!" "Oh, now you want to put your hat on... ;-)"

Ooph, back to back drops by Doss.

Stanford had a very similar policy last season. There were a few really upset people outside of the metal detectors that weren't aware. We're sitting in Section EE (which has bench back seats). When I saw the notice about no "Cushions with metal hardware," I made sure my dad had a seat with some back support.

Getting fired up. Taking my son and his buddy for his 12th bday, and meeting up with my dad, brother and nephew. Should be a good time!

Two games in to the preseason, and Doss' stats look pretty good.

5 catches for 38 yards. All other receivers have 1-2 catches.