Realistic expectations: We will show some offensive firepower and not be shut out. Maybe even keeping pace, with some of their star players out. In the second half, their athleticism will wear our defense down, and they start racking up the score

Actual expectations: BIGGEST UPSET OF THE YEAR LET'S GO AGS

Most people, looking at that logo, would have no idea what school is being referenced. If Davis was already a household name I'd like it, but we're not there yet

Am I reading correctly that Maier has 300 passing yards barely into the 2nd quarter? Holy moly

Really wish I was there in person!

Those two plays at the end of Q1 that gained 76 yards...

B I G P L A Y S

I can't believe I can't make it to the SJSU game. I've been waiting for this for so long :(

Good news and congrats to her!

Oh thank goodness. No more cooking in the bleachers

Seems like we're succeeding at recruiting sons of former NBA players. The Les effect. Looking forward to seeing the kid play!

I'm glad they did come out relatively fired up in the first half; gives some margin for error in the second.

Ah, I just realized it's not included in YouTube TV. Booo

Did anyone get the streams working?

Ags need to come out of the gates firing on all cylinders. My worst fear is coming out flat, then relying on catchup the rest of the way. That can really drain a team with a short bench

I think we can split up the thinking into results and actions

Results

Besides winning, what would we like to see?

• More Sac regional support: I want people who are not even alumni to want to attend games
• Greater Bay Area support: We have so many alumni in the Bay Area, for example (myself included) and I don't think we tap into this market at all. Even during the March Madness run last year, the watch parties were rather low effort, last minute, and low turnout. We could do better
• More revenue from streaming: Cord cutting is a real trend, and given how we're one of the top public universities, we should be able to apply more forward thinking. I'd like to see ads from bigger dogs.

What to do

• Invite more local artists with support base to halftime shows: If you get a musician from Sacramento, or elsewhere in the area, you can bring more people to the game and potentially groom them into being a casual fan.
• Get Bay Area involved: I would love a shuttle for us to go to games and come back. I'd like more promotion for away games in the area to build up hype, especially since we can actually win these games now. No one really knows when the Ags are in the area, or if there's a quick and easy way to go to a game on a Thursday (for example).
• Boost streaming quality: Make the on screen graphics look more professional. Stop with the audio technical difficulties. This year has already been a big improvement, with the announcers synced up to the video (finally). I definitely enjoyed watching games remotely (although I wish it was on YouTube so I could stream more easily, and cast more easily). It can also help students dip their toes in if they are curious about basketball, but for whatever reason haven't attended in person yet. Not sure how much of this is on the school, and how much is on Big West. Either way the school can still do a much better job. Better quality = more streaming = more opportunity to advertise

I think the practice facilities are a good idea too. But I think what we're seeing these days is a solid product on the court, but the support hasn't grown at the same rate, so I think improvement is more sorely needed on the promotion and operational front

This is AWESOME for the basketball programs. Wow

that is so amazing

Omg I had to follow the play by play, amazing to go into Irvine's house and pull it off!!!

And now the audio's out. UGH

The scoreboard and clock are frozen though... sigh