So many problems. I will just add my two cents on two that I think are important First the elite programs are going to build up walls and barriers to ensure that they stay on top and keep out others. They will not be likely to offer and support the possibility of competitive parity.

The second is the number of athletes in Division I that will have meaningful experiences and personal growth is going to plummet. I am truly sorry for future NCAA athletes.

Hi LeFan,

Not sure of your number is that $ 350,000-400,000 for mens bb or a smaller number. Sorry for the lack of knowledge.

Rick Pitino at Saint John's calls every member of his team a pro.

What do you think it will take to buy a pro team to win the Big West on an annual basis?

The schools you listed UCI, UCSD and UCSB also don't have football.

Any have thoughts on how much it will cost to pay for an Aggie Mountain West team to compete for a MWC title?

The Big West according to the long time Big West commissioner Dennis Farrell is” a cost containment conference.” The move will help out the California schools are UCD and Hawaii leaving
NLI money is going to hurt the NCAA sports and when we have a downturn cost containment will help keep the Big West school afloat rather than the wholesale cutting of ICA departments.
Good for CBU and the Big West. I wish them both well.

I was on campus this morning and the baseball lights were on. They are awesome!!! I am amazed by how effective the bank of lights are, compared to older fields that have more lights. The tech is great. The field looks great under the lights. It will be a great time under the lights this season.

I agree Sochor field, but which most CSUS departments do NOT bring anything more than a pittance. Which means most are in danger of being cut. I feel for those that may lose their teams and for those that will NOT have a chance to compete at a CSUS school.

This is very sad for Sonoma state. The CSUS are really hurting. I was surprised and glad when Humboldt State changed to a more protected status of a Poly tech.

I can see other CSUS cutting their entire ICA department. Sac state and their bid to go to the Pac-?,. may result in the loss of their entire ICA department. I also could see Sac state losing their entire department if they stayed in the Big Sky.

The future of all of NCAA sports department is very unsettled. I have no idea where anything will be in the next 2 to 5 years.

New WSC coach hired: https://ucdavisaggies.com . Looks like Kat Mertz has some coaching chops. Might be hard to replace the players and the staff that went to the Ducks. I think the travel for the soccer teams in the Mountain West will be a challenge. The good news for the women's program is that 6 to 7 weeks of the season will be done before mid-terms begin. Good luck Coach Mertz!!!

If I was a head coach I would be leery of an assistant coach that brought players with them. I assume that the assistant coach was telling the players to come to UCD and then changed the tune and said it is great to be a Duck. As the Head Coach I would wonder if the assistant coach was going to be loyal to me and my program,; or that they would be willing to hurt me and my program to move forward. That is my take on assistant coaches talking to star players with them.

This is going to be a more common place with NIL money.

I voted for the pies, but leftovers are the best!

The AGS are now back in 1st place in the conference. Looking at the NCAA RPI the Ags are 81st in the country out of 346; pretty high. Here are some of the other schools in the conference based on the RPI, Hawaii- 50 Cal Poly-71st and Long Beach 73. I believe Hawaii is ranked high because of their home record and the challenges schools face competing there.

Dan Connors and the team should be very proud of such a tremendous season.

I will work on getting to their home game this Sunday at 1:00 against CSUB.

In that first play-off game at Aggie stadium, I believe that the UCD athletic department purchased 2,500 or so student tickets to pass on to the students. The tickets were first come, first served and given out to current UCD students with a valid student ID. The thoughts being that a full stadium helped the team and the students do support athletics through collected fees.

I do hope that the department does this for any and all home games this year. A rocking student section is good for all!

We have extra costs that are not paid for by the NCAA and the TV contract goes to the NCAA. The NCAA does pay for some of the travel costs for the traveling team, but even at the FCS level this will NOT cover the cost of the travel party to the game. In the past the NCAA has taken some of the gate and I am not sure what the 2024 arrangement is. At play-off games UCD students will have to pay to attend while in the regular season they have free admission.
One way UCD could make money is from local radio and TV ads, but this has NOT happened in the past. There has not been the interest in the department has not found a way to make this happen,
For our school to think about moving up a great game day experience with a sell-out will go a long way in showing support to move to the FBS level. We have a large budget and home championship games are great for the department and good for the school.

Age win again vs CSUB.

This team has defense and like many other team sports defense travels. A Saturday game at CSUN with the hope that the team patrols the net well again.

Are you sure about volleyball, it might be women's waterpolo?

Hawaii leaving the Big West is a negative for Davis. In many of the Big West Sports the recruits are attracted to the usual twice a career trip to the Island. In some sports softball, volleyball, and women’s water polo the RPI of the conference will be diminished. In swimming the just reconstituted conference championships may fold without Hawaii. With Hawaii having to cover a chunk of the traveling Big West conference travel trip to the Island, to the tune of 1.8 million that could free up money for Hawaii. How much this one domino affects UCD is hard to say.

Currently the AGS RPI is 56 nationally. I cannot remember when we have been higher than this.

Other Big West schools
Long Beach is 43rd
Cal Poly 60th

This week the AGS go to CSUB on Thursday.
Here is the link:
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-volleyball-rpi

Dan Connors has the team on a roll. The conference meet schedule is rugged but I do believe they have a chance to claim the title! GO AGS!

What a great day for the Aggies! I hope your daughter and her team enjoy both the game and scrimmage. I think it says volumes that the department is still doing positive outreach.

It is Plough's team. He has a HUGE ask to win in 2024! His professional career and families fortune hinge upon to a bunch of 20 something men's choices and performances. I support the coach.