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  • 2024 Week 11: UC Davis (8-1) @ Montana (7-2)


    That’s exactly right. It’s a good rule but is being exploited. This one along with defenders going down like they’ve been shot by a sniper in tempo situations needs some revisiting.
  • 2024 Week 11: UC Davis (8-1) @ Montana (7-2)


    Maybe for the season, but beating Montana at their packed house on Espn2 is bigger for the program. The Stanford win was an incredible upset, but the result enabled the administration to continue along the path of underfunding football. The game last night was huge for branding, marketing and recruiting and something that Plough can leverage into funding and players.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    The average Davis student and resident could not tell you the difference between UNC and future Pac 12 member CSU. In fact Nevada, a program with a 30,000 seat stadium, real donors and some history at the D1 level, drew 16k for Colorado State last night.
  • 2024 Week 10: Northern Colorado (1-7) @ UC Davis (7-1)


    Need a healthy Lan for the stretch run. The lack of carries for the young guys, particularly Fisher, is totally bonkers. This team would really benefit from a second explosive back and they have him on the roster. He’s not redshirting.
  • 2024 Week 10: Northern Colorado (1-7) @ UC Davis (7-1)


    There’s a reason it was abandoned for 30 years. Plenty of great old traditions and that’s not one of them!
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    Only for the few dumb enough to believe. That group is a bunch of amateurs.
  • 2025 Football Recruiting


    Possibly a victim of the FBS focus on the transfer portal to shore up immediate needs.
  • 2024 Week 8: UC Davis (6-1) @ Eastern Washington (2-4)


    He’s played great the last couple weeks. Still don’t think Plough does him any favors with those sprint pass calls but the mistakes have been minimized. I don’t know what type of incriminating photos Perez has on the staff but that’s got to explain the Fisher situation.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    Nobody actually took attendance in those days except for the playoff games, where there were no free student tickets. The SID would eyeball it from the press box. And they would guesstimate based on 9,000 seats. But considering there were actually only about 7,500 seats, the guesstimates were a bit generous. The legendary Nevada game in the 70’s and the early 90’s Causeway games (except when Davis stupidly hosted at Hughes) had 10k with added bleachers.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    Davis usually got a couple paragraphs each week in “The Sporting Green”.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    Well said. Your situation is unfortunately not unique. The development (fundraising) staff both on the academic side and with althletics is not very strong.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    That was prior to House settlement and is being revisited.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    The 90% goes away with the new increased scholarship limits. Rosters do come down to 105.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools
    I have some oceanfront property in Iowa for sale. Seems like this thread has many potential buyers.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    You are right about the terrible email but facts are facts and Davis football is at the low end of donations, paid tickets and unaffiliated sponsorship revenue in the Big Sky. I think this is largely attributable to failures of the administration through the years but substituting Utah state or San Jose for Idaho and Cal Poly does nothing to bolster anything.
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools
    Rocko - that was a terrible message. Rewrote for you. You need to do a better and more strategic job communicating.

    As many of our fans are aware, the college athletics landscape continues to shift as conferences realign and athletic departments work to incorporate newly implemented policies. At UC Davis, we are incredibly proud to have one of the largest and most diverse athletic departments in the nation. The number and quality of our student athletes is unparalleled relative to the financial resources that we have available as an athletic department. And while we are mindful of the changing landscape, our institutional leadership is focused on providing the best experience for our student athletes and fans over the coming decades.

    The path to ensure the success of UC Davis Athletics over the near and long term is through enhanced student, fan and partnership engagement throughout each of our programs. We are incredibly proud of the support that we have received, including our new football and student performance center, one of the finest facilities in the west. And following a month with big wins by Aggie Football (over #5), Volleyball (over UCLA) and soccer (over LSU), to name a few, we are excited to announce [insert development department/fan travel/whatever].
  • Pac-12 set to add Boise, 3 other MW schools


    The reimagined MWC is a step down from the Big Sky.
  • 2024 Week 5: Idaho (3-1) @ UC Davis (3-1)


    That D is legit. For this to go reasonably well the Aggie d needs to counter.