Thanks all, about 1/3 of the way there

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I'd say let's hang out, but I'm not doing that Davis project anymore. Been building walls up in fire country above Los Gatos!

72, I actually love the history lesson. I always forget how huge it was that this world was at war, twice. How that took over the national and local scene in so many ways. Forget football, they just bombed Pearl Harbor. I know my grandfathers (one from SW Washington, the other from San Diego) signed up almost immediately in the Navy. Gunner's Mate and Machinist's Mate...my Mom's Dad favorite engine/automobile was the Volvo, he threw out his back for life deadlifting a 600 lb. drive shaft to free his buddy after an attack. My Dad's Dad didn't talk much about the war, but when he volunteered some of his experiences to my Dad they were about regrets. He fought for the entirety of Leyte Gulf. Mom's Dad was a hardcore Chicago Bears fan, my Dad's Dad was a huge Cal Aggie fan when pops transferred to Davis.

Ha, does Parsons have family ties to LEC?

Sharp

Oh, strange days

Zoology major just like Rolf.

Ha. Well, they are at their best when Jacobs is running well, TOP has a factor there...if they're going to compete with KC, they need long drives and they need to convert on third down.

Carr needs to grow a pair and get it downfield. So skittish under fire.

Raiders got the Chiefs this week. Might be a lot of garbage time snaps...Doss could be filling in a lot of time in the second half.

Get some Mexican food at The Red Iguana in SLC. Best I've ever had...aside from the food in Mexico ;-)

Even more too accurate.

Regarding Savannah, take a walk or a bus tour downtown and check out the waterfront and Forsythe Park, some beautiful homes in the area. Try a Bonaventure Cemetery Tour, lots of pubs and live entertainment downtown, some great local food (strong foodie area)...also get in on a local 'ghost' tour. They'll dress up spooky and walk you around town and tell you all the stories, there are a lot of local aspiring actors, movie production folk and artists (thanks in large part to SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design, a huge deal in town) so they make it fun.

Well, the original name of their mascot was of the Native American type variety, so maybe they pick something a little more mainstream along those lines. I've read a lot of Washington Warriors, but there are those who won't like that, then you get away from NA culture, and there are those who don't like that. Wolves? Warriors? Warbirds? Warhawks? Redhawks? Maybe associating War and D.C. isn't in good taste, but it would be historically accurate...

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/07/03/five-potential-team-names-for-washington-football-team-dan-snyder

I'll hit a few places I've been for sporting events, all of them fun in their own ways:

Fenway Park, Boston, MA in 1999 - fantastic place to watch a ballgame, though with COVID it'd be impossible, you are elbow to elbow with everybody and right down on the action.

Providence Park, Portland, OR - it has been newly renovated and with PSU getting kicked out for Timbers games, Davis no longer gets to play downtown against the Vikings. Crazy local fan base, they love the Timbers, and as one might expect, things can get a little bit heated in the crowd.

@ Boise State, great fans, tailgating top notch

@ Oregon, obnoxious fans, but you get to meet a lot of folks who are "famous" in UO and Nike circles, the Duck fanbase is more widespread than most know.

Daytona Speedway, Daytona, FL - a cathedral to racing, it's a total culture going to a NASCAR event. A very long party.

Wrigley Field, Chicago - another surviving tradition of neighborhood ballparks, fiercely loyal and hilarious, fanbase finally got that World Series recently, and Bill Murray cried.

@ Fargodome, North Dakota. A true college town, surrounded by not a ton of humans, but Morehead, MN is right next door. The fan base there is very loyal, and they show up, very friendly place, and cold.

@ Missoula - Montana fanbase has football embedded in their culture, a real way of life, party friendly, visitor friendly, and very spirited.

Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, NY, like a Field of Dreams reel, very, very pastime nostalgic. Awesome place to visit.

Not sports related, but in travelling around the country I think my favorite city visited was Savannah, GA. Very unique community...a lot of history dating back to the Revolutionary and Civil War times, some amazing stories are out there in the mainstream. Great place for St. Patrick's Day (2nd biggest get together outside of Boston) and Halloween -- Savannah is embedded deep in voodoo country...and they love to dress up and drink, even when there's no real occasion for it, let alone Halloween.

Looks like "later this fall", not sure if that means October or November or what.

Obviously, the vast, vast majority of students who are admitted get in on merits, aptitudes and abilities. It's just a shame it has to be overshadowed by something so unnecessary. One great thing about UCD, and I don't know the current numbers on this, but last I read UC Davis has the most first time graduates within their family than any other University in America. My Dad was one of those way back in '72.

The announcers at last weeks game kept saying Redskins. Tough when you don't have a mascot.