Barragan, right - he came off the bench and put a drive together to win Causeway in '03.

Those were the last years where they had Causeway deep into the night - and over at Sac, Aggie fans were walking around in groups, and there were tons of cops on horses walking the lots just making sure nobody got any ideas about jumping a rival. The good old days! When the bad blood made you take note of your surroundings, trying to explain that kind of situation to my niece and nephew is strange, they can't fathom being in fear of getting attacked at a sporting event.

Was it '05, '06, '07? I know Plough threw the last TD, but the Aggies marched into Bozeman and beat Montana State 45-0.

Whoever said the crazy 2018 game at home vs. Idaho State, in overtime, double overtime (?) - I never got to see the finish because my buddy was so drunk at the game I had to walk him out before security threw us out - so we ended up watching the finish at The Grad.

Winning at Tulsa - overlooked win, that was crazy...I know we beat San Jose State as well one season - think it was Mark Johnson's defense who held the Spartans to like 13 points? 2010 I believe...and the 2018 squad laying 44 on SJSU - that's when we all knew that team really had something, certainly on offense, the Aggies were going to be potent.

Favorite Causeways - 2018 in Reno, thumping them so awfully bad to get the high Playoff seed, remarkable. The second. 2003 ran Mahasin 34 times and beat Sac 31-27, Flanigan threw it 12 times all game - it was so anti-Aggie in the win, but Mahasin was a beast, ran for over 170.

Favorite Horseshoe was 2004, was a super tight game, comeback game winning TD drive on a play Bob drew up on a napkin on the bus ride down. Won 36-33 and my high school football teammate secured the win with a pick at the end of the game.

Is the field even playable today?

Yeah, I was going to say, there are some guys from the my father's era that donated in other ways, ie, the racks and weight stacks in the Edwards Family Athletic Center. May not show up as ca$h, but having good, forever equipment was a huge donation for sure.

How's Daniel's health?

DrMike, my Dad would say "f'n kickers" ha ha

Hunter seems like a character. He wasn't shy about all those field goals he nailed in Missoula last fall.

It takes a lot of people to steer a massive ship in a new direction.
I'd be stoked for a 2027 or 2028 jump, provided we have a plan...and money.

DrMike That is a big piece of news regarding retaining Nava and Simonson, they aren’t listed on the roster.

Big news indeed, and good news.

A night time Saturday spring game would be great for attendance. Maybe get lucky and score a baseball game over at Dobbins in the day or what not.

Look at NAU, wow

What's everybody's honest take on what year UC Davis Football first plays a FBS level schedule?

Sailer runs a strong camp - if he says Hughes has an elite leg, he does.

Appears Davis will be the 'home' team for this one.

We're corrected, I distinctly remember that 2026 buzz that Davis was playing @ UNLV - but I guess that fell through.

Oh am I mixed up? Let me check that out.

2025 starts like this:
@ Mercer in Alabama
@ Utah Tech
@ Washington

2026 starts like this (will be confirmed):
@ San Diego
@ UNLV
@ SMU

That's four money games in two years to start the year (what's the money deal with the Mercer game with ESPN, curious) - sounds like a ramp up to help pool the funds needed to jump to the Mountain West. Have to think that with a jump, an upgrade to the Stadium will be required. Need a bump to at least 25,000, with Utah State being the smallest capacity stadium in the Mountain West currently at just over 25k. THAT, to see it mildly is a massive jump in capacity, a massive overhaul project - and a massive leap of faith that we can get anywhere close to that many fans showing up to watch Davis play Wyoming.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2025/1/13/football-opens-2025-with-week-0-match-up-face-mercer-in-2025-fcs-kickoff-classic.aspx

In case it was missed, here's the official release.

Most of us can't help it, I know my Dad can't. His in game rants and comments are so legendary we made up a bunch of t-shirts for him last Christmas with the best football-isms to come out of his mouth: "HOLDING!" "LOBSTER CLAWS" and one of Sochor's favorites whenever a receiver dropped a pass in practice "ICE TONGS!"

We all yell because we care.

Jayden Robinson Offered by:
Ashland U
Quincy U
Mercyhurst U
Morgan State

Not having Simonson to play his last year is a big blow to the OL. However, if it's Harper at QB (and that's not set in stone), the blind side is actually from the RT spot with Harper being a southpaw, where Nava...is....graduating? Maybe I read somewhere that said he could be coming back.