I understand this perspective but also I think its a different convo when someone is loyal but also has a lifetime losing record and has not brought us back to march madness since 2017. Its no personal attack, but I don't see how the program will be rejuvenated without some movement? This is the longest tenured d1 basketball staff (including all assistants) if I am correct.

I agree with Gabe when it comes to needing to shake things up (whether that is coaching, recruiters, facility work) before going to the MW, but I do not think Sac State's strategy is a promise by any means of long term success. Its just too much betting in my opinion. Our basketball program has felt really stale as of late. That game on ESPN was so fun, but it seems like we have been pretty "mid" since that march madness run in 2017. Good kids, nice coaches, but I really think our current position a year out from joining the MW is worrying. A coach with a less than .500 winning percentage, mediocre season (yes 2 years ago we were a game from march madness, I understand that as an outlier), facilities needing to get renovations started, and not much of a team identity. Other than joining the new conference, I feel like football and basketball feel like they are totally different in the energy around them. We have had star players that have kept some energy, but in general everyone I have talked to is like "I loved Pepper..." not "I am loving Davis basketball"

legit chance teddye is picked before sanders

First day of the draft! Predictions if lan or any aggies get drafted (in general not just today)?

I’m not trying to bag on sac state, I’m seriously not, but if the donations on give day for them stay this low… they may have a problem. Moving to FBS and all the buzz around and getting less than 4,000 dollars for both football and the stadium.

Nearing 90k! Fantastic!

This comment on the sac forum sums it up for me: "He hasn’t identified where the new track will be located. And if track is a priority (boo) then where will it go? If he is adding padding to the current bleachers, then he is not replacing the bleachers or infrastructure. Or removing the track. If they were really going to remove the track and pull the stands 30yds closer to the field, they wouldn’t incur adding padding to the current setup.

Quickly, morphing into Nevada X2 type stadium.

I can’t take any of this too seriously with a track in the football stadium. What started as grandeur and never been done at Sac State is slowly being baited and switched into FBS light. Just enough to get by. No wonder, nPAC knew better. MWC knew better and took the team that has a real stadium that can be added to easily and looks like a stadium. Not padded bleachers used for the Rose Bowl parade one time."

The champions achieve initiative they did last year raised 40K which was over the expected..

I was thinking the same thing. I tried finding last years give day #'s but im either clueless or just cant find it. 70K seems pretty great.

Gonna be a beautiful day!

Prongos brother is a star at UCLA

Yeah as much as I personally like our FBS aspirations… I would much rather be in the MW and eventually join for football than go independent right now. I just think with all that’s going on in CFB rn, this move for sac is really unknown territory

so freakin cool!

Well deserved! A great write up of his accomplishments too. As a student, getting responses via email from him and seeing him around campus (same with the chancellor) sound like small things but are really nice from a local standpoint.

I for one, am very happy we are leaving the Big West after a move like this. Not that Cal Baptist is the worst move ever, but beyond that new arena, I don't think this move brings much. The possibility that they could add more just makes me think about an alternative universe where Hawaii left, we stayed, and we got stuck with more dilution to the conference. Even with schools leaving the MW, I am more excited about an add like UTEP than Cal Baptist.

me too! fun season so far. the bats have been pretty damn good.

Been missing in action with stomach flu. Davis students need to use their brains and wash those hands, damn! Looking forward to that interview!

do you think its time for les to go? Les is 195–199 (.495) at Davis. I am just worried moving up.

I just feel like its still a trek for a lot of students or families, especially with the weekend that this years tourney was. Why not keep the game in so cal where fans can drive or take public transit to the game for the night?

exactly, I think he looks much more settled even with some mistakes than last game.