Yeah, I assumed it would be a paid announcement, and was wondering about the cost. My post was definitely vague on that point. :>(

What would it take to have a promo for AST on the scoreboard in UCU Pavilion during basketball games this season?

And maybe a CBS?

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/47247619/college-athletic-directors-collective-bargaining-ncaa-future

The next private equity domino...

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/47267088/utah-private-equity-college-sports-otro-capital

No argument. But my point was how Marions sees his position.

If he comes in and significantly improves the offense, which I think he has a good chance of doing, Marion positions himself to either succeed Prime, or get a position at another school that's better than anything Sac State could achieve within the same time period..

Colorado was 111th in Total Offense, 91st in Pass Offense, 103rd in Rushing offense and 114th in Scoring Offense in 2025. The Hornets had more yardage in all categories than Colorado (even with a terrible passing QB) and averaged more points per game.His UNLV offenses were also more productive.

Agree with the grow his brand and the potential conflicts. And given Deon's recent health issues, does Marion see himself as head coach in waiting?

I don't think it was a money issue (as per Dr. Wood). I also think he didn't see 4 games growing hs brand.

Great article. Light is a great example of a UCD athlete who is also a serious student, and who is connected to the greater campus community. I think most UCD athletes are similarly connected , and equally value their education. At least those that I chat with at games.

I hope Davis never lets that dynamic slip away.

Posts like the Matt Zenitz one seem to fall into the "It's a slow news day and I need to post SOMETHING...ANYTHING" category. The only legit possibility in Zenitz's post is Troy Taylor because he's the only one currently without a job in football.

Until Sac St. has a full schedule, say a minimum 8-9 games, it's not going to be a desirable destination for prospective head coaches, assistants or players. Sac State is a stepping stone, which even Dr. Luke Wood acknowledges. A team with a 4-game schedule isn't going to help anyone climb the ladder. I think the lack of a full schedule and the obvious difficulty in filling out a schedule are the biggest reasons Brennan Marion left.

Hey, Carter could co-star with Lil Yachty at a post-game concert!

Seems so. What a mess!

Maybe Sac will go after Sherrone Moore, now that he's available.

What I thought also as I listened.

Glad to see that sections are being added. Since courses were previously cut, do you know if this bring the Spring schedule back to its previous level? Or is there still a deficit?

It seemed less like an interview and more like a promo for Dr. Wood. KCRA should be embarrassed for the softball-make-you-look-good approach.

Agreed. I hope we don’t have to depend on comebacks during conference play.

On the plus side, we weren’t able to regroup against Stanford, so maybe this young team is learning.

Are coaches even included in the UC/CSU pension system. I remember that when Jim Sochor was being seriously recruited to coach at Cal, one of the sticking points was that his faculty status within the UC system would not continue as a coach at Cal. It wouldn't continue to accrue years of service, nor could that status protect him from termination, they way he was protected as a faculty member here at UCD.

I see that you don't address my point of commonality of interest and process at all. I would argue that, though they are fierce competitors, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt have always had a similar approach to athletics, particularly football.

SEC football always was "the closest thing to a secular religion in the US" (George Will). Nick Saban has pointed out that the lack of professional sports in the SEC footprint prior to 1960 gave birth to and nurtured the most, passionate and dedicated fanbases in all of college sports. “So, everybody in the Southeast grew up being college fans of some kind. Whether it was football or basketball, they were college fans. And that’s why you have such passion in this league because people grew up with it, and it’s never changed. And I think that’s what makes this league a little different.”

That passion developed over decades, with no competition from pro sports. That's not the case here. There's competition from pro sports within the region and from the outside. Look at the crowds at 49er games, Kings or Warriors games, Giants games. There's always a sizable portion of the crowd wearing jerseys of the visiting teams. And those people ARE NOT all people who travelled from Pittsburg, or Dallas or wherever. While I would love to see our region 100% behind the local sports teams, it is no longer the case.

To your point, I would argue that 1) Atlanta, Baton Rouge-New Orleans, Nashville, several of the Florida markets have been, and are, comparable to Sacramento in terms of infrastructure. 2) And at least comparable, if not superior in terms of money - and especially OLD money. 3) And it isn't just HAVING the money, it's what people are willing to spend it on. The BIG money folks in the South have been willing to spend on their preferred school athletics for decades. The only schools that really have that out here are Stanford, which hasn't capitalized on it, and USC, which certainly has.

Nice idea. But in order to work together, corporations or similar entities like universities need to have a reasonably aligned vision and process. Otherwise the partnership won't work. UCD and Sac St, athletics currently don't have anything close to that. And I for one, would not support UCD aligning with Sac State's approach at all. I equally don't see Luke Wood suddenly seeing becoming one of the grownups in the room.

Contrast where the moves over the last year have taken each school. Despite the hoopla and chatter that you previously lauded, which school is on a more solid path to future success?

I understand what you're saying, and I did/do realize that. However, as we've all talked about, athletics is the face of a university, so I think that ight still factor into Wood' thinking, particularly on very visible hires.

Okay, I hate to bring this up, but Wood is on record saying he wants to "eliminate whiteness" at Sac State. So will that be an impediment to hiring Taylor...a white guy with baggage?