Sailor I know that rota has a us naval base nearby. Are you former navy or at least defense department? Or did any other contact with the rota area convince you that this was the place to retire. I have never been there but I know that it is a very nice place. Funny, I know a friend who had a son in the airborne stationed in Italy whom they visited every chance they could and finally did what you did and retired in Verona Italy. Not that it was that hard since the mother was Italian born. I hope your Spanish friends welcome you with open arms despite our dear leaders somewhat shaky performance to Spain.

Sailor, exciting news about the Spain move. Interested in the whys, where’s and what’s of your moving to Spain. I myself have often thought of a move to Ireland, but never went through with it. Hope the fires are not affecting you. We went through that whole thing over here in Sonoma County a few years back. Not fun!

Lafan, I have not heard Plough articulate your description anywhere but maybe I missed it. If that is the case, then it is no less subjective that any other method of choosing any player’s performance at any position. So I guess the media just got it wrong. I think many people are under the impression that my view is the correct one even if wrong. And what is so crazy about having a meeting of the players with the QBs out of the room and passing out anonymous ballots?

On the manner which plough picks his starting QB. By team vote according to recent legend. I say this because my BIL up in Boise has seen this reported locally, along of course with interest in Hawk and son who the locals like very much. It is rather a very interesting and smart method and I hear that coaches all over the west are talking about it. One of the things that it does is remove the issue of the “Coaches favorite “ out of the equation and allows the guys to just play at their best and treat the rest of the guys with respect. Then whoever is chosen owes a mental debt to the team to do his best in each and every game. My question is does the entire roster vote and when is it done?

So the best info I have on the status of this case is that there are now 2 cases potentially being filed, one in the state court in YOLO county and another new case to be filed in federal court. The federal court in Sacramento having said it cannot handle both the Title IX lawsuit and the fraud and the personal injury misrepresentation cases together. So the case was dismissed. The federal title IX case can be refilled in Sacramento (Unknown if this has occurred yet)? But the state court action has been refilled in Yolo county superior court. Apparently the teams attorneys have decided that they will now take on the entire UC davis athletic program, not just the equestrian program as being in violation of title IX. Good luck with that! Especially in federal court in Sacramento!
The personal injury cases for the individual equestrian team members proceeds in the state court. A very different and difficult case. What are the damages in being moved to a club team? When your scholarship is still being honored. See Stanford program citied above by Zythe. Keep tuned

Did fall football get started today?

His dad was an incredible athlete. I was there when he was injured just before a playoff game and it literally broke the team spirit. I recall a player running off the field and saying “Its Bo” and weeping into the hands of his coach
.if the son has some of the fathers talant nd spirit i will never count him out. Hell, put him in as a safety just like his dad! He will get the job done!

Well, I wish him well in any case.

Does anyone know where pinnick is on the wsu depth chart

This entire case will disappear if and when the yolo judge rules and denies the Title IX claims. Because if the plaintiffs prevail, they carry the potential for the recovery of attorneys fees for these so-called “TItle IX experts” probably billing out at $700-1000 an hour. Absolutely ridiculous. But true. So if the judge throws out the Title IX claims these attorneys will jump ship so fast your heads will spin. Then we are left with these poor girls and their hapless “Mental distress cases” I feel sorry for the poor sac attorney who signed up on this case in the first place who will probably never be paid when he finally has to dismiss the case.
Absolutely disgraceful what has happened to Rocko and his family. Shameful for these girls and their families to engage in such behavior.

Training Room guy, I have felt your pain with the cost of raising kids with sports. I have done the soccer, the skate boards, the karate and then with my daughter at UC Davis joining the rowing club (talk about an expensive sport, try the rowing). No, my intention was to try (poorly) to explain that from a totally legal standpoint, what has happened so far in this case (without reading the court record) is that the federal court judge dismissed the players case because the Title IX claims had no legal basis. If they were a valid Title IX case the court would have retained jurisdiction over the entire case under the pendant jurisdiction rules. So now the players have to decide whether they want to go forward with the mental distress/misrepresentation claims in state court. So, to get to my point about “Wealthy parents” it is this. The parents are paying for their kids education at UC Davis. These kids are wealthy. Their scholarships are pretty much guaranteed in any event. Where is their mental distress? That is all relevant evidence insofar as the mental distress claims are concerned. Not a great sell in from of a very blue collar Yolo County jury. Just my humble opinion.

Sorry equestrian folks, you have it all wrong and frankly appear ignorant of the facts. UC Davis has one of the most robust roster of women sports in the country. Equestrian athletics was not removed for a men’s sport it was replaced by another women’s sport. Each of the equestrian athletes were given their scholarship benefits until they graduated. They can still keep their horses at UCD. Ride with the club team. So this action did not move the title IX needle one notch against the women or the program. Did UC Davis ever tell the athletes that their program would never be terminated? I doubt that it would have happened. Where’s the evidence otherwise? This case is now morphed into a case where these poor daughters of the very wealthy want to complain of their mental distress and who are demanding monetary compensation for their situation. From someone with experience in the Yolo County court system I will say this is a case that does not have legs in front of a Yolo County jury.

Do junior year commits actually mean anything? Say, he has another great season and UCLA comes calling with a hunk of cash? Can’t he just back out of the deal?

This is old inaccurate information. A federal court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction over the case due to the personal injury aspect of the plaintiffs case. Case was dismissed a month or so ago. Simply bad lawyering which is hard to believe since this whole situation is fueled by the very wealthy parents of the players who can afford the best legal team. So they will refile in state court, probably Yolo county, unless they are willing to forego the personal injury cases, which are, of course, mental distress damages. So on we go to state court in yolo county which will be a much higher bar than the federal court in Sacramento. How the Chronicle missed all of this? Beats me

Did find what I could for Pinnicks portal transfer NIL to wsu. One 2026 GMC double cab, long bed, all extras included. Donated by a local GMC dealer. So, Caden got essentially $61,000! I know, who could turn that down? And they should not. Note to pinnick: when things get going wrong up in wazzo land don’t drive the truck to Davis to see Tim……..

Is pinnick projected to start at wsu?

How does it compare size wise

Judge dismissed the federal lawsuit, but now they’re threatening to sue again in state court. Bottomless money pit is paying for this ridiculous case to continue. Could Rocko release the judges order of dismissal so we all could read it?

Just jumping in to this equestrian issue (no pun intended). So equestrian thinks their sport is an “AG sport” that advances the UC davis brand they are so wrong. Equestrian sports are a very, or even an exceptional, example of wealth personified on a dedicated sports arena used only by the very specially anointed members of the elite equestrian team. These students are not in any way shape or form part of the regular student population, they are the daughters of the very rich who have benefited greatly from their parents who can afford the ridiculous amounts of money to support their daughters need to advance their hobby of riding and jumping on horses. Look at the roster we have: girls from the east coast, the south, Texas and no connections to the state of California. Judge should throw the case out now. I know this from a personal relationship with my niece who has drained her family’s money for years on her equestrian hobby. Ridiculous!

Terrible disaster in Longview Washington! I know that the Eaton twins came from there (Oh, couldn’t we use them now,)!! Does anyone have any data on where those wonderful twins are now? I loved seeing Kayly dribbling down the court with a big smile on her face even in the midst of a tight game. Great girls indeed. Tough as nails.