I think the place you are talking about is Larry Blakes. It was an iconic old place with sawdust floors, great burgers and beer. It was right across from the railroad tracks at the curve. There is a hotel there now. My wife’s best friend worked there an d she would come home with bruises of her backside from the advances of the owners pinches and pats. Funny then. Not now. He was not a real good guy. I think he had/has a similar place in Berkeley. If not that then maybe “Mr. B’s”?
What is the basis for the news that the Grad will close? I know the Mall wants to redevelop the site, but to close the Grad, that would be heresy. I would expect students would activively oppose this.

AF, so true. Old memories. I was one of the very many students who lived at Orchard Park in the late 60s early seventies. As a vet, my wife and I got by on $175 a month on the GI bill (with some UCD help). I cannot tell you how many cheese casaroles we had for dinner in our small Orchard Park apartment and sometimes shared with our neighbors. No one had any money. No one went out to eat much less to a bar. Playing catch with a football was our fun. Orchard Park is now history- a place of cleared land and I almost cried when I saw it a few months ago. My time there is as seared into my memory as my time in the Army. I loved the place and it was a great experience living there. Yes, a small monument would be very nice.

You would think KCRA would at the very least Google the “Knight Commission” and read the Wikipedia info before airing this show. They do reference the Knight Commission but do not explain what it has done or what recommended actions it wants from college athletics. The Knight Commission essentially focuses on FBS schools although it also references all “Division I” institutions in its reports which focus in large part the academic integrity of these colleges as it pertains to athletics. It recommended the adoption of the “Academic Progress Report” (APR) that the NCAA has long ago adopted, including requiring a 50% graduation rate to qualify for a post season game- an incredibly low bar by any accounts. No school to my knowledge has ever been disqualified for post season due to this rule, but I could be wrong. As to criticizing UC Davis or Sac for “not making any money,” this is a ridiculous statement because, in fact, part of the problem with big time college sports according to the Knight Reports, is that many of these big time schools do sacrifice academics for revenue and still lose money. In fact, since 1999 over 50% of all DI institutions lose money on average of $3.3 million per year. I don’t think either UC Davis or Sac are anywhere neare that staggering statistic. A Very bad and misleading program by KCRA to say the least.

Terrible article! Looks like it was written by a college intern at KCRA who has never taken a statistics or Econ class. UC Davis has almost half again more athletic teams than Sac. (25 vrs.19) and specifically 5 more women’s teams than Sac. These women’s teams are not expected to be anywhere near “making money” and yet they all require coaches that have to be paid salaries. The programs are not close to being comparable. I guess maybe I don’t really get the point of the article if there was one.

A few years back the Beach was in town with a lot of their fans downtown and I was walking behind them. They were saying “Wow, look at that, a nice big downtown”. So thats what we/you have in Davis. You cannot bottle that. You cannot make that up. This town is just really an amazing place in this day and age. I am so glad I got the chance to raise my kids there.

You are a lucky man, enjoy this time. When it’s gone you can never get it back. Horse crazy girls, I have them too at a later stage in life. They then become horse crazy women and cost more, enjoy!

Aggies got thumped pretty good by a strong A&M team down in College Station. But they are in the learning stages at this point. A&M has 60 gals on their roster for only 15 scholarships, so Texas gals do like to ride down in the Lone Star state and they will do it for close to nothing. I guess you would expect that. I have high hopes that we will eventually do very well in this sport, but it will take some time to get there.

Abridge, great shots! How are you able to get off so many clear shots so fast? You must have very good equipment to do this. What is it?

One of the big problems with bringing a lot of transfers from big schools like UCSB has done is that you get issues with egos with these new “stars”. “Wait a minute coach, you told me I was going to . . . “ etc. they are not part of the normal collegiate process of growing up where they are asked to play ball. Sometimes you get a great player or 2 but to bring in more than that is downright not a good idea. Imagine how Heidegger feels when he’s taken out for some new guy with no history at UCSB. I would. Not endorse this recruiting model and I don’t think that Les has done so. We have 2, but thats it and enough.

Well were not the PAC 12TV yet. BWTV needs a lot of help/work. Not a great site.

I get no sound.

Intensity? No one was as intense as Ham in a close game! He really did need that towel for a reason.

Berkeley is also building a new beach volley ball facility. Might be a slightly larger project due to it being built on the Clark Kerr campus which is not close to other athletic facilities and much closer to Berkeley’s residential district. And the NIMBY neighbors are not happy. They filed suit this week to block the project for not following the campus LRDP.

Yes, it was great to hear Bob Williams explain the fine points of the game. I did not know that “foot placement” was an important aspect of playing defense. I heard him say he was back in “nor-cal” but he did not say Davis that I heard. Great that his heart is here and not in Santa Barbara. 20 years ago he coached a team that I believe did what no other UCD team has ever done: won a National Championship. I recall his ardent plea at a 1990’s campus meeting that we needed to move up to D-1 for the good of all Aggie sports, but he could not convince the hard headed academic senate to go there. He has been proven right to his ever lasting credit. I hope he stays on as the color guy. Great guy!

I feel your pain Toke, but its not all the students fault. The City of Davis is like one of those now unique places where there are so many local things to go to every night for parents and older people- PTA, night classes, workouts, church meetings,2 HS games, Jr. Hi games .etc. We are not like Berlekey, LA, or Palo Alto where a huge number of non student fans come regularly because they have no other responsibilities or things to do. Actually that is why I loved living in Davis for all those years. But, i went to many many games!

I don’t know how these polls are really done, but the fact that we beat both UCI and St Marys and they are higher ranked just makes the fairness of these polls very suspect. But like my buddies above say, it sure gives Jen some good stuff to talk about in practice and the huddle. Big CHIP coming at you!

It was a joke. Plus, “Pac13” is very bad JU JU and creates an odd number of teams. So, add Utah State Aggies and UC Davis Aggies? Not so great, but I guess possible. Maybe by 2050 something will happen like this.

Is there anyway to watch this replay?

Thanks Russ for the tip. I love watching the gals do their thing and I don’t want to miss anything they do. They say you cant coach shooting but you can coach ball movement and the Lady Ags are so good at that part of the game. Almost like a ballet out there and Poly was trying a full court press! Hats of to Coach Jen and her Aggie Gals. A dominate win!

Missed most of the game is there a way to get the replay?