Very typical cocky and poor response by a Berkeley Rugby player in a sport that is revered for its “sportsmanship” ideals (remember the beers after the game thing 20 years ago?- now: GONE!) The Cal players know very well how much better off they are than most rugby teams at the college level with their sizable endowment thanks to Dean Witter et. Al. Their own practice field and their own full time coach (which I don’t think any other rugby team in the US has). So Cal who is so good here and Then goes to Canada and plays the University of British Columbia and then gets totally trashed. Some day some alum will come along and say: enough it’s enough and donate some big money to help Aggie Rugby compete at this level. For now we just play along.

Great draft celebration for Morgan. She’s just so cool and confident. She will be a leader on that Dallas team both on the floor and in the locker room. By the way, my last post of my “fantasy team of 2019-20” did not include Kenedy Lily because I believe there is a 99% chance that Jen will RS her just like Morgan. She’s a real gem- no need to rush her IMHO.

Oldband, that clip of Megan Jones could have been Morgan. Uncanny, except she goes for the hair bob which Morgan never sported on the court. I think a team of Jones, Stobbart, Hall, Bessolo and Tripcic would be a very tough combination for the opposition to deal with; plus with very talented reserves in Konrad, McKweon, Song (who may start), and others. A Very formidable group!

Yes and she was VERY successful academically in a very demanding major!! Being selected to the BWC ALL-Academic team three times since 2016. 2019 not out yet. I think that she will do well in the WNBA, but if not Europe will be there for her. Her success will also be very helpful to Jens recruiting efforts in the future.

Congrats to Morgan! Your the best!

KD will be drafted for sure. What I am worried about is that with the Aggie connection with the Raiders, they will draft him first and then move to LV and we will lose sight of him. 49ers need to step up and draft this great local player for the great many reasons already stated. Selfish thoughts I know. But I do wish him well anywhere he goes.

Well, the very good Aggies men’s tennis team just got trounced by a UCSB team dominated by foreign born players (6 of 9). As noted above this happened to the Gals as well. UCSB just feels is has to win at any cost including its total non-support of U.S Tennis which is a dying breed by all accounts at this point in time. So of the 16 scholarships (men and woman) allowed to tennis 13 went to foreign players at UCSB. This is not a way to rebuild U.S. Tennis in my view; and it is not a fair allotment of UC athletic funds (which includes state funds) in any case. Again, I’m not in favor of a ban, but, please, can we just have some reasonable limits? Surprised the UCSB student aren’t a little pissed over this, not to mention the tennis parents of US born UCSB kids.

As a vet i think that having Doug on our team will be a big asset just for the fact that dodging bullets is a lot harder than blocking in football. 82d AB pretty damn cool on your resume. He will be a leader on this team! Great recruiting by the Hawk!

He better hurry it up. NCAA is going to do away with graduate transfers at its next meeting per NYT.

In the Les world guards win games. I do not know if this is right or wrong.

Lost again to Fresno at Fresno 16-3. Again very few points from the western riders. Season is now over. Expect a huge improvement next season when coach is able to actually effectively recruit able riders.

Sorry, but is the Martina reference a joke or true? I was an ardent fan of hers for years, but BW basketball and she lives in Miami? I Don’t get it. Born right handed, Did you know she taught herself to play left handed? And very well she played. Probably the best woman tennis player ever IMO.

Looking ahead to next year; a team led by Cierra, Nina, Sophia and Sage is a lot to build around. We lost 3 starters last year and did very well and a great coach like Jen can get much done with this group as well. Sanders had flashes of talent, but needs to hit the training table to add some quickness. If Sage could develope her footwork a bit she would be much better and she is very good now. Disappointed that McKweon never got her shot going. Konrad may be the Aggie star of the future. Figure that Lily will RS. The firery Trpcic could be the wildcard that ignites the offense. The big Scottish gal could add some needed muscle on the boards, but that is a Sage strength wall. Overall, the Aggies look very good for next year.

The gym I go to in Sonoma is very Stanford oriented. Yet, they know and do love Morgan. Not yet real keen on UC Davis, but some few alums there too. In the obscure locker/steam room world where the so called and very obnoxious experts deliver their opinions it is this: Stanford will play zone and try and lock down Morgan with doubles or even triples low. They will then hope/dare that the Aggies will not shoot well from the 3. Very simple plan. It might just work. But if we knock down some 3s and Morgan gets inside for shots or fouls this plan will not work IMHO. We can actually win this game!

Funny that the main problem in all of this is the so-called “recruited walk on in the Olympic sports” not the major college sports. And many of the sports involved are big roster woman’s sports like rowing and according to todays NYT article these sports are often used by colleges to achieve “equivalancy” for TIX purposes. That explains why rowing teams often have a 125+ Roster for only 20 allowed scholarships. It might also explain why Texas A&M’s equestrian team has a 60 roster for only 15 scholarships. Anyway, Singer saw this as an opening that he could exploit and exploit it he did.

I have heard that Bob Dunning is on this. Good news!

I have posted before why not break up the Whole Foods space into some smaller units? Or use the Gap space that is leaving? Joel Friedman is a tireless worker for his projects there and he is a UC Davis supporter. He would get it done. But I know a divorce can really screw up a good business like the Grad.

Absolutely great!! Love our gals!

AO I agree. I think that Jens recruiting (always very good) is picking up significantly now with her success, her team’s success and more importantly the fact that they love and adore her for many reasons. She is a huge huge asset to our ICA. Actually, probably the best coach ever for WBB here. She will take her Aggie women to Stanford and will impress. Thats why we play the game, right?

Run? The twins can run and run and run. I am not that worried about the Oregon State size as I am about how we defend the perimeter because thats where they get their points. Hall and Nina will get the RBs.