Official attendance: 4281.

They may well be. There are a bunch of football players here.

We have struggled on offense all season but we’ve really slumped late in the season. I sure hope we can make a run at them in the second half and give this something to get really excited about.

The entire lower sections are full. Great crowd and great energy in the house! Now, if we can just make some baskets!

A group of about 30 guys, maybe a frat, just came in and are sitting behind the south basket and are wildly cheering every Aggie dunk and our players really put on a show. It’s so good to see them having fun!

I’d say only about 30% of capacity so far but the really good for us with 35 minutes to tip off.

45 minutes to tip off and the students are arriving. Hope they keep coming. The upper sections are pulled out and the seats on the floor at the south end are marked reserved.

It looks like the Athletics Department has done a good job of promoting this game. I think that we just may have the largest crowd of the season which is a good thing. However, we may also get run out of the building considering the the polar opposite directions that these two teams are currently heading and that would not be a good thing especially if it happens in front of a big crowd on national TV.

The Ags have lost 5 straight and we were completely outmatched in the blowout loss to Irvine on Thursday. Irvine was on fire and our defense did little to slow them down. The Eaters were simply a superior team.

We were never in that game from the start and the team looked absolutely demoralized. Les exited the floor quickly after the game and did not come out for the post-game, radio interview either. We've seen him do that before when he is very disappointed with the team.

Maybe the fact that this is the final game for our seniors combined with it being played in front of a big crowd on national TV, will be motivational enough for the Ags to make a competitive game out of tonight's contest. Fingers crossed...

I just looked at Live Stats and saw that the Aggies were ahead by 7 points 53-43 with 4:25 to go and didn't score for the rest of the game.

Another tough loss. The Ags have to find a way to win these close games.

I sure hope the second half goes better than the first. This is the best turnout of students we’ve had this year and a blowout loss won’t help bring them back on Saturday.

I'm impressed with Commissioner Gloria Nevarez after listening to her in this interview. I think she will be providing solid foresight and leadership for the conference during these turbulent times of conference reorganization and change in college athletics. I'll miss a playing a lot of the schools in the Big West Conference but I think our Athletics Department has made a good choice as we continue to grow and move forward.

Gauchodan previews all of tonight's BWC games and how the possible outcomes could affect the seeding for the BWC Tournament:

https://bigwestbanter.substack.com/p/penultimate-thursday?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3137908&post_id=157481056&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=31ratq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Interesting. That would certainly be a pleasant surprise. I was hoping that Borra would get a medical redshirt year.

I agree, Mike, with the exception of long time UCSB coach Jerry Pimm. He's too much of a homer for me and rarely has anything positive to say about the opposing players.

I think I spotted you, Toke, sitting behind the Aggies. You could replay the very start of the game to get the names of the commentators. I think they do a good job. They're not hardcore homers and they often make positive comments when an opposing player makes a great play.

I understand the team's frustration. Leo is as competitive as anyone on the team and no one plays harder. How many times have we seen him dive after a loose ball and come away with a steal or grab a rebound by his sheer effort among much taller players? He's a warrior on the court and I have loved watching him progress over the years.

Great for Teddye! He's certainly one of the best players ever to wear the Aggie uniform!

The more the better seems to be the formula that the power conferences have pursued. The Big Ten has 18 teams, the ACC has 17 and the SEC and the Big 12 each have 16 teams. The new PAC 12 is currently set to expand to 8 teams and they are most certainly looking for more.

So, if the current MWC and the PAC 12 were combine, they would form a 19 team conference. Of course, Gonzaga and Grand Canyon do not have football, Northern Illinois is for football only currently and we don't know when the Aggies will formerly move to FBS. Adding Sac State would bring the conference to 20 teams total.

There's little chance of this happening but it certainly would expand the footprint in the west!