I did some research and it appears that there were 5 related Graduate restaurants at one time: Davis, Chico, San Luis Obispo, Stockton and one in Tucson known as the Wildcat House. The restaurant in Berkeley is Henry's located the the Graduate Berkeley building that was formerly the Hotel Durant and wasn't related to the other Graduate restaurants.

All of The Graduate restaurants related to the Davis Grad have closed:

- Chico Grad closed in 2015. I believe it was open for 37 years.
- San Luis Obispo Grad closed in 2020 after 45 years.
- Stockton Grad closed in 2021 after a homeless man set fire to it after being denied a free soda.

- The Wildcat House in Tucson closed in 2012 after 37 years. In 2015, new owners renovated the building and opened Brother John's Beer, Bourbon & BBQ while keeping some elements of the former Grad as nostalgic remembrances.

247 Sports shows that Kuchenbuch currently has offers from Air Force, Army, EWU, Idaho, Montana and the Aggies.

Ags lost a close one 3-2 today and finish with a winning season 29-27 overall. Great year for the Aggies and the Aggie coaching staff. This program is on a fast rise!

The Ags won another wild one today 9-8 over Bakersfield in 13 innings. The Aggies trailed 8-7 going into the bottom of the 13th and tied the game at 8 apiece with no outs and the bases still loaded but the Ags grounded into 2 force outs at home. Then the Bake relief pitcher was forced to leave the game after the umps determined that the Bake manager had made two visits to the mound in the inning. The Bake manager was not happy but he had to bring in another reliever who hit the Aggie batter with his first pitch forcing in the winning run for the Ags. Crazy!

One game left in the season now. Go Ags!

Check out Jamaal Unuakalu's 2023-24 highlights video here (scroll down the list of videos to see the 23-24 video):

https://www.hudl.com/profile/18855717/Jamaal-Unuakhalu

I think Jamaal Unuakhalu is a good recruit for the Aggies. Les does a great job of finding "diamonds-in-the-rough" who often get overlooked.

I just looked at Unuakhalu's stats for his freshman year at Moorpark and, overall, they're pretty impressive: 7.2 ppg, 56% shooting overall and 8.6 rebounds per game. He scored in double digits in 7 games (high of 18) and had double digit rebounds in in 13 games (high of 16). Considering he averaged just 21.3 minutes per game, those are pretty good stats.

In his sophomore season he averaged 31 minutes per game, 14.5 ppg while shooting 57% overall, 10.6 rebound per game along with 3 blocks per game. He scored in double digits in 23 games (high of 28) and had double digit rebounds in 18 games (high of 19). He also had a high of 8 blocks in a game twice. So he improved a lot.

Overall, he appears to have a big upside and a good foundation to improve and grow under Les. His rebounding stats are impressive and he shoots a high percentage. We know Les emphasizes defense so I would guess that he's a good defender as well. He can help fill in for the loss of Adebayo's defense and rebounding with more scoring as well.

I don't know if we have any scholarships left to give but, if we do, I think we might see another guard especially a good 3 point shooter.

https://moorparkcollegeathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/bios/unuakhalu_jamal_khnx

Oh man, I had everything mixed up on that post! Thanks for the correction. I edited it.

No Aggies made Hero Sports list of Top Returning FCS LB's.

Big Sky LB's on the list:

#25 Will Leota - Sac State (transfer from Utah Tech)
#6 Riley Wilson - Montana

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-top-returning-2024-linebackers-bzbz/

Miles Hastings is #23 on Hero Sports Top 25 list for QB's:

Big Sky QB's on the list:

#5 Tommy Mellott - Montana State
#12 Kaiden Bennett - Sac State
#16 Kekoa Visperas - Eastern Washington
#23 Miles Hastings - UC Davis
#25 Richie Munoz - Weber State

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-top-returning-2024-quarterbacks-bzbz/

Big Sky RB's on the Hero Sports Top 25 list:

#1 Lan Larison - UC Davis
#8 Eli Gillman - Montana
#12 Julius Davis - Montana State

Great comeback win by the Aggies today!

The short story: After being shutout for eight straight innings, the UC Davis Aggies rallied to score seven in the ninth inning, walking it off on Mark Wolbert's two-run home run to pick up the 7-6 victory over the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Thursday.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/5/23/baseball-aggies-rally-for-seven-runs-in-the-ninth-to-walk-it-off-against-cal-state-bakersfield.aspx

"I am humbled and honored that Coach Plough trusts me enough to bring my family and me back to Davis," said Shelton. "Davis holds a special place in my heart and my family's heart, and I'm excited to get back to working with a special group of student-athletes, coaches, and community. I can't wait to see what we can accomplish in the coming seasons."

"We are thrilled to bring Paul Shelton back to Shredville," said Plough. "The history of QB development at UC Davis is as special as anywhere in the country. Paul has a unique experience of being a key member of our offensive staff in previous years, coordinating our special teams, and gaining head coaching experience back in his home state of Tennessee.

"He has developed NFL players both at TE and at punter in his time at UC Davis. Not only is he an elite teacher/recruiter, but Paul is an elite person. Fired up to have him coordinate our offense and help mentor our quarterbacks."

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/5/20/football-paul-shelton-returns-as-offensive-coordinator-plough-puts-final-touch-on-staff.aspx

Seems fitting that Plough's first commit is a QB. Welcome to Shredville!

We really need to have Johnson and Rocak back for next season so I hope this really does happen!

Thanks for tracking all the transfer and recruitment activity over on the Big West Boards and the schedules as they develop as well.

Ok guys, you've got my undivided attention. Please share what you know that I don't know!

Last time someone played this "anticipation" game with me I married her. — 72Aggie

Savvy women do know how to get a good man!

That's a good question. Gonzaga really does seem to have an "unbalanced" sports program when you consider all of their sports. Men's basketball really towers above all the others in terms of national success.

I've been surprised that Gonzaga hasn't already moved to one of the big, power conferences given how successful their men's basketball has been at the national level over the years. There has always been a bit of a knock against them in the D1 rankings and tournament seeding where sports writers and fans often question their strength of schedule as a member of the WCC.