Patriots Position Breakdown – RB
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Welcome aboard...I don't know the NIL figure (others might have a better estimate), but I'm going to assume that it is pretty low compared to MW standards. But, part of the arrangement in moving to the MW was that we needed to upgrade facilities and pour more money into recruiting.

Regarding the mbb team, we have a very experienced coaching staff. I think you can sum up our teams over the years as doing more with less (we've had some quality players, though). We are never going to wow you with our athleticism or offensive prowess (or size). But no one will work harder on defense and we "usually" play a smart game. As for this years team, it's all going to depend on the transfers (that'\ statement can be made of a lot of teams in the current era). You can usually pencil us in for mid to upper end of the BW standings, so middle of the MW standing sounds about right. But again, we've supposedly increased our recruiting budget, so we'll see if that translates to more talent.

The WBB team is also lead by a very experienced staff. We've had some very good mid-major teams over the years and seem to always compete for a BW title. Not sure how that will translate this year to the MW. I'm going to guess we'll be up near the top, but this current team has quite a few holes to fill. As long as Coach Gross and the rest of the staff is in place, though, I always have confidence that we'll turn out a quality mid-major product.

Already purchased my MW+ account so ready to watch the Ags and all our new conference mates. Go Ags!

I joined MW+ today and was able to use the 15% discount. The total cost for an annual subscription with the discount was $67.99 plus a $6.80 service fee = $74.79.

Here is the projected line up.

USA projected starting 11

(4-2-3-1, right to left): 24. M. Freese (GK) — 16. A. Freeman, 3. C. Richards, 13. T. Ream, 5. A. Robinson — 4. T. Adams, 17. M. Tillman — 2. S. Dest, 8. W. McKennie, 10. C. Pulisic — 20. F. Balogun

Injured: Roldan (calf), Trusty (ankle)
Suspended: None
The USMNT is largely at full strength, with the first-team players having been rested in the final group stage match against Turkey since the result had no effect on their standing.

There are two players struggling with injuries, but both are backups. Cristian Roldan missed the match against Turkey due to a calf injury and has missed more training since, while Auston Trusty turned his ankle in the group finale and could miss some time.

Yellow card tallies reset after the group stage in this new format, meaning the likes of Tyler Adams and Folarin Balogun are back to the drawing board with everyone else. The next reset is not until after the quarterfinals, so World Cup players will have to avoid two bookings across the next three games to be in the clear.

I just do NOT think Max will see the field today, with their being only 5 subs. GO USA

Hi there! I love when fans come over to the Aggie forum (we seem to migrate to others too haha). I am really excited to visit UTEP, especially to see the architectural design of campus. Y'all really built a Himalayan inspired oasis in the rugged desert, I dig it dude. I was blown away by the Don Haskins Center, its freakin huge! I also looked and even your soccer setup is in the middle of a little bluff, so cool.

I wanted to leave an entire section for the Sun Bowl. Davis obviously is not moving to the FBS (this forum is like 20 percent speculation and summing that its gonna happen with the MW move lol), but your football stadium is a top 10 stadium n the country. I love the classic bleachers, the mountains, and the outside facade is pretty cool at the entrance.

Now to answer your actual question. UC Davis moved to D1 in 2007 but has fielded athletic teams since 1915. The Aggies were a bit of a perennial powerhouse in D2 with something like 8 national championships (including MBB in 1998) and 20 consecutive conference titles in football. Davis won four consecutive NACDA Director’s Cups (1999–2003). This award specifically recognizes the institution with the highest overall athletic success across all sports in a given year. Winning it four years in a row is perhaps the best evidence of their dominance.

Since moving to D1, Davis has won 6 regular season titles in MBB, 9 total championships in conference WBB, a dozen or so water polo conference championships, 2018 Big Sky FB championship and more.

UC Davis Soccer has sent multiple players to the MLS, most notably Max Arfsten who is on the current Team USA world cup team. Football's Teddye Buchanan is a standout on the Ravens, Lan Larison plays for the New England Patriots, Dan Whelan plays for the Packers and former Sac Kings BB forward Chima Moneke was formerly an Aggie BB player.

In earlier years, UC Davis cemented themselves with historic NFL talent like Ken O'Brien, Rolf Benirschke, and J.T. O'Sullivan.

Now for fun facts
-UC Davis hosts a "First-Year Field Storm". Gunrock (our horse mascot) leads the incoming class of freshmen onto the field to celebrate the start of their collegiate experience. It’s a rite of passage that makes the students feel like true members of the Aggie community.
-The Doxie Derby where Dachshunds race to the finish line. It is organized by the School of Veterinary Medicine to raise funds for their licensing exams.
-Davis is famous for its bright red London double-decker buses. They aren't just for show, they are a functional, primary part of the public transit system, and most of the drivers are UC Davis students.
-Davis is widely considered the Bicycle Capital of the United States.
-At 5,300 acres, UC Davis is the largest campus in the entire University of California system by land area. It’s significantly larger than many other major research universities, which helps contribute to its "small town, big campus" feel.
-While it started as a "University Farm" (the research arm for UC Berkeley) in 1908, it grew into a powerhouse. UC Davis is widely regarded as a top-10 public university in the nation. Our forestry, Ag and Vet programs are #1 or #2 in the country or world.
-UC Davis has a nuclear reactor, space debris, an arboretum and our original mascot buried somewhere ALL on campus :rofl:

UC Davis Athletic Facilities: We announced a plan to improve our facilities shortly after announcing the MW move. Some pretty exciting stuff totaling over $265 million dollars. Find it here: https://aggieascent.ucdavis.edu/

Capacity & Attendance:

UC Davis Health Stadium (Football/Lacrosse) has a capacity of 10,743 with a record attendance of over 17,000 (set in 2025).

The University Credit Union Center (Basketball/Volleyball) has a capacity of 6,000 and a historical record attendance of 7,926.

Dobbins Baseball Complex has a capacity of 3,500.

Toomey Field (Track & Field) has a historical capacity of 10,000+ (now a thousand or so). Aggie Soccer Field has a capacity of approximately 1,000.

Schaal Aquatics Center (Swim/Dive/Water Polo) has a capacity of approximately 500.

La Rue Field (Softball) has a capacity of approximately 300.

I could keep going but let me know if you have any questions! Excited to be in the MW, super excited!

I signed up today so I would be eligible for the 20% discount. It looks like the cost will be $10.99 per month or $79.99 annually with a 20% discount available.

I was looking at the second to most recent post from that IG link that showed the facility renovations for soccer, softball, football T&F.

So what it looks like to me, with regard to the football stadium, is that they are preparing the way to add an upper deck on one side or the other. Probably the home side. I would add some sort of seating/beer & wine garden and a patio in one of the end zones as well. Maybe bump total capacity to 18k or so.

Makaafi is a LOAD! He really gets off the ball and accelerates, probably going to add 25+ lbs. and be a monster at Nose. That's a good get!

The second film clip for James tells you all you need to know. Fluid hips, can really change direction, good speed, and looks to have elite ball skills. Another one with big upside!

Go Ags!

Go Padres!

DB Cornell James commits to the Ags!

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

DL Paula Makaafi has committed to the Ags!

Responding (respectfully) to part of Aggie 69’s post last week (“That Luke wood has so bamboozled …the students is just beyond belief”). Actually, the students (and faculty and staff) are extremely concerned and upset about Luke Wood’s FBS push. On-campus polls, surveys forums and protests all reflect nothing against Football, repeated pleas to fund the essentials first (offering basic courses, fixing crumbling infrastructure, hiring/retaining qualified faculty) and almost universal disdain for Wood’s agenda and methods.

The fact that all the controversy has failed to result in any journalistic judgement or CSU intervention is indeed puzzling. Some of it may be uncertainty about the finances. Despite incredible Football and Basketball expenditures (in a Chronicle interview last summer Brennan Marion marveled at how much Wood and Orr were willing to spend: “I kept asking and they kept saying yes”), there’s been no audit or detailed accounting. Where is the money coming from? In the March NY Times article about the MAC move, Sac State CFO Rose McAuliffe said the University has been preparing; “We’ve been saving for the last couple of years.” She did not detail the source for these savings. Tough to ask her; she no longer works at Sac State, having joined CSUS admin exodus (the Provost just left as well ... https://www.reddit.com/r/CSUS/comments/1tu6x2y/cameron_out_as_provostwhat_happened/).

On campus (and also at the Bee), hopes that CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia would step in have fizzled. As Wood moved forward, Garcia response was to approve raises for CSU Presidents. Assembly Bill 1831, if passed, will roll back these raises.

But it is certain that the students (and faculty and staff) feel betrayed, even those of us (like myself) who love college sports. Wood raised Fees, in part to support a new stadium, over strong objections from the students. He chose the Alternative Consultation Process, which required meetings with the students to discuss possible fee increases. Wood appeared only briefly at those meetings. He made introductory remarks and then left before the students could voice their objections to him, objections he has never acknowledged ("that’s not what I heard"). Once Wood raised the fees, he then - to garner support and tamp down journalists’ questions- told the public that the students “voted” for the fee increases.

Furthermore when the students pleaded with Wood to roll back his fee increases so that more of their money could go to campus basics like academics, Wood claimed he could not do so, trotting out his highly deceptive “separate funding streams” talking point, as in “academics and athletics are funded from different pots, and money cannot be moved from one pot to another”. That’s rubbish. Clear CSU Policy gives Wood full power to reduce Category II fees. The students could then use that money to support an Academic Access Fee (common at other CSUs). So money Wood is planning to take from student pockets to fund help his stadium and athletics push very easily could go where the students and campus want and need it to go. Wood’s other response to students’ pleas has been to suggest that the students impose additional fee increases on themselves to pay for courses and other basics.

Another problem is the CSUS Administration (including College Deans, the Finance Office etc). No one seems willing to speak out or, in a few cases, even talk about the problems. A Bee reporter told me his interviewees did acknowledge how bad things are but then pulled back at the last minute and become unwilling to go on the record.

The new ASI officers give us some hope; the top criteria expressed by voting students was that a willingness to stand up to Wood. The new Provost gives us some hope. The departing Provost (a Wood hire) was highly unqualified; her previous experience was at a college with 19 Undergraduates (seriously!). Her replacement is a long-term CSUS Faculty member. Just as I loved Moroski to Ellison, I love Sac State and want to see positive change.

So.....after all that....playing at Hornet Stadium in September? lol

TBH the Sac / SDSU situations further my feeling that Big Sky football is just fine for Davis for the foreseeable future.

feels like admin using Sac St. as a vessel to improve personal resume to climb ladder to next gig. a stepping stone. if you deeply care about something, you aren't reckless with it's survival chances. luckily, it seems the Davis team cares

Cutting through the BS of Sac State Administrators and local politicians re: stadium chimera.

I'm glad they didn't change the primary logo. I think its one of the best.

12 teams have now qualified for the Knockout Round of 32 and 20 spots are still up for grabs:

Mexico (Group A)
USA (Group D)
Germany (Group E)
Argentina (Group J)
France (Group I)
Norway (Group I)
Colombia (Group K)
Switzerland (Group B)
Canada (Group B)
Brazil (Group C)
Morocco (Group C)
South Africa (Group A)

The USA plays Türkiye in Los Angeles at 7 pm tonight and, hopefully, we'll ge to see Max Arfsten play quite a bit since the Americns have secured their spot in the next round of 32.

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This is important. Be sure to designate UC Davis so that we are guaranteed some monetary support. This streaming service sounds great to me. Hopefully, it will be free from the glitches we often encountered on ESPN3.

I need it in my veins now!

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https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2026/6/24/athletics-mountain-west-conference-unveils-new-brand-identity-introducing-built-bold-era.aspx

LAS VEGAS — The Mountain West Conference today announced the launch of a refreshed brand identity, including a modernized wordmark, an updated color palette, and a new defining tagline: Built Bold.

The rebrand marks a pivotal step forward as the Conference enters a new era—one defined by growth, innovation, and transformation.

"This new identity reflects exactly who we are as a Conference and where we're going," said Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. "We are bold in our ambition, bold in our commitment to our student-athletes on the field and in the classroom, and bold in how we choose to lead. 'Built Bold' represents our willingness to take decisive steps forward—together—as we continue to shape a national Conference that delivers real opportunity and real impact for our institutions and communities."

The updated visual identity features a refined Mountain West wordmark and refreshed brand elements designed to better represent the Conference's evolving footprint and national reach.

The new look is part of a broader effort to modernize the Mountain West's visual presence while creating a cohesive, flexible system that can be activated across all platforms—from broadcasts and digital media to campus and community engagement.

Anchoring the new brand is the tagline: Built Bold—a rallying cry that reflects the Mountain West's identity and aspirations.

Rooted in the Conference's positioning, Built Bold reflects the Mountain West's energy, excellence, perseverance, and innovation while reinforcing its commitment to leading confidently and shaping the future of collegiate athletics. The Conference's vision remains focused on providing transformative experiences for our student-athletes.

As the Conference looks ahead, one message is clear: the Mountain West is not defined by tradition alone—it is Built Bold.

Kevin Blue is riding high as Canada gets into knockout round for first time!