SACRAMENTO — UC Davis and Sacramento State have announced early plans to collaborate on a new shared football facility located in West Sacramento. The proposed stadium, tentatively named the Causeway Coliseum, would seat approximately 25,000 fans and serve as the home field for both programs starting in 2029.

The joint project is estimated to cost around $450 million and is being described by university officials as an opportunity to pool resources and build a modern facility that benefits both institutions. The stadium would be located roughly halfway between the two campuses, near Raley Field, and would align with West Sacramento’s broader plans to revitalize the city’s riverfront and River Walk area.

The announcement follows Sacramento State’s recent exploration of building a new stadium, and its stated intention to pursue membership in a restructured Pac-12 Conference. UC Davis, meanwhile, recently announced that it will join the Mountain West Conference in all conference-sponsored sports, except for football, which will continue to compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

University officials believe that a joint-use stadium could raise the national profiles of both programs and position them as viable candidates for future elevation to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The facility is being designed to meet FBS facility standards, positioning both programs to pursue opportunities that may arise from future conference realignment.

“This project is about long-term vision,” said Mark Orr, director of athletics at Sacramento State. “It reflects the growth of our program and the region as a whole. A shared stadium in West Sacramento gives us the ability to think big — something worthy of our fans, student-athletes, and future ambitions.”

Rocko DeLuca, UC Davis director of athletics, echoed the sentiment.

“This is a smart move for both universities,” DeLuca said. “It strengthens the Causeway rivalry, creates better infrastructure for our teams, and positions us well for what's coming in college athletics over the next decade.”

University administrators said construction is expected to begin in early 2026, with the goal of completing the stadium ahead of the 2029 football season. Funding for the project will come from a combination of contributions from both universities, and the city of West Sacramento, and officials emphasized that the stadium will be built without increasing student fees at either campus.

In addition to shared athletic spaces, the facility will feature sustainability-focused infrastructure and is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification, with planners citing goals such as solar energy integration, water reuse systems, and the use of recycled construction materials. The stadium is also expected to serve as a multi-use venue, with plans to host concerts, high school championships, and regional sporting events to benefit the broader Sacramento region.

Under the current proposal, UC Davis and Sacramento State would alternate home game weekends during the fall, with a flexible turf and lighting system allowing the field and stadium environment to be customized for each team. Officials also noted that the annual Causeway Classic would remain a neutral-site rivalry game with split fan sections and alternating designations for “home” team status each year.

Both universities plan to release additional information as the project moves through the planning and approval process.


Link: www.sacbee․com/sports/college/article299871204.html

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Samuel Akem: Lan Larison Interview

He seems to have a lot of player turnover, which doesn't happen w WBB and FB.

His success comes when he lands a breakout star - Hawkins and Moneke.

This is an interesting post from the Big West Boards:

It is interesting that of the roughly 2,000 D1 players who entered the portal last season, about 200 of them (about 10%) never landed at another school (I'm guessing most probably never got an offer, or never got one from a school they preferred to attend or a team they wanted to play for). The consequence for declaring to enter the portal means you are at least temporarily relinquishing a scholarship at your former school. The school you transfer to does not need to guarantee you a scholarship, nor, if you wind up returning to the school you had intended to transfer from, that school does not have to reinstate your former scholarship, although they may do that....it is a risk for the player to enter the portal...maybe not for the best players, who will 'land on their feet,' but certainly for lesser players who might not get a better offer than they currently have at their present school.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/bigwest/bw-transfers-t29507-s30.html

I think Les really has to go after guys like Jones Jr. if we are going to be competitive in the MW going forward. Very highly rated player coming out of high school, but only got limited minutes as a freshman. If playtime is what he is after he would almost certainly get it at Davis. That being said if NIL and post season asperations are what he wants, it will be tough to compete against schools like Texas Tech.

*bump* these message boards are hard to find........here are a few. Still working on it....

Comparatively our board is pretty unique as a stand-alone community that is pretty easy to find!

I'm not exactly sure why you think I'm "defend(ing) the board". When movielover comes in with his completely unnecessary right wing propaganda and transphobia - which is exactly what his post from the Stanford message board one, bold text and all, was - yes, I'm going to respond and call him out on it.

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Occasionally someone calls me for a reference and I’m not even allowed to acknowledge if they are/were an employee, let alone give any feedback, on orders from the legal department. I’ve found that the “perfect” resumes and interviews are from the people who have “studied for the test” rather than mastered the material.

Thank you.

This thread will be closed with the next combative political post. Take it over to the OT board or better yet, meet up in-person and have a cup of coffee - you might actually like each other.

It’s been a minute! For those who haven’t checked in, our Bob Dunning episode has been live for a few weeks. A couple new ones set to drop soon-ish. Our lives are busy!

As for Taylor, the sad truth of the matter is had he been successful, they very likely wouldn't have fired him. If he did what he is accused of doing, he definitely deserved to be fired. They did it because he went 3-9 both years.

Woke = whatever certain people don't like at the moment — BaseballAtDobbins

The Right uses it almost exclusively in a negative context as a response for when anyone calls them or their policies discriminatory in some way.

All - Let us refrain from engaging in political discourse and instead approach this matter with a spirit of mutual understanding and respect, embodying the values of our Aggie community ✌

I'm glad Trump is taking aim at DEI programs — yolohw

Sorry but this undermines your whole argument. What Trump is doing with this is solely to keep straight white men in positions of power and to exclude anyone else.

You can always find exceptions to the rule and with 8 billion people in the world, there are plenty of them. But I would say more people than not fall under what I said in that they do their best to treat people fairly no matter what.

Now what you say (or are accused of saying, even if you didn't) is weaponized more than ever. It's 1000 times worse to be accused of being a racist or a homophobe than it is to be a poor worker. — yolohw

This is gibberish. I've never been accused of being a racist or a homophobe. Want to know why? I don't say anything racist and I don't say anything homophobic. Because I try my best to be a nice person. Generally speaking, the people who are accused of being racist or homophobic very likely, on more than one occasions said something racist or homophobic. Don't be an asshole and you won't be accused of being an asshole.

As for movielover, he didn't oversimplify anything. He a right wing lunatic and meant exactly what he said.

I've never followed college baseball very much, but my wife's cousin has a son n the Hawai`i team who transferred back from Fullerton State this year and is now starting at 3rd base. Gotta root for family, but did not want to see them play the Aggies because of my conflicted feelings. The stadium has to be one of the best college stadiums in the country and was built as a tribute to Les Murakami, an excellent manager in the 70s and 80s who took Hawai`i to the finals of the College World Series back in 1978 or so. Baseball is very big out here and Hawai`i has sent a fair share of players to the major league.

We're not in "woke times". We're in "treat people fairly, equally, and courteously regardless of race, gender or sexuality" times.