The Falcons have 2 wide receivers and a tight end on the practice squad. Any idea where Doss sits in the list of who would be pulled up to the active roster first?

My point earlier was that sports aren't the only outlet to drive school spirit (and down the road bring in donations) and enthusiasm around the school. How much did we spend on the Mondavi Center for the Arts? How many of us have been to a performance?

I wear my UC Davis College of Engineering pullover very proudly. That's what makes me proud to be an Aggie, not the results of our athletic programs. I went to a lot of football games in college since we had a bunch of guys in our fraternity on the team (and other sports, too). But, do you think I could drag any of my old friends or my family to a game against Dixie St., or pretty much anybody else on our schedule besides Stanford or Cal? Nope. I'll always cheer for the Davis athletic teams, but not because they are winning. What makes me passionate about our sports programs is that they draw true student athletes. I love hearing a player's position, followed by their major. To me, that's what makes Davis so great; that we attract really smart kids. That some of them can also compete at a high level in sports is pretty awesome.

Anyway, just my two cents. I don't have any understanding of the athletic program's budget, and how that impacts the school. Riverside, Irvine, Modesto, San Diego, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara all don't have football teams. Are they failing universities? Probably not. Do Davis, Cal and UCLA attract more students because of football and other sports? I'd argue that Cal and UCLA probably do, but I don't think it applies to Davis. As agalum said in the other thread, "Bob Dunning seems to think poor student attendance is the result of being FCS," and I'd agree with that statement.

For me and the friends that I have that are sending their kids to Davis right now, it has little to nothing to do with the athletics program, and most of them might only go to one football game in their 4-5 years. But, that it's an option is awesome. Just like so many other activities in college. I just think the sports programs have very little to do with attracting the majority of students that apply to Davis. But I'm glad the athletic program exists so that kids who do want to continue playing sports have the option.

Long story short, Go Ags, and looking forward to crushing Dixie St. Saturday night!

I've been happy with ESPN+, but it was only a $1 or so per month to add it to our Disney+ account.

I work with a few Davis graduates. They never went to any sporting events while they were there in the early 2000s. You don't have to support athletics to have school spirit, especially in an academic-first school. They laugh at me regularly for knowing sports scores and knowing the names of female basketball players. But, they are proud of their engineering degrees. Davis isn't TX or any other school where the kids grow up with HS football being religion. Plenty of students at Davis probably didn't even play a sport in HS, and, I'd argue that a lot of the kids that go to Davis probably didn't get along with the "jocks" in HS. I don't think school spirit should be linked to attendance of football games. There are a ton of clubs and activities that allow kids to be a part of the UC Davis community.

When I was there in the late 90s, I had plenty of classmates that never attended a sporting event. Mostly, they were studying much more than I was.

It's not about a difference in political thoughts. It's the "people are saying," "I heard," "I'm told" sort of comments. It's meaningless without any background info. I've also heard the earth is flat. It doesn't make it true. I'm sure faculty applicants are asked how they support their community, philanthropy, etc. But Movie's implication is that the university is trying to hire Black Lives Matter protesters, or something along those lines I assume.

Not sure what that means, I just thought it was an interesting story how he partnered with Sidney Garfield to offer healthcare for the shipyard workers.

Or the significance of modern day health care, and how Henry J. Kaiser was involved with the manufacturing process of those liberty ships.

I spent the night on the Hornet with my son when he was doing cub scouts. Maybe the next time they play Cal, they can visit the Hornet. An even better overnight trip was the SS Jeremiah O'Brien liberty ship in SF. That was my favorite event with the cub scouts.

Hawkins mentioned this week in a press conference the importance of being an academic institution first and foremost, and that the team will be taking a trip on the USS Midway while they're down in San Diego.

No way! I grew up on Warm Springs Road (just north of Bennet Valley Rd) and my parents still live there. I regularly ride my MTB to Annadel. Even though my dad use to ride, he still gets grumpy about the cyclists, but always does the right thing.

EWU beats UNLV in 2OT.

I'd be surprised if that quarterback starts next week.

Venable was outstanding tonight. Can't wait to see more of him.

agreed. But that was a long time ago. Regardless, YEEESSSSS!!!!! Nice "W!"

I like how the announcers keep talking about how Davis beat Stanford 16 years ago, like Tulsa is somehow like Stanford.

Clearly the news is getting out there how good the Aggies are. Last week, ESPN's Matchup Predictor gave Davis a 6.0% chance of winning. Today, 6.1% ;-)

Colby Wadman was a punter for the Broncos from 2018-2019.

The only thing I know about Tulsa.

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/hof/roster/bob-st--clair/7564

"As an aside, for years I've seen cyclists blow through stop signs. It doesn't seem legal or safe, I just shake my head."

Thanks for proving my point. Your observations have nothing to do with Knapp's death.

"Cyclist gets hit by car -> people share stories about how cyclists behave badly. That's all, that's the source of my anger/frustration."

How do we educate people on why rules that are written for cars might not be what's safe for cyclists? When people who follow the rules get ran over, you start to wonder if following the rules is what's most safe. For your specific experience, some times being in the middle of the lane is what makes you most visible, and I've heard/read, "Oh my God, I didn't see them!!!" And it's labeled a bike accident. Anyway, I apologize for reacting so strongly. I'm just tired of reading stories of cyclists getting killed by distracted drivers. It's salt in the wound when the response is, "Well, cyclists run stop signs all the time." That fact is completely irrelevant compared to distracted motorists causing accidents (and completely ignores the fact that motorists also regularly blow stop signs).

I don't know the Knapp family. But they're just one more family who has to deal with the result of the careless action of a stranger. My frustration is that this discussion is like a broken record. Cyclist gets hit by car -> people share stories about how cyclists behave badly. That's all, that's the source of my anger/frustration.