I've always said we should embrace what we are good at. Wine. We are the best viticultural program in the world. We are not just "Aggies" we are Wine Makers. If we started pushing that, nobody in the world could compete with us, because we are the best wine making school in the world.

Amen!!!!

I'm not worried about the QB position at all. The talent in that group is the best we have ever had at Davis. And with Coach Plough leading them, zero worries.

I'm not sure who wins the job, but I'm excited to see the battle in the spring. Early money seems to be Cleeland, but if Eason or Kollock perform is wouldn't shock me.

The Equestrian people have gone over the top. The amount of self-centered importance and entitlement is crazy to me. They are not interested in UC Davis the school all they care about is horses for their kids. I was talking to a parent the other day and they were over the top angry and wanted to just burn the whole university down for not letting their kids have horses. I don't get it.

It's in the early stages but I think the next tv deals are starting to spook schools. What is the point of playing in FBS when you have little to no chance at winning a title. Add if the super conference takes shape they won't be invited anyway so start planning at moves.

You guys see App St is looking at returning to FCS? There a couple more that will be reclassifying.

Me too! Spring game? I'll be making tacos!

I love this idea. Put a fence around this area and let them know if they get the grades and want to play at Davis you are a priority. From Fairfield to Tahoe this should be ours bread and butter. Look around at all the housing being built in the area. There are a ton of Californian's moving to the Sacramento area and that means new schools and more kids. Davis athletics are in a unique position of being a highly academic school with an emerging athletic department in a growing metro area. Both will grow together and if you play it right, Davis could become the UCLA of the Sacramento area.

Shoot me admin access I'll do it.

Alright who ever out bid me for the Giants expereience!!!!!! Grrrrrrrr lol Great night. Very well done!

Not me. I think its a mistake. If Nebraska can't break through, I'm not sure how North Dakota can.

Told ya. Huge changes are coming. Hold onto you butts!

That is the big question. Where is the money going to come from?

We are on the same page in regards to the future of UC Davis football. Where we differ is the money part.

If you can provide the solution for funding all of this change, I'm sure everyone will be on board. The honest fact is, We.....are....not....ready. We aren't. Maybe in a couple years things might change, but for the near future, the move to FBS is in my opinion 50/50 at best.

I'm gonna be a bit harsh but it needs to be said:

1. The plan under the current renovation is to be complete within 5 years. Adding addition seating to that plan to increase capacity doesn't seem impossible. - Have you ever managed a construction project? Do you know the costs associated with building, especially in California? The zoning and environmental impacts that have to be done? Project overruns? Labor shortages? etc. Let's pretend the goal is for 2028, you think the stadium can do all this in 24 months? Not happening.


2. I think this whole changing this is possible, but its all guessing at the moment. I still think positioning ourselves in that lower FBS bracket instead of FCS before those hypothetical changes happen is a good idea. NDSU moved to the MW after the media deal was completed.

What is the benefit of paying millions dollars to join a conference you are not even sure will exist in 2030? What economic benefit does being grouped with the Ball ST, Reno, etc. have prior to the next TV deals? There is none. Whether this happens in 2029 or 2039 there is no incentive to rush playing FBS football. NDSU is a 10 time national champion with a national reputation and a state support, Davis is not even close to that. To compare NDSU to UC Davis is like comparing apples to oranges. NDSU is now on the hook for some serious $$$. That bill isn't going away, they will have to pay a lot of money.

You need to show how UC Davis can make more money moving to FBS vs just adding expenses.

3. I think the third one is more complicated, but I think joining the conference that all our other sports are in, continuing to compete in a regional conference like the MW, and increased exposure make it worth it, especially considering the MW schools we have close by.

I get it. You want to UC Davis on ESPN and playing bigger schools for the pure entertainment of it, but that is not how life works. Davis is not a big time sports school. It never was and it will never be. Davis at its core is a research university. Athletics are a byproduct of the university. That is it.

I want you to go to campus and go stand on our old field by Hickey Gym. Go look at that area. That was the site of UC Davis football for decades. I can't tell you the amount of time my butt was numb from sitting in those metal bleaches. The current stadium didn't come about till 2007. That means in 20 years we have gone form a DII school to people wanting Davis to join the MWC. That is a pretty big move already and you want us to move even faster? For what?

Here is what you have to understand. Everything costs money. A lot of money. I want you to start putting a price tag on ever wish you want to happen for UC Davis.

Example: "I want to move to the MWC by 2028." Breakdown how much that will cost and where you are going to get the money do make it happen. This will help you better understand the effort needed to move to the FBS.

yeah that isn't happening. Davis isn't close to moving up before 2030 at the earliest if at all. Why?

1. Stadium is not ready for an FBS invite (this will take years to complete. Funding, construction, etc.)
2. TV deals are set for 2029. The FBS as we know it will change from how we know it. Nobody knows what happens to the current FCS teams or the lower FBS teams in the new TV deals.
3. Economic benefit: Cost of moving to FBS has to show a positive net income vs an added expenditure. What is the point of moving up to FBS if it costs the university $5M in expenditures?

If you want an honest timeline, look more for a 2030-2040 timeframe.

And what is your current time frame?

Why? What is it that you hope he will say?

Why are you in such a rush to move to the FBS? Explain what is the difference between moving in 2026 vs 2030?

Yup it looks like one last stab....this might actually kill the entire program.