I think we are a tenative ‘yes’. Relatively easy one day drive up on Friday, back in Monday with a side trip to the coast

I'll wager somebody in that car will want to hit the Seven Feathers en route.

I believe we’ve been there. About 10 years ago, I umpired the Little League Senior division western regional in Salem. We took a road trip on one of the off days.

And I’ll use my United points to fly - 8 hours of driving is too much on this body .


Edit: wrong place. We hit Chinook Winds in Lincoln City. Also ate at this gem

Sambo's is good (though I think it was permanently closed post-COVID...and for other reasons) if you get out to Depoe Bay - go with Restaurant Beck at Whale Cove Inn. Best food I've had on the Oregon Coast - a little bit fancy there, views are tremendous. Local Ocean Seafoods in Newport is really good as well.

It is noteworthy that it's only a short 1 hr. ride on Hwy 20 due west to get to Newport and the Oregon Coast from Corvallis, it's very pretty there in September.

We're staying in Depoe Bay for 5 days in late April. We'll definitely try the Restaurant Beck. Thanks for the tip!

We have family in Newport so my wife and I may make the trip to Corvallis. Of course, our family in Newport are all OSU grads so we have to be careful!

I’m penciling in going. Weather permitting I’ll fly. About 2.5 hours from Davis with a favorable wind.

There, looking forward to it! Really need to bring it against that formidable foe!

Does Southwest fly from Sacramento to Eugene or just PDX from SMF?

Alaska might go to Eugene.

CAA will be hosting a tailgate in Corvalis before the game. BTW, SWA does fly into Eugene but from SMF they send you to Vegas, then Eugene. I checked Oakland as a departure and its the same deal.

It's a pretty short trip from Portland. Maybe 2 hours if you hit a little traffic.

6 pm kickoff, 9/9/23 @ Corvallis, Go Ags!

The Aggies will be paid $635,000 for playing at Oregon State this year.

https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2023/05/oregon-state-to-pay-uc-davis-635000-for-its-sept-9-football-appearance-in-corvallis-other-non-conference-contract-details.html

How much of this goes to Football? How much to other sports, I'm honestly curious what the dispersion percentage is.

Do we pick up tickets at the entry point?

If you look at the NCAA reporting site-- Here is the link https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/ the report will show the football revenue at $5,852,399. So this is where the game fee goes.

However in my opinion UCD does some wonky stuff. Their is a line that shows the following,
Total Revenues Men's and Women's Teams $11,773,263 $11,875,655. I asked a person smarter than I how this could be and they said that the department takes the money generated from the student referendums as income revenue. Not my idea of true revenue but I do not know the ends and outs of accounting. Seems strange to me that student taxes are listed as revenue, but I was told where else the fees would be placed.

It's like saying tax dollars are revenue, rather than acknowledging what they really are, a distraction of your attention to the actual value created from the product you put on the field/court in ticket and merchandise sales.

Give it 10 years 2.

“ Do we pick up tickets at the entry point?”
Usually they offer a ticket deal ahead of time that combines a game ticket and the tailgate. I awesome your pop and uncle will be there? Always fun to visit with them. Maybe your dad will get us into some big fish, wink.

It's nice to take a break and play teams outside the region. I bet it's a lot cheaper to play Cal/Stan/SJSU/Fresno, and Nevada but nearby isn't too bad. Will they fly to Eugene/PDX or will they bus? Oregon State looks to be good.

Gotta be like a good 8 hour bus ride, I imagine it'll be a charter flight into Eugene.

They charter all flights

Which makes sense given the size of the teams. Probably Eugene then. Does M/W Basketball fly commercial?

I believe so. Remember last year their commercial flight hit a bird and had an emergency landing

Its still way early, but i wonder if the team hotel will be in eugene or corvallis?

I'm surprised it hasn't already been changed.:grin:

here’s info on CAAA tailgate

Just looked at it, thanks. They recommend getting hotel reservations early. The hilton next to campus is already booked.
For the tailgate, $93 for All CAAA, LGS, and Team Aggie Members & Season Ticket holders which includes a game ticket.

Some interesting, historical information about the Oregon State game from Bob Dunning:

The once-meager Beavers were 10-3 a year ago, including an impressive 30-3 Las Vegas Bowl win over SEC opponent Florida.

Win or lose, the Beaver brass will fork over a cool $635,000 to UCD officials, who will take a special briefcase to Corvallis to bring the cash home.

While hosting other Big Sky opponents in recent years, Oregon State paid Montana State $675,000 in 2022, Idaho $675,000 in 2021 and Cal Poly $600,000 in 2019. The Beavers beat Montana State, 68-28, Idaho, 42-0, and Cal Poly, 45-7. The Montana State game was played in Portland while OSU’s stadium was being upgraded.

The Aggie-Oregon State battle will be the first game played in the beautifully refurbished Reser Stadium, which is certain to be sold out. (A few tickets are currently available at the UC Davis box office.)

If anyone tells you they remember watching the Aggies play Oregon State, it might be time to raise a wary eyebrow.

Then again, my dad, who passed away in 1987, told me on several occasions that he remembered his alma mater, Oregon State, playing the Aggies in Corvallis in 1927 and 1928 during his first two years as an undergraduate at what was then known as Oregon Agricultural College. Since UCD started out as the University Farm, these were battles between future farmers.

Oregon State is actually 4-0 against the Aggies in a series that ran every year from 1927-30. In order, Oregon State won by scores of 25-6, 14-0, 19-0 and 20-0.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/bob-dunning-win-win-for-ucd-fcs-schools/