If we're voting, I prefer the script Davis and "lemon" logo on helmets, and the Block CA on water towers and other campus paraphernalia.

I feel we have finally gotten the helmets/uniforms correct after a lot years that weren't so great.
The Russell Athletic years were not great '06-'09. The early Adidas years 2010-2016 were an overall improvement.

Starting in 2017 we've gotten things straightened out. CA and script Davis on helmets all the way for me.
I don't see anyone straying from the athletics font, which seems to be unique to Davis, and most people seems to like.

Gold Davis script helmet, white jerseys, gold pants on the road for me. The team looks lean and fast in that look.

What should change is the University logo font UCDAVIS.

I brought up putting "Aggie Pride" somewhere on the field a few years back, like "Bear Down" at U of A. I always thought that was cool.

I think our field is the best looking in the conference right now.

Welcome young blood. This is a very entertaining off-season topic. Thoughts from a self-proclaimed uniform aficionado:
1. Don't F with the golds. Grey facemasks, classic font, Notre Dame-esque sparkling helmets. Ooozes Aggie pride. Same with the jersey/pant combo for the "traditional" look (white numbers, gold pants). No names on the back.
2. I really like the white helmet with the gold facemasks. I am not a fan of white facemasks except on white helmets (University of Texas, Miami Hurricanes and Dolphins) so I vote thumbs down on putting them on the gold or blue helmets. Same with gold numerals, can't stand that on white jerseys especially and I would bet the coaching staff would agree with me from a film watching perspective.
3. The Cincinnati/Chicago "C" with the small A is an official school logo so that won't change. However, maybe as an alternate jersey you have an annual throwback uniform look to commemorate a team from the past. Wear them at homecoming or something. We have the helmets to do it, it's simply a matter of replacing stickers probably. The old Champion Aggies logos (big block C-A) could be cool to build off of.
4. I'm a traditionalist, so I embrace "Aggies". Texas A&M is the only other notable Aggie in college football. No one thinks Utah State, New Mexico State, or anyone other than A&M. In fact, I have found in my experience typically say, "oh, that's cool" when mentioning Aggies.
5. Incorporating some gold onto the navy jerseys is a good call. A couple of those mocks look pretty good with that.
6. Grey uniforms have mostly died in college football fashion, have they not? Aside from Army/Navy/Air Force, has anyone worn those lately? Would be a nice tribute to the 2018 team in 2028...
7. What's the fate of Tahoe Blue? One timer? We can have some fun with some ag-related uniforms, but I like the thought of recognizing an academic program with one of the alternates. Some sort of Gunrock jersey commemorating the Cavalry Remount Service and military horse breeding program that gave us the mascot. Could design based on 1920s/1930s cavalry uniforms or something. Lots of options but I think a single game, way outside the box concept coupled with a potential throwback and our myriad of other combos is pretty cool.

Great thread topic, keep it rolling!

I like the idea of using Davis script on the football field.

I’m a fan of just using “Davis” whenever possible, especially in the context of sports. Unfortunately many people (not us on the board obviously) lump all the UCs together once you get past Cal and UCLA.

De-emphasizing the UC might help distinguish us from the other UCs. It could reduce the amount of times broadcasters refer to us as 'Cal Davis.', which bugs me- ha.

I agree, I think with CAL and UCLA we'll always be UC-whatever, if we can run with "Davis", the more we can separate ourselves.

I am also for just calling the the the Davis Aggies, just as CAL is called the California Golden Bears, not the UC Berkeley Golden Bears. I think UCLA Bruins works because the whole name is an acronym, not an Acronym + Name. I like how CAL put UC Berkeley on the sideline Paint. UC Davis can do the same thing, just put University of California, Davis on the sideline paint.

I think we also need to cover the concrete brick on the interior ring of the stadium with UCD colors so it doesn't look so much like a prison yard. Kind of like how behind each goal post there are blue pads on the brick. Maybe continue that all the way around or decal over it?

Very easy to apply coverings to concrete block construction. Vinyl is easy and less expensive, but you can also attach other forms of signage, pads, etc. Good call. I feel like everyone knows that "Davis" is in the UC system, similar to how we all know that "Cal" is a part of that same system as well.

I'm torn on the midfield logo. That thing might run from 25 yard line to the other 25!

I bet most national CFB fans don't actually know that UCLA and Cal are in the same system.

When UCLA was started as a campus they intentionally preferenced the initials over the full name because they didn’t want to be thought of as a branch of UC Berkeley. To this day they still stress using UCLA for most usages. As you say most people don’t get the connection to the UC system, or care. Mission accomplished.

You are correct. There are plenty of people in Southern California that don't know what the "UC" stands for in UCLA :rofl:

I vote for an Ivy covering of the brick.

I remember a guy in high school told me he wanted to go to UC-Arizona. I was like, you do know what “UC” stands for, right?

Classic! I've had fun with people over the years telling them that my team was playing B-Y-E that week. Typical response: "the Mormon school?"

I like the natural vibe. Perhaps some grape vines in keeping with the Ag theme?

Now that would be cool

Haha so true. In the military I'd be on deployments and I'd get asked which is the better UC...USC or UC Berkeley. LOL

I keep saying it....If we change our name to the Davis "Winemakers" or something like that, we instantly change our perception around the sports world. The unique name instantly differentiates us from Berkeley, UCLA, etc....instead of being known as the "commuter school" or the "cow school"...we start to get known as the "Wine making school"....which highlights our university as the best wine making program in the world....that is a VERY BIG Deal that we are not utilizing.

Remember, fair or not, its the perception that gets remembered.

I will again advocate for CRUSHERS. Nobody knows or cares that Vintage HS has the nickname, we can do it bigger and better.

Also, another serious upgrade to the stadium would be ribbon video boards around the inside rim of the stadium. This is revenue producing as they can run advertisements during the game.

Do we know if the stadium is even paid off?

about $17.5m in bonds were issued with a 30 year amortization. So presuming no changes have been made, theoretically paid off in 2037.

Like the "Wine Grape Crushers?" That would be hilarious...I could see a foot on grapes as a logo...lol

Honestly for alt uniforms like the tahoe ones, I think a few that we could do over the years (from my random half-asleep brain this morning):
-An ag inspired one with that cool CA logo that has the wheat in its design
-A wine inspired uniform with some grape imagery under the logo on helmets (maybe could work with the grey uniform)
-TOMATO UNIFORM (the amount of tomatoes on yolo county roads during harvest is wild, I was driving my truck towards esparto last year and had 5 land on my windshield)
-Blue Ridge uniform inspired by the Berryessa gap

A few more fun ones for considerations:
-Speaking of Berryessa, how about a large mouth bass-themed uniform. I've seen some really cool out of state license plates with bass on them, we can do it up sort of like Army/Navy with their hand-painted helmets :rofl:
-Holstein cattle. Right across the street from the stadium, black and whites. Let the girls (heifers from the dairy) lead the Aggie Walk.
-Everyone seems to like the greys, how about a new, Tule fog inspired get up? Foggy grey helmet with navy logo.
-The tomato uniform cracked me up. Red-orange helmet with green stem decals on the top?

If we were the Crushers, maybe we rotate logos... Merlots, Cabs, Zins...

LOL, that is awesome man.

so tomato would actually have a cool tie in to Aggie Stadium — prior to the 1950s tomatoes had to be handpicked and didn’t travel well. The agriculture mechanics department helped develop mechanical harvesters and UCD plant scientists had to develop tomatoes with thicker skins that could withstand mechanical harvesting and trucking, known as the “square tomato”, which is what we rely on today to have tomato products year around. At the time, Hutchison Dr was lined with tomato fields and the researchers threw the tomatoes at the road to select the ones that didn’t splat as bad. Maybe could have a modern tomato toss outside the stadium. It would be pretty close to the actual spot.

Woah that would be cool!

Great local knowledge, I love that! I actually worked on a tomato harvester part time one summer. Romas for canning have a low bar when it comes to quality control, at least back in the 1980s. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy acquiring trivial knowledge.