Interesting take and reporting about the student body opposing Wood's agenda and what sounds like less than transparent ways... I scratched my head looking at the video that was posted, the on-campus stadium was generally packed for the games used in those clips. There's always been support there, but I think Sacramento in general is fed up with pipe dreams and promises when it comes to sports, and they might as well take the less expensive road here and improve what they have, where they have it.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaN7_P4jfB5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

So what it looks like to me, with regard to the football stadium, is that they are preparing the way to add an upper deck on one side or the other. Probably the home side. I would add some sort of seating/beer & wine garden and a patio in one of the end zones as well. Maybe bump total capacity to 18k or so.

Where/what do you see? Yes, I agree that is probably the move they would do if I guessed. It would get us in line with SJSU, NDSU and Hawaii. I feel like this type of reno is something that would actually be able to get filled, give more revenue generation through beer/wine stuff, make the stadium feel more like a bowl and get us in line with quality of other MW stadiums.

I would love to see/get a "Mondavi family has donated $100 Million to UC Davis Athletics" when I wake up tomorrow upon joining the MW... but alas probably not lol

I was looking at the second to most recent post from that IG link that showed the facility renovations for soccer, softball, football T&F.

I signed up today so I would be eligible for the 20% discount. It looks like the cost will be $10.99 per month or $79.99 annually with a 20% discount available.

would be cool if they did sport or season specific packages

Here's the link to the MW+ streaming service where you can sign up to be eligible for the 20% discount when they start taking orders. It looks like the first event for the Aggies will be Women's Soccer at the Air Force Academy on September 24th. Games for Women's Soccer and Women's Volleyball and Men's Soccer are listed through November 19th.

https://watch.themw.com/uc-davis/?utm_medium=email&elq_cid=114790&ehash=7117502a313e7373ca6ac8c50f670759457d9820fe4a2f6331be4286b4f35a91&ra=uc-davis&elqTrackId=5B5F364B7B1BE4C7FAED783B3EF7FC9F&elq=ab7d4c7033da4a47af144ccdfec69d68&elqaid=435&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=336&elqak=8AF5AF57BC907649B4B57D86FB24955E4E64808B935D2EACC954CC3960C24AEEB73D

I joined MW+ today and was able to use the 15% discount. The total cost for an annual subscription with the discount was $67.99 plus a $6.80 service fee = $74.79.

The athletic departments communication speed is so strikingly slow sometimes it bothers me. Whether its getting the word out about free student tickets, putting out high quality promo videos quickly or changing the conference affiliation banners at the bottom of the website. I obviously am nitpicky but how does a casual fan notice things like this faster than the department?

they should probably remove the ECAC also?

Comments from Aggie RB commit, Eli Dukes, who chose the Aggies over Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, Oregon State, California, Stanford, Princeton, Northern Arizona, and Navy.

“The trajectory of the program is what led me to commit to Davis! They're joining the FBS in 2029, with the chance of winning FCS national championships before then. As well as the plan they had for me, playing early and playing a big role early was also big for me. I love the coaches, the offense, and I think the program is going to make history, and I want to be a part of that.”

"They also showed how they are going to FBS in 2029 and joked about the Mountain West, even potentially the Pac-12. I was able to meet with running back Jordan Fisher, and it was great to pick his brain and hear his thoughts on the school and his goals.”

“Recruiting has been very good. I’ve talked to a lot of big schools, and there were a lot of other offers I haven’t even posted, mostly because I was happy with what I had and my options.”

Whole SI article here: https://www.si.com/college/fcs/big-sky/3-star-salinas-ca-rb-eli-dukes-commits-to-uc-davis-football

so we’re joining the FBS?! This is monumental news holy shit what

was this a leak? :lol:

There‘s been talks about moving up for some time:

I think they are right with 7/1/29 date to move up. But we will not have a 30k capacity by then. At this rate I hope to have the luxury boxes ready by then. Maybe we can fill one of the grass berms with seats quickly in 1 year but that would likely only add like ~4k seats. Truthfully I think we should have seated capacity at around 25k with additional capacity with the one grass berm/end.

Don’t fall for it!

I have my doubts about all this speculation about of moving to FBS in 2029 as well.

The coaching staff strikes me as the types to under promise and over deliver and not lie, so I believe this leak from a recruit more than other sources, for whatever that's worth.

The thing about this leak is that it makes sense. If the program's thinking about moving up, it would be rational to push it out a few years (not announcing until 100% ready to avoid a Sac situation, getting stadium upgrades underway, and competing for FCS championships in the meantime) but drop hints to recruits who might stick around for the transition.

Yeah thats my summarized thought basically. I don't think this leak (or the recruit in general) would be giving wrong/false info, I think its more of a matter of the school wanting to try and maximize success while in the FCS to build momentum for that timely move.

And also having things in place to be competitive when they move up.

I agree with this, I think winning a FCs title in short term was especially important to them due to the previous fcs to fbs 2 year probationary period which was just eliminated. So hopefully they speed things up a bit.

No one has ever slightly exaggerated/stretched the truth as part of the recruiting process... The kid is pretty fired-up about it though.

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https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2026/7/13/a-statement-from-rocko-deluca-director-of-athletics.aspx

Those equestrian people are nuts. Move on!

"But some actions went far beyond disagreement. Personal threats, intimidation, repeated visits to my home, and efforts to involve family members in a university decision crossed a line that should matter to everyone in our community.

In addition, images from my personal social media — showing my daughter with UC Davis cheerleaders at home games — were used to suggest that I elevated our STUNT program for her benefit or for her potential future involvement at UC Davis.

That allegation is entirely false.

My daughter has been a patient at Shriners Children's for much of her life, and her condition has never allowed her to participate in sports — let alone something as physically demanding as cheerleading. There is never a reason to bring families into professional matters, and those who weaponized a false assumption to repeatedly use online, on campus, and in public meetings should be ashamed."


These people lost their minds.