Thinking the Ags battle PSU roughly evenly the first quarter or more until QB settles in and the team understands more about what kind of defense they're running, then make it comfortable in the second half. Something like a 10 or 14 point win that isn't as close as it seems, with a relatively large TOP for a Plough team due to reliance on ground game / safe playcalling.

I likely won't even be able to watch that day and I'm mentally preparing for a stressful experience checking scores in the first half.

My wife and I are taking a woodworking class that is on the PSU gameday so we'll miss the game live. I won't be checking scores or looking at posts on the forum so I can watch the game on replay once it's over without knowing the outcome.

I will, and I'm guessing PortlandAggie will be there live, we'll have some of the big moments posted here.

One. More. Week.

Longest off-season in history it feels like, let's get this thing started!

more davis than portland fans at this game?

I'm guessing PSU will have a bump in fans from it being the 1st game of the season and folks excited to see the new coaching staff.

Maybe they'll bus some students out to Hillsboro for a bump in attendance..

One week away from football- weeeeeee.

I spent a bunch of time in Portland in the 90s, it was great. My girlfriend while at Davis was from Northwest Portland. Great coffee shops, record stores, restaurants, live music all within walking distance of where she lived. I hope the city is recovering for everyone who lives there.

Providence Park seems like a cool spot. A few years back Oregon State played some games there, seemed like a great atmosphere. I thought about making the trek from Boise to check out a game but it didn't work out. It's probably unlikely but if Portland State ever plays in Providence Park against Davis, I'll make the trip.

And Elliott Smith was great, saw him once at the El Rey Theater in LA but never in Portland. I still listen to his music often.

Doubt it. PSU gets 1,500-2,500 for their early season games typically.

I looked at their available tickets and there are still plenty there for the taking

Wow. Looks like they have sold no more than a couple hundred seats. Have to wonder how important football is up there to lose a few million dollars a year and have zero support. This might be their last hurrah.

I was looking at Hillsboro Stadium photos. The complex is actually quite nice. The home side looks great and seats about 6k, but the empty side makes it look lame. The ballpark adjacent is legit.

We'll see how they do this season and if they get some wins then maybe that will drum up support, but historically it just seems like not a whole lot of support from the fans or university in building the program.

do you mean looks dangerous? But isn't actually dangerous?

Man I'm so pumped college football is back! Let's put a whooping on the Viks this week! Ticket sales are still looking abysmal for PSU. They have entire sections without a seat sold in them. Ags going to have to prepare for a low energy affair.

Fortunately for everyone attending, the weather looks perfect - 70s instead of the 90s I feared

PSU game notes

https://goviks.com/documents/2026/8/24/2026.08.29_-_UC_Davis.pdf

Looks like they are starting the same QB that had a 4 passing TD to 16 interception ratio from last season.

legit question - how is the big sky accepting to PSU playing in such an odd stadium? I'm not trying to be rude but the difference in investment between them and other big sky teams seems like something the conference would want to fix...

Same conference that allowed Cal State Northridge to play at the old, abandoned Devonshire Downs in the D2 days.

i had the 'pleasure' of playing at Devonshire Downs. What a dump. Like Hillsboro, both teams were on the same sidelines. Very dark. Made Tomey look like the vintage LA Coliseum.

Hillsboro is pretty bad. just one big grandstand with a cover. wide open spaces on the opposite side. just very rinky-dink.

I’m exited for this game. I learned that you get ESPN unlimited for free if you have YouTube TV. So no extra money to watch UC Davis games. Every win will get people more excited for UC Davis football. One game at a time.

Is there any particular deal for espn+? Cheapest I see $14 a month for the espn unlimited package. I recall it being cheaper last season