looks like there is one in Portland at the Yard House. the Cal Aggie Alumni facebook page has a link to all the watch parties. up to 20 now. all over the place. very cool. and its dead week on campus so the students should be watching in big numbers.

i'll be there! got my Aggie pullover and cowboy boots on, and ready to roll!

still no official watch parties out here in the 'far' east bay. closest ones are Palo Alto and Oakland, and that's a bit far to drive. if anyone is along the I-680 corridor from Dublin to Concord, and have a place to suggest meeting up -> throw it out there, and see who shows up. Else, I'll be back at Beeb's in Livermore.

just watched the press conference with Lamar, White and Chima.....good solid answers, especially to Scott Marsh's question about 'putting UC Davis sports on the national spotlight'. Should have cut it there....before the Moderator said 'thank you to the student-athletes from Cal-Davis'.

i believe that we are CURRENTLY the only school in NCAA history with a perfect record (1-0) tournament record, since Mt St. Marys had a 1-4 record coming into the play-in.

Watched with Boyd at Beeb's in Livermore (Las Positas Golf Course). Despite their advertised 'EVERY GAME TELEVISED', I had to ask the server to find the game....and...we got one screen. One was enough -> it was a bit of surreal experience watching the Ags on the big stage, play like a quality team, and win a game in the NCAA's. The play-in game wasn't on my radar, but i think it worked well for the Ags. They got plenty of pregame, halftime and postgame attention from the studio crew, graphics about the academic prowess of the place, nice post-game interview with Chima.....just a perfect day!

Hennings, Henn and Goode all contributed some key minutes. Hennings seemed to stem the rising tide of the zone trap in the first half before it got out of hand. Henn was calmer than in recent games. Goode was solid with a few points, some nice rebounds and a really nice assist on a Chima dunk.

i was surprised that we had so much trouble with the trap as the game went on. we couldn't seem to adjust to it. i was also very surprised UNCC called in off in the 2nd half. that's when we got back in the game.

Hoping someone organizes something in the East Bay (like along the 680 corridor) for Friday. there's a link for watch parties so i'll keep my eyes open.

got my email last night offering me the chance to buy tickets for Friday/Sunday....and....if there were a flight under 6 hours (not much going directly to Tulsa on United, i could have left at 5:30 AM and got there at 12:40 PM and made the game), i'd have gone. my wife was telling me 'go, use your miles, its historic'. i'll settle for a drive to Concord.......hopefully not battle with StPat's day revelers!

and Beeb's has $3 beer specials during all games...so....looks like 1/2 day of sick starting in about 5 minutes.

i think i'll stick closer to home today -> looks like close to an hour drive if i were to take off now. let's hope for a win today, and plan for a viewing on Friday.

Russ Turner would be an obvious front-runner. he has experience at Stanford and with the Warriors. His track record at Irvine has been pretty impressive.

if you hear soon, let me know. i'd have to get on the road soon. else, i'll be the long Aggie (i'm guessing) at Beebs at Las Positas Golf Course in Livermore. If i had thought about it, i should have organized something central like in San Ramon.

anything in the East Bay that anyone has heard of? anything from Concord down south to Livermore?

despite the chronicle article, there does seem to be quite a buzz about the game. i received emails, and there are a slew of Facebook posts, about viewing parties up in Davis, Sac, down in SF/LA, even England.

some nice looking BWT championship gear at the Aggie Pride Outlet:

Shirts

if anyone from a Sacramento news station has a vote, the 'pepper spray' incident will show up.

the only downside i see to this draw is that 'The Carbonaro Effect' is being preempted for the games.

seriously. i like the draw. best case scenario is we get a NCAA tournament win, and then exposure vs. Kansas. two games on TV. losing the play-in, and not getting a shot at Kansas? not the worst thing in the world. still get a televised game with no competition and the hoopla of making the tournament.

unless Riverside shocks Irvine, looks like we'll have Fullerton tomorrow -> they are putting the finishing touches on Northridge. i like our chances of getting to the final on Saturday.

this was in Les' post game quotes:

'“I single J.T. out for the guy with the multiple efforts. J.T. is the guy in the ball strains so he has to help and support the ball handler and has to physically block some shots. His activity and his athleticism when he plays like that, he makes everyone on our team a better defender. He doesn’t look like a guy who has two A.C.L. surgeries. There was a lot of long hours and hard work in the training room. At the end of the day, it comes down to how much he wanted it and he wanted to be back with his guys. He has a great relationship with the rest of his seniors and his team and he wanted to be a part of this.'

not sure what 'ball strains' are (sounds painful), but i couldn't be happier for J.T. that he got another year as an Aggie. He's been an unsung hero on this team defensively and on the boards. Hope the season ends on a high note for him and the rest of the Aggies on Saturday!

one down, two to go....no matter how ugly. we have to get Chima to relax on the offensive end -> he's really struggled on the road as of late.

last year, irvine tied for the regular season title (13-3 with hawaii), and lost in the BW tournament, which Hawaii winning. Irvine was 25-9 and was skipped by the NIT, only to land in the CIT. played AT north dakota, at louisiana-lafayette, at coastal caroline, and lost at columbia in the championship. i can't imagine they made money from that adventure.

Hawaii won the regular season last year and won the tournament. Long Beach, who was the 3rd seed in the tournament, went to the NIT ahead of Irvine. prior to that, regular season champ Long Beach won the 2012 tournament and the NIT was BWC-less.

so, 3-0, or we're looking at the College Insider or CBI.