Poly wins 84-78. I feel like we could have been up by 15-20 in the first half but Les began subbing deep on the bench like he did against Bakersfield and the big lead dwindled. Still, we were up by 10 at the half and couldn't hold it.

I know Les feels like he needed to essentially play guards only but I think having Rocak in the paint, at least for some of the game, would have presented problems for Poly. Poly out scored us in the paint 28-22 and we committed a lot of fouls when they went to the hoop. Rocak could have made those shots difficult or made a few blocks. Sevilla was way off his shot...3-14 too.

No FG's for the Ags in the last 5 and 1/2 minutes.

Poly takes the lead with 3:46 to go.

1 point game...our defense has not been making it difficult for Poly...we're gonna be lucky to escape with a win...

40-30 Ags at the half. It feels like the Ags should be up 15+ though.

No doubt that football is the main interest on this forum and is the marquee sport for Davis athletics. It is also the sport with the most successful legacy in Aggie athletics history.

I don't think we'll see that kind of following for basketball until the program creates a more consistent winning legacy here at Davis. We seem to be moving in the right direction but, honestly, it's been a frustratingly slow process compared to the generally consistent success of football. Like they say, "win and they will come" and that's really important here where Aggie athletics are not an easy sell with the community and the students.

Lots of Hornets in the portal:

https://statehornet.com/2025/12/sacramento-state-football-college-transfer-portal-brennan-marion-luke-wood/

Cyrus Ellison is listed as 6'4 225, graduated Magna Cum Laude from South Carolina State and has 1 year of eligibility left.

Now they only need 7 more games...they're on a roll...and 4 of the 5 games they have now are JV teams as Dr Wood would say. FBS or Bust in 2026 was what they were selling...looks more like Bust so far to me...

Pinnick has gotten attention from Colorado, Washington State, Oregon State and Nevada. Man, it would be weird if he ends up at Nevada.

Tim Plough is one of the best coaches in college football at any level. He has the Aggies on the fast track of being a consistent top 5 program in the FCS each year. Any player would be hard pressed to find a more personally supportive culture for their development and growth not only as an athlete but also as an excellent student, teammate and human being.

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Sanders runs a chaotic, 3 ring, media circus at Colorado with players reportedly have engaged in fights with each other. He was one of the first coaches to come in a clear out the roster and then bring in tons of transfers with lots of hype. Brennan Marion did the same at Sac State and now Colorado has two huge egos running the show.

Colorado is all about winning at any cost and players are there to play while academics are essentially meaningless. Pinnick might make a ton of money to sign with them but at what potential cost...high risk, high reward?

I just read that this is our 4th straight loss to Bakersfield.

Bake was the more physical team today and they just kept the Ags off balance for most of the game. Then, of course, Jadan Alexander just lit us up by exceeding his average by a whopping 29 points!

We got off to a pretty good start and got up by 9 early on before Les began substituting 2-3 players in and out from the bench every 2 or 3 minutes and Bake got back into the game as the Ags turned the ball over. I felt like the 5 Aggie players on the floor never got a chance to settle into a rhythm with such frequent, wholesale substituting and Bake took advantage of it. I'm not sure what Les' strategy was substituting like that.

40-39 Bake at the half. Stats are pretty even across the board.

Yes, unforced offensive turnovers that are not defensive takeaways.

Gauchodan, who writes a Substack column about Big West basketball, found this interesting statistic indicating an area we need to improve. The Ags are ranked #18 in the country in "Non-Steal Turnover Percentage which is this:

Non-steal turnover percentage (NST%) in basketball is a key advanced stat measuring the percentage of a team's possessions that end in a turnover not caused by a steal, like traveling, bad passes (out of bounds, to the opponent), offensive fouls, or shot clock violations, showing how often the offense messes up on its own. It isolates offensive mistakes from defensive takeaways, indicating offensive efficiency, ball control, and decision-making by focusing on "giveaways" rather than opponent "takeaways".

Well, unfortunately, we won't be going to the game today. We have been hosting an annual, New Year's Eve dinner party for many years. We do a lot of the clean up after the last guests leave so we don't have to face a big mess of dishes in the morning and, last night, that was 1:30 a.m. So we didn't get to bed until 3 and now my wife feels like she's coming down with a cold too. We'll watch the game later on ESPN+. Go Ags!!