A CLASSY MOVE … Although the Aggie Band did not make the trip to South Dakota State, when UC Davis players ran onto the field just before the start of the game they were greeted with the strains of Aggie Fight playing loudly over the Dykhouse Stadium public address system.

As I listened to the familiar sounds I had known since childhood, I imagined I was wrong about the Band not making the trip. Still, as I looked around the field and out onto the vast prairie beyond, there was no Aggie band in sight. And from my vantage point at the top of the stadium, I could see all the way to Minnesota.

I was struck by what a kind gesture it was of SDSU officials to think of greeting the Aggies in this way.

But that was not all. The same tune was played loudly again after the Aggies scored their first touchdown. I have honestly never seen such wonderful consideration of a worthy opponent in my many decades of covering college football.

Someone back there in South Dakota has a heart of gold.

FIRST ROADTRIP OF THE 2021-2022 SEASON!

Hello Loyal Aggie Family! We are so excited for the next month of basketball here at UC Davis. When you have experienced the level of success at the Mid-Major level that we have, we are constantly looking to challenge ourselves at the highest level.

This week we kick off a month of playing Top 25 teams: Oregon, Stanford, Washington State and Gonzaga!

Last season, we played in a nail biter against the Ducks. Up at halftime, it was a back-n-forth battle until the Ducks squeaked out a 6pt win.
Soooooo..... you better believe our UC Davis Aggies are excited for today's re-match. If you are able to tune into the game, you will note that the Ducks will have a couple of their typical starters out. PG #12 Te-Hina Paopao is still out with injury, and we got word that starting center #1 Nyara Sabally will not suit out either. So expect a shorter rotation from Oregon, as we are crossing our fingers to see #3 Campbell Gray log some minutes for us at the point guard spot.

Hopefully you can follow the action on the Pac-12 network!

Go Ags!

Coach Des

Is Les still having a preacher give pregame sermons?

“This is an incredible moment for our program,” said third-year Urban Knights head coach Scott Waterman. “To be honest, you don’t go into these games expecting to come out on top. You come for the experience of playing against a very good basketball team and learning from it, but this is a testament to our kids and what we’re trying to do here. We worked very hard today.”

“I thought the last two days of practice were great, but we didn’t bring that onto the court today,” Les said.

“We have to solve that riddle. I’m a big believer in how you practice is how you will play in the game, but that isn’t happening and we have to use the games we have left before conference starts to change our approach and compete at the level we’re capable of.”

“We have to get back to playing Aggie basketball and that starts on the defensive end of the floor,” Les noted.

“We need to decide how and when we’re going to come out of this hole we’ve dug for ourselves. It’s not going to just magically happen. Three weeks ago, we left Utah State feeling pretty good about ourselves,” Les added in reference to UCD’s 72-69 season-opening win over the USU Aggies, the only loss Utah State has suffered this season.

“I told the kids we need to come back tomorrow with a sense of purpose, a sense of urgency and a sense of identity. I believe in this group and we as coaches will do everything we can to make them better. This is too good of a basketball team to not be playing at a higher level.”