I had this thought that they might be better off working with Lewis and Clark College (south of downtown but ostensibly closer than Hillsboro) to renovate their little D3 stadium than start fresh somewhere or fight to get back into Providence Park, the downtown stadium.

Worth noting that Providence Park has been expanded recently and while it's a cool and historic soccer venue now, it probably is too big for what PSU can reasonably expect to fill.

https://www.ucdavis.edu/sites/default/files/media/documents/26-46%20Women%27s%20Equestrian%20Program%20FINAL%207.13.26_1.pdf

I read the actual report and I think it largely is captured by Jdur's second paragraph. It does kind of gloss over the fact that the consultant ICA retained probably did use too big of a number for Equestrian expenditures, but not maliciously. The report also implies the existence of (but doesn't quote) internal university calculations that were using more appropriate numbers.

Folks on reddit are seizing on that to point out that the audit is gently pushing back on the consultants' numbers, but what I'm not getting from either the critics or the audit report is whether the university exclusively made its final decision based on the consultant work rather than just as a third-party verification from a different angle.

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.

I'm not really liking the format of having head-to-head make the third game irrelevant, but it is a bright spot that Max and other depth players like him will almost assuredly get minutes. And with a week of prep hopefully it's a better showcase of his potential upside here than say at the end of a blowout.

He's making good money now but his MLS contract is up in two years, wonder how much the allure of a WC appearance and hopefully solid minutes will help him in free agency or negotiation.

Eye test when i was at SDSU led me to be convinced that Gross's stellar teams of the era would easily be competitive in the MWC. I remember my student who was on the WBB team was quite grumpy about losing to Morgan Bertsch and the Ags

Among a small sample of my millennial friends in the area I'm noticing a change in attitude/interest about this matchup compared to others. Let's face it, for folks who don't follow D1 ball there are really only a handful of household name programs you cans schedule at either level and this is the gold mine of them all basically.

Me popping into this thread excited to talk about a wonderful trip I had in England filled with friendly people and great romps through bustling and scenic city streets:

Awesome schedule pickup. One quirk of the FCS is that we don't get many opportunities to have road trips to major cities. Boston/Cambridge could be a great experience for the team in addition to the east coast recruiting potential

Hard not to call it a success.

Re: what was said there, it felt like there was a lot of concise messaging about many things that have been said here or there or hinted at re: where we are funding wise, where the money goes, how much more we need from donors, etc. Plough had sort of a football financing crash course with the breakout of the combos of size and number of donors we hope for, and more detailed descriptions than I’ve ever heard about what program funds and scholarships do and don’t cover.

Do we have an official contact for this? I'm looking into possibly adding a +1 and am trying to figure out if it makes more sense to just register them normally or if there are seating arrangement things that need to be addressed too

yup, interim basis until the MWC schools join the "PAC".

If Pinnick doesn't mind living in Pullman I won't lie and acknowledge it's a step up if he's getting six figures at least and a reasonable chance to start next year. I imagine it's something akin to starting at Boise or Fresno in terms of profile, resources, facilities, etc.

On the flip side, if it comes out that his actual compensation wasn't that great (compared to say the offers after another year of FCS development) and he doesn't get to be a starter, I can see this being a gamble that doesn't pay off.

I for one would like to state that I am interested in buying official Connors bros merch but them not being able to play next year will directly dampen my interest and make me less motivated to get products with their names, images, and likenesses on them.

I know it’s tight timing to put together any sort of campaign but seems to me the outreach for the rest of the run might have value with grad students, staff/faculty, UC Davis Health employees, etc — folks who are more likely to be in the community year round rather than go to a different town or state as soon as finals are over. Not that we shouldn’t continue to donate for the student tickets to make sure they’re available

8525 per the team website. Worst home attendance of the season but a 35% improvement over last year's 6317

Statement offensive performance from the end of the 2nd quarter onward. To put it in perspective, the only team that put 47 on URI was the MAC runner-up

I think in terms of long-term influencing the committee on seeding the Big Sky, there's some benefit to tacking on points. But I agree with getting Harper out there next drive, if we have one

CALL PINNICK MR. RODGERS THE WAY HE'S FEEDING THE (J) FISH

Things are looking pretty fine actually.

For those in the stadium, Duke just won the ACC championship which plunges the CFP into chaos. Also means this is the last game on so we're going to get a lot of viewers this second half

Gotcha, I might have been overthinking it based on the commentary

I do like that URI seems vulnerable to the run, which was suspected going in. Sets up high-reward, low-risk options when their D is tired late.

On the flip side, UCD does too