That is a strange hire at Stanford. He was the OC of terrible Stanford teams a few years back, so lets hire him as head coach?

Got it, thank you all for the info

We checked out the merch booth at the game and I wasn't inspired enough to wait in line to buy anything. The bookstore was closed when we walked through campus before the game. Anyone know if there is Davis merch (hoodies, shirts, hats) at the Costco in Woodland? Or should we make a trip to the bookstore? We are driving from Livermore to Redding tomorrow and aren't in Nor Cal very often these days.

Made it out from Boise for the game. Fun time walking through campus for the first time in a few years. I was very grumpy in the 2nd and 3rd quarter but proud to see the players step up to make the plays we needed in the 4th for the win. I knew Sac was having trouble throwing the ball but 17 yards? Dang.

Tons of info and pics on new website https://aggieascent.ucdavis.edu/

Nice win and great to see some fans in the stands. Couple of questions about the arena set up. I live out of state and haven't been to a basketball game in years.

All the empty space behind the basket doesn't look great. I think it's been like that for a few years. But if we get more fan support, like yesterday, in the Mountain West soon, wouldn't it be better to put seats back there instead of a few tables?

Also, when did they put a fence between the student section and the floor? It looked odd on the highlights I saw. Sorry if I sound like I'm complaining after a great win, but just wondering about the arena set up.

We'd definitely be biking to games if we lived in Davis. It's great time for the family, we get to do that here in Boise, park along the river and ride bikes on the greenbelt 10-15 minutes to the game. Thinking about doing that this week. It's probably going to be the last chance here to see a game in nice 60 degree weather.

I like prepsportswear.com . You have tons of different options to design what you want. Looks like there are multiple deals going on the site right now. One caveat- I happen to like the CA logo and it looks like most the options here are with the old C with a horse logo which I'm not a fan of. But you can make many designs without the C Horse logo. I have a basic UC Davis Football Hoodie in Black that I love.

Just signed up for youtube tv, new lawn flag representing the Ags here in Boise- Go Ags! 2025.

I have followed basketball less and less the last few years. I moved from the East Bay to Idaho, so obviously it's much more difficult to attend games. But I haven't even watched many games either and I'm not exactly sure why.

The last game I attended was a real bummer. I went to the Big West Tourney in Vegas 2 years ago. There were probably two hundred people in the nice 6,000 seat arena- it was a sad experience, and getting blown out by Riverside didn't help. I haven't followed the Band-uh saga as close as others, but the band in Vegas seemed to be a shell of its former self. They brought zero energy to the empty arena that was in dire need of energy.

This may be a dumb idea and full disclosure, I was a lowly Poly Sci Major not some Biomedical Engineering genius but.... Could we create a scholarship for students who can increase student attendance and involvement for all our sports programs? Award 2 half scholarships or 4 quarter scholarships for student leaders who have a vision and can prove they have improved the student involvement at sporting events.

Maybe academic elites would hate that idea but an energized student section can help in so many ways. Players and other fans at games can feed off the student energy, recruits may be more likely to chose Davis if they visit and see a wild crowd supporting the team they could join. Leading to better teams, more wins, more media exposure, higher revenues, larger crowds... and the cycle repeats.

Bummer ending, but thanks to the players and staff for all the hard work and a fun season.

Yeah- Lubbock didn't seem like the nicest place. My son probably had the right idea about wanting to get out of there- lol.

I like this idea, to let public come in and check out a stadium any time. We were in Texas recently and checked out every stadium we could. TCU's stadium was wide open- we walked around sat in seats, enjoyed the vibe and want to come back and see a game in person. Texas Tech on the other hand was locked up like a prison. We found one partial view of the field but felt like we were unwanted. My 11 year-old son was scared, thought we were going to get in trouble and wanted to leave as soon as possible. We have no desire to see a game a Texas Tech-lol.

Nice- I love the idea of rooftop bar and wine corner.

I get what you're saying. Ideally we would have won more games and had more fans in the seats the last 10 years or so. But we are making our move now so I say let the admin know what we'd like to see and try to make the best stadium we can. Give the "built it and they will come" thesis the best opportunity to succeed.

Gotcha- thanks, that makes sense with the small scoreboard in the pic. I have a vague memory of build out plans that just extended the bowl. I don't remember seeing any plans that had a second deck.

Does anyone know what is going on with the East sidelines on this stadium build out pic? It doesn't make sense to me. Are there seats? Club boxes? Or is it some kind of San Jose State deal where they put an office building on one of their sidelines?

Not sure how realistic FBS football is at Davis, but it's fun to dream...

Random questions- With the A's coming to Sacramento for a bit, do the River Cats need to play games in other stadiums? Or are they still planning to play all their games at their park? Maybe the MLB could spend some money to help the River Cats play some games at Dobbins?

I believe Grand Canyon paid for hundred of students to go to the NCAA game in Spokane. That section was going wild for both games of the session. They were fired up and taunting Alabama players in the earlier game. The money was probably well spent in terms of exposure, I had friends texting me during the St Mary's game asking me about the GC crowd. One huge sports fan said he couldn't believe how rowdy the crowd seemed on TV.

I went to Spokane with the family to watch my wife's St Mary's team take on Grand Canyon in the NCAA tourney. After they man handled St Mary's I kept asking everyone "How did Grand Canyon Basketball become a thing?" Ha