I think that’s the plan for this next phase, minus the seating. Focus on suites. Thd trip to South Dakota was a revenue eye opener. They apparently more a ton from their suites with helps offset their not great attendance.

I think the plan is tied up with the central campus over how it’s funded.

I'm seeing UW favored by 12.5.

Weber State renovations....
https://www.standard.net/sports/weber-state/2023/jul/11/stewart-stadium-renderings-reconstruction-east-new-field-turf-weber-state-football/

Very nice.
Thank God we no longer have a track.

↪SochorField

my son's freshman year. we were watching from the sideline near the endzone the Bison scored to take the last lead. We went back to his dorm (Web-Em) and he shouted to his roommates 'I can't believe we lost that F**ING game'.

walked in the common space to his roommate saying 'uh, Brian, these are my parents'.

might have been the first and last time i heard my son drop an F-bomb!

Nice to get the Bison coming to Davis!

This will look much like Oregon State a few years back. The QB is electric and they have one of the best backs in the Big Ten. They aren’t great on D.

Rex Connors Named Big Sky Defensive Player Of The Week

FARMINGTON, Utah – Picking up where he left off last season, UC Davis football senior defensive back Rex Connors was a force in the secondary during the Aggies comeback win at Utah Tech and his 15 total tackles has earned him Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honors for the opening weekend.

Connors totaled eight solo tackles and seven assisted tackles to go along with a pass break up to earn his player of the week honors. It's the first time the 2025 Big Sky Preseason Defensive Player of the Year has earned Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honors since 2022 when he earned the honor twice.

With the 15 tackles, Connors now sits 12 tackles away from hitting a mark of 291 career tackles which will set the career program record for total tackles.

The Aggie defensive back also makes it two-straight seasons an Aggie has won the first week's edition of the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week, joining his brother Porter after his standout performance at California in the 2024 season opener

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2025/9/1/football-rex-connors-named-big-sky-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx

The TV guys yesterday mentioned that UC Davis is the only school in the country to open with three road games.

↪PortlandAggie

Did one of us comment the below?

Hahahaha

↪LeFan

maybe Williams has taken the pre-season accolades to his head and the personal foul penalties are likely frustration that things aren’t going his way. I have always thought that since his appearance late in the season last year, that Ian Simpson was the better weapon. He was just nasty (in a good way) last year but also has had issues with keeping his cool after the whistle. I believe Josh Gale had graduated and with his lack of playing time last year - understand his transferring but I have always thought he was our most productive and talented receiving tight end.

Yeah I’m not stressing that much about that game. Pinnick grew as a player through it, important for a bit of adversity to happen, especially if you can have it happen early in the season. Was at the game last year and felt similar vibes watching it (obviously without needing a huge comeback). Utah tech and these early games seem to just provide some great time to get energy levels regulated and the players into the season mindset. Pinnick cleaned it up, but at the beginning seemed to not be throwing the ball away as much as the Mercer game. Just some general goofy penalties that were unnecessary too. Really think this team should warm up as the season continues.

↪Riveraggie

PJ is the wide receiver Laviel Pickett. Aj Hasson js healthy and serves as the sixth man at the moment.

Now THIS is how you wear a cowboy hat on the sidelines!

Before everyone goes into panic mode, last year against Utah Tech we scored 32 points! Offenses and young QB’s usually struggle early in seasons. By week 6 Pinnick will be a star mark my words and this offense will regularly put up 40.. he’s played 2 amazing halfs. Dont get me wrong I like Grant but you have a freshman star and we’re complaining that he isn’t playing perfect football. He’s literally showing flashes of things that no QB has in the past 10 years at Davis, especially Miles..

↪zythe

Ok, I'll bring them into the conversation...Pinnick looks better than Rashada so far...

Oh man I think I am in the wrong board since Sac State hasn’t been shoehorned into this conversation…

↪Sailorgabe

I hate the FG line rushing out of the huddle and up to the line. Just get up there, get set and block. Instead, we risk easy FGs because someday we may pull a trick out of special teams.

The whole ‘line run out of huddle and quick snap’ has been a pet peeve for years. A tesm is moving down the field nicely then gets a crucial fourth and inches….and change what they have been doing to try to catch the D off guard. Of course, the OL usually gets a lousy push off the ball and they fail. The FG team feels that way to me.

Zimmer: Sac State Hornets turned out to be all talk and no sting

"He [Dr. Wood] rankled the FCS community by referring to it as 'JV football' earlier this summer, and while everyone understands what he meant by that, you look pretty stupid when you call your opponents 'JV' then go out and get dog-walked by them in a game where said opponent wasn't even especially good. Wood also said earlier in a since-deleted tweet that if the Hornets played the USD Coyotes they'd hang 50 on them. Not with the offense you brought to Brookings on Saturday, big guy."

https://www.siouxfallslive.com/sports/college/zimmer-sac-state-hornets-turned-out-to-be-all-talk-and-no-sting

We definitely were thrilled with the result. It was pretty tense. Back in Vegas for the night, going to enjoy the rest of this weekend.

After what happened to me in 1971 I never give up on the Aggie football team. For those newer to this chat group, I left the Cal State Hayward game with the Aggies down by 15 with a few minutes to go so I missed Bob Biggs leading a 16 point comeback in the final two minutes. What I almost gave up on tonight was ESPN+

Back at the hotel and enjoying this thread a lot. Sucks that the feed was so bad! Really a roller coaster of a game, especially after dragging the family out to St George and down 7-24 at one point. But the comeback made it worth it.

Temperature was in the 90s but it didn’t really feel that hot. But that’s from a fan who was sitting in the stands and not playing on the field. Still, it did feel like Davis evening temperature so I would imagine the heat shouldn’t have had much of an impact on the team. Humidity wasn’t noticeable.

Proud of the way the team rallied and got it done!

Crazy how quickly yall lost faith. Go ags!

↪MTBAggie

The video feed was a psychedelic nightmare in the second half until the last 5 minutes or so when it cleared up.

I miss Pluto. The station and the planet

The good news is that I can now see the game. The bad news is that I can now see the game.

UC Davis: 38
Utah Tech: 6

Are we starting the year off with new experiences?

First time playing at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, AL
First time playing at Greater Zion in St. George, UT
First time playing at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA

Good times, wild rides

Here's just a small breakdown on the Trailblazers

Quarterbacks
The Trailblazers return all 3 quarterbacks on their roster who took meaningful snaps last season. Redshirt junior, Reggie Graff, got the most burn as he led the team in starts as well as passing yards and rushing yards (56.9% completion rate, 1467 passing yards,10 passing TDs, 5 INTs, 565 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs). He had an abysmal outing against the Aggies last season as he completed 7/21 passes for 95 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs. He did have 85 net rushing yards and a TD on 17 rushing attempts. The other 2 QBs Bronson Barben and Deacon Hill, comparatively had worse seasons than Graff. Unless these guys developed significantly since the last time we played, this should be an area of concern for the Trailblazers.

Running Backs
Similarly to the QB position, Utah Tech returns a lot of guys from last season. Statistically, their top returning running back is redshirt senior, Chris Street, who had a net of 237 yards on 70 attempts and a singular TD on the season. He had a net 6 yards on 8 carries last season against the Aggies. Their top 3 returning RBs combined had less rushing yards and equal rushing TDs compared to Graff. Another area of significant weakness unless they figured something out over the off season.

Wide Receivers
Their top WR from last season, Bryce Parker, transferred out of the program which leaves their top returning statistical WR as redshirt senior, Shamar Garrett, who had 250 yards and 1 TD last season. He had 4 catches for 19 yards against the Ags last season. They did bring in a couple of young FBS transfers from BYU and Utah State so comparatively they might be at least be a little bit more dangerous than the QBs or RBs simply from an unknown factor.

Tight Ends
The Trailblazers return their starter in redshirt junior, Eric Olsen. Olsen had 259 receiving yards and 1 TD last year. Olsen participated in the game against the Aggies last season, but recorded no receiving stats. They did have their statistical leader in the TE room transfer out of the program. Eni Falayi had 417 receiving yards and 5 TDs in only 6 games last season. They have a lot of young guys on the roster so maybe a new face steps up?

Offensive Line
Per the Utah Tech 2025 preseason prospectus, the Trailblazers are returning 6 players who had at least 5 starts last season. Now they weren't a particularly strong unit as they were tied for 86th in FCS for sacks allowed and were not a strong foundation for any notable pass or run game, but at least they have game experience. This is the area on the offense where they brought in the most transfers from the FBS so maybe they see some improvement just from talent infusion

Defensive Line
The Trailblazer starting defense from last season as a whole got decimated by transfers and graduation so there will be a lot of new faces for better or worse. Their singular returning defensive lineman is redshirt senior, Layton Tanuvasa, who had 24 total tackles on the season with 1.5 sacks. He had 1 tackle against the Aggies last season. I count 4 incoming transfers on the line so they at least tried to load up with some experienced college players.

Linebackers
They return 1 linebacker who at least had play time from last season in sophomore Jace Sweeten who had 18 total tackles on the season last year. No starters from last season are returning. Otherwise every other player is a freshman or incoming transfer. Unknown for the most part of how they will perform this season.

Defensive Backs
Utah Tech returns 1 starter in the defensive back in redshirt sophomore Quncey Lejay had had 60 tackles (2nd on team) and 5 PBUs. Similarly to the rest of the defense they will be relying on mostly new names in younger players and transfers.

Specialists
They lost their starting punter from last season, but do return their placekicker in redshirt junior Ilya Uvaydov who only made 61.5% of his field goal attempts from last season. I wouldn't be surprised if a new face took over those duties because... woof...

Overall, I don't expect their offense to be much improved from last season unless young guys on the roster really stepped up their game over the offseason. The defense is almost a complete unknown. All but 2 starters are gone and a whole lot of transfers were brought in. Could be good, could be bad. Anything other than a big win for the Ags would be disappointing in my honest opinion.

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