I see that now. I read it wrong...

Hopefully St. Mary’s is a strong WCC team. They beat Fresno 4-0, doubling our score. Realistically, it’s going to take a few years to rebuild after Joiner stripped the cupboard when she left for Oregon.

Worth noting that nationally televised conference and home noncon games, of which there will be a lot more than in the BW, likely won't be available on MW+. Some time ago in the thread I did a back of the napkin calculation to guess that maybe one in four games would fall into this more limited category.

MWC TV partners are Fox, CBS, and The CW -- so to see every possible broadcast you'd want a cable or streaming option that has as much as possible of Fox, FS1, FS2, CBS, CBS Sports Net, and The CW. I use Hulu With Live TV which has all of them but I've seen mention of others like a Youtube TV sports plan.

So to break it down, especially in conference season, I'm guessing you're looking at 3/4 of the games on MW+, then the need for some cable TV plan (or a sports bar) for the rest.

Thinking the Ags battle PSU roughly evenly the first quarter or more until QB settles in and the team understands more about what kind of defense they're running, then make it comfortable in the second half. Something like a 10 or 14 point win that isn't as close as it seems, with a relatively large TOP for a Plough team due to reliance on ground game / safe playcalling.

I likely won't even be able to watch that day and I'm mentally preparing for a stressful experience checking scores in the first half.

I don't think im crazy saying this - ticket sales look really good for this early in the season.

On Google (I searched UC Davis old horse logos) there shows a Block C/Small A logo with a horse head inside and what looks to be wheat stalks

We're supposed to increase our basketball spending as per Mountain West agreement. Perhaps we are just adding an assistant coach without removing anyone?

Actually, I think that's an old school Cubs logo shirt.

Interesting...Vogt, Nosek and Metzger-Jones are the three that have been with Les for a long time and they are all still listed on the official roster.

Didn't know Elliott Smith was a long time Portlander, I know he grew up rough out in Texas and graduated from university in Massachusetts. He must've met up with Gus Van Sant during the My Own Private Idaho and Drugstore Cowboy years.



I honestly miss Portland State playing downtown...but as PA said, the whole economy of Portland changed and downtown just doesn't function like it used to - the Timbers took over that whole stadium because they sell out, they make money, and they paid for the downtown stadium's upgrades.

The biggest problem with the program is much like every program, it needs money to flourish -- and without winning, the money seldom rolls in...and they don't have big daddy Phil Knight to cover the bill (pun intended) like they do down in Duckland. PSU is honestly just a redheaded Viking stepchild of UO and OSU...even UW in some respects.

I will say - Davis has had some routes in Hillsboro, and some extremely tight contests as well - the stakes are high, everybody's fresh, it's Big Sky football in Week 1, so I'll give the new look Vikings some credit and give them 20 points - but Davis scores 41.

Ags 41 - Viks 20

Okay guys.. I gotta be honest... we need an intervention. My ability to recognize UC Davis merch (top right) in any place has become a problem. Watched this viral clip of a fight at the cubs game and instantly noticed someone in the crowd wearing an aggie shirt. I need football, I'm getting loopy.

I’m retiring in 2 years and Spain is one of the first places I want to go. Rota is now on the list!

Seattle, Portland, Oakland, San Francisco all have to have bleeding budgets. They'll wait out a change in WH leaders before actually making substantive change. (i.e. more play money.) I have to believe the new supercharged marijuana plays a role (schizophrenia), as do the cartels trafficking serious drugs which can lead to serious mental health issues.

I listened to a recovered drug addict from Vancouver who said the "housing first" plan was a lark. Apparently Vancouver follows the same playbook, free needles, paraphernalia, victimless crime, etc. Folks here correct, the internet, smart phones, delivery drivers and remote work filled the gap. But I see people as disconnected, often isolated, young kids addicted to vaping and gaming. Another reason why wineries and brew pubs struggling. I'm affected, will more likely see a game in Utah than Portland. I asked a friend to join me in Portland and he declined.

Friend of mine left Portland PD because they wouldn't, and this is a direct quote, "let me crack heads on the bums and hippies." Guessing hippies were more the ANTIFA types, this was at the height of all that business

A conference I attended in 2014 featured a takeover of Goths on the light rail and city parks. 2016 featured homeless in the sidewalks with “permits” sort of making official a right to live on the sidewalk. I was never impressed with the core downtown area with these issues. Going several blocks outside was generally fine. Spent hours in Powell’s bookstore.

Considering their past traveling expreriences, perhaps a Greyhound logo would be more appropriate than an airport code.

Does no one good to be the cocky one. Old Irish saying. Better, it will be a great game. Respect your opponents.

The 2026 quarterbacks

Ah ok ok. I’m just ready for any news on moves being made.

yep

We need a gold Aggie helmet to send over (or deliver in person) for Gabe's bar.

Glad to see you back on AST, Sailorgabe! Congratulations on your move to Spain which is one of my most favorite countries in the world. My paternal grandparents were from Madrid.

My wife and I spent 10 weeks traveling on our own throughout Spain 11 years ago and we have been talking about going back in the next year or two. My wife spent her junior year of college abroad in Madrid during the Franco era so Spanish comes back to her fairly quickly once she spends time immersed in the language for a while. We are considering going back to Madrid and then up to the Basque country and driving across northern Spain, down through Portugal and back into Andalusia.

We traveled by train and car and spent time in Madrid, Segovia, Sevilla, Toledo, Barcelona, Granada, Córdoba, several small towns in the Pyrenees and many Pueblos Blancos in Andalusia including Jerez de la Frontera right next to where you live now in Rota. I followed the Aggie games whenever I could but the time difference made it difficult
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I hope your jazz bar goes well. We'll stop in and say hello if we are near Rota on our next trip. All the best until then and GO AGS!

Anyone get the opportunity to make it to the scrimmage today? If so, would love to hear your observations.

Glad you're spending your retirement the way you want. We summer (late May - mid September) at our cabin in MT on Flathead Lake, about an hour south of Glacier, and the rest of the year in Davis. Works well for us...get the best of both areas...and soon hope to be able to throw some shade on our MT friends & neighbors - all Griz or Wildcat fans (maniacs). LOL

Rota is on the SW coast, correct? N of Gibraltar? Our granddaughter, 7th grade at the time was in Salou (Near Barcelona) last Thanksgiving with a travel team for a soccer tournament. She really enjoyed the little she was able to experience - grueling game schedule. But she loved it, as your family seems to.

Glad you're still keeping in touch via AST - I'm looking forward to revisiting our debate over your CA Conference idea at some point. :>)

Keep us informed about your jazz bar. Our youngest is a jazz pianist in the Sacramento area - making a good living at it. Has played the evening entertainment at the Legends Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach. Did you ever visit Twin Lotus Thai in Sacramento before you moved? Started and owned by Joe Gilman, Sac State piano professor and his wife (she's Thai) as a music venue. In a strip mall on Folsom not to far from Hornet Hive. Has been very successful for local talent as well as touring artists.

Best wishes

Sailor, exciting news about the Spain move. Interested in the whys, where’s and what’s of your moving to Spain. I myself have often thought of a move to Ireland, but never went through with it. Hope the fires are not affecting you. We went through that whole thing over here in Sonoma County a few years back. Not fun!

Did anyone see the final score in the exhibition game against Cal? The Ags were down 1-0 at the half and Live Stats just shows that the game is over and the exhibition game scores are never shown on the official schedule.

He is the leading receiver with 6 catches for 39 yards. 5 rushes for 1 yard though.

Speaking of all 2026 preseasons... Lan is getting play today.

they can come up with every excuse they want, but THEY are the ones who changed the circumstances of us not playing... not us. It's not our athletics department duty to cater to them.

Agree with your take. It's frustrating, because we all know it's something that Dobbins probably could've / should've been on top of. However, it's part of the growing up that takes place - hopefully - during college.