(04-17-2018 02:37 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(04-14-2018 08:03 AM)NoDak Wrote:  

(04-14-2018 08:00 AM)jhn31 Wrote:  Long term goal is Pac-12, I assume?

One of the few schools that can truly aspire that high.

Circling back to this one...sure, I guess.

Then again, if Rice and Tulane really committed to athletic success, they'd be in a major conference by now. The Service Academies...even with their unique missions, probably would have no true resistance going somewhere else.

You have others out there with significant potential...Buffalo, Stony Brook...UCD is no different, even if they are loaded.

I could see a big fuss over their advancement, though, especially from the Cal State schools, like SDSU. Like, why SDSU has to wander through the wilderness while UCD just has to spend to be notice? It's not like Cal State schools are trash...and SDSU turns more people down than some of the good public schools back east here.

What UCD has to actually do is run a competitive and big athletic department. It's one thing to have these sports...you have to win, too.

Legacy means a lot to P5. Perhaps am too optimistic on UCDavis. But both Tulane and Rice have blown their legacy, especially Tulane. Rice could have gone the route of TCU but chose not to.

Buffalo and Stony Brook (and UCDavis) should be at least high G5, but other sports the NY schools are lacking like lacrosse and ice hockey can be a rallying point locally.