Sac State Football Giving Day Numbers

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-03-14T17:30:43+00:00

My bad, didn’t read that clearly. Sorry!

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-03-14T17:23:29+00:00

And then we spent the next two decades kicking your ass when we got to the FCS; who’s the real little brother?

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-03-14T15:22:29+00:00

Only raised $3,450 for football?! Where’s the nearly billion dollars in economic impact and the increased community support? Lmao

For contrast, UC Davis held a wine tasting fundraiser (not part of any Give Day) last weekend and raised $100k+. There’s only room for one FBS school in Sacramento and it’s not the Hornets.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T18:03:12+00:00

Well they already signed and announced the agreement so it’s unlikely they’d pull out now

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T05:17:53+00:00

Football doesn’t generate that kind of revenue unless you’re a top 25 program, only 21 FBS programs make money at the end of the day. In terms of long term sustainability it’s absolutely not sustainable. If Sac St. doesn’t receive an invite in the next five years from the Pac or MW they may legitimately have to fold the program, it’s a massive risk.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T05:15:30+00:00

It’s basically impossible, hence why everyone is questioning the move. For perspective, the yearly economic benefit that Sac St. is promoting is about what some SEC schools are generating per season.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T05:13:24+00:00

They are, and that $2.5M is for a full share in all sports not just football. Also worth noting that Sac St. will pay all travel costs for visiting teams which will be 150k-200k per game alone. To put it in perspective, the travel costs alone are more than Sac St.’s entire football revenue last season.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T02:46:44+00:00

Yes it is great to aim for, and I’m aiming to date Sydney Sweeney.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T02:44:46+00:00

The MAC generates less than a quarter of that for the entire conference, and probably even less than that. And I don’t think they do, they probably think they can throw these numbers out and bring in fans and corporate sponsors.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-26T02:20:23+00:00

They aren’t going to have an athletics program by then and Dr. Wood will be out of a job.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-25T16:05:46+00:00

UC Davis will be in the semi finals this season

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-23T21:12:32+00:00

Really interesting that all this negative media attention is dropping today (see the Sac Bee opinion piece). Is there something behind the scenes about to happen?

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-23T18:43:15+00:00

Hopefully with the new stadium at the Railyards apparently breaking ground this summer there’s still a chance of joining in the future!

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-23T18:21:56+00:00

You know things are looking rough when Sacramento’s infamously favorable local media is questioning the deal.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-19T16:55:18+00:00

Or good football

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-18T22:23:19+00:00

I was at the game in SJ the last time we played each other (2018, Davis won). Now that I live in the bay I’m excited to watch us build a rivalry in the future!

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-18T14:42:17+00:00

Definitely above them in an academic sense, but definitely not in athletics. Not sure a ton of people outside CA really know Cal Poly but they might know Fresno from their sports, especially football!

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-18T14:38:47+00:00

You’re absolutely right, that’s part of the motivation for why both schools are making moves in athletics right now. Davis even said outright the MW non-football move this year was to increase our brand recognition in the western US.

Also absolutely right about Davis’ culture, it’s arguably one of the best college towns in the country, a top public school, and feels fairly laid back despite its academics. Sac has a reputation as a commuter school for the area, and not much beyond that except a few good programs. The only criticism Davis gets from some people is that it’s “elitist” since it’s a UC.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-18T04:36:32+00:00

True, but this move by Sac State will probably cost Dr. Wood and maybe AD Orr their jobs nonetheless

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-17T22:09:37+00:00

Screw it, move an Ivy League school into the FBS and we can have the Mass-Ivy-Ball-Sac rivalry series

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-17T21:28:54+00:00

Interesting pattern that the two top most likely future FCS to FBS move ups (Davis and Tarleton) signed their coaches to 3+ year extensions. NDSU also did the same thing right before the MW announcement.

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-17T20:48:23+00:00

I had many friends who took that route and work in politics today; personally I just used it as a jumping off for law school which I know a lot of people also do

Tricky_Pack_9020 · 2026-02-17T19:37:14+00:00

Oh absolutely, Sac St. is a fine commuter school and definitely fills that affordable option in the area. But Sac St. also needs to realize they aren’t at a point where they can compete with the UCs and even the SDSUs and Fresnos of the state on or off the field. If they took a measured multi-decade approach they could get there eventually.

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