America's Riviera

GOLETA SANTA BARBARA -- We strive for accuracy on the Davis Enterprise sports blog, so we investigated the correct dateline upon our arrival at The Thunderdome. Apparently, there is a strip of land that extends from the city of the Santa Barbara that encompasses the airport and campus. So the dateline is now correct. Don't let the LA Times tell you otherwise.

It's hard to know what to expect tonight. I have a hard time seeing how exactly the Aggies are going to win this one, but I would have said the same thing last year. And that turned out to be UC Davis' best game of the season. It will be interesting to see how the Aggies approach the conference's leading scorer, Alex Harris. Down here, last year they decided to let him get his and worry about everyone else. That was successful once and not so much the next time.

There's not a whole of new stuff to report today. The local paper reported today that Harris didn't want to use his illness as a reason for his 15-point showing against Pacific on Thursday. Gauchos coach Bob Williams didn't either. So maybe Pacific is that good. You can see for yourself on ESPN2 on Monday night.

There's also rumor that UCD commit Jacob Ranger (who hails from nearby Carpinteria) will attend the game tonight.

Frankly, most everyone in the pressroom is talking about the weather, which is supposed to be at its worst around 10 p.m., which is probably when I'll be slogging to the car. There's a hotel in SLO with my name on it, and hopefully I can make it there in one piece.