Davis AD Rocko DeLuca talks about the move to the Mountain West and says “ultimately what happened is our success this fall in all sports, in addition to our football program, really caught the eye of the Mountain West Conference and some of their leadership. And when they came knocking on the door, it was an offer that Chancellor May and I thought was too good to pass up. Obviously, we’ve got some work cut out to close the gap between this football program and the Dakotas and the Montanas. We're focused on doing that with UC Davis Health Stadium and looking at our future there so we can prepare, but certainly the past seven days have been some of the best in UC Davis sports history.” DeLuca says the Aggies continue to be “vigilant and look for opportunities, and the Mountain West move for us is an opportunity that allows some separation from some of our peers within the state of California certainly. And more importantly, it provides a little distinction amongst those we’re competing against in football.” Looking forward, DeLuca acknowledges the Aggies have a “big gap on our basketball operations side to close between our new competitors and where we currently exist in the Big West. The cool thing is I'm all about it, Chancellor May’s all about it…so we’re going to embrace that challenge. I just hope our fans and donors who are listening will answer the bell and step up.” (link)