I have to assume/hope right now the administration is spending a little money on some architectural ideas and renderings to try to grease the skids for new money to support a near future move up. Please do not bring back that 20 year old rendering.

I was also at that game, just to the right of you in the end zone. I thought I had some pictures from that day but I can't locate them at the moment. Hard to believe the school could grow by something like 10k students since that day and the student section is now a fraction of what it was. I don't understand young people these days [old man speak].

Re MWC needing the football program next year or in 2 or 5 years, having this existing relationship with the conference seems like it would increase the chances that this move up would be subsidized by the conference, making it a little more feasible than if we were just on our own, competing with all the other western FCS schools for a spot in the MWC when it becomes available.

It's possible that this really is an ideal situation for the university and the football program specifically. More prestigious, bigger budget conference with FBS peers and a ready-made destination for when the football program is ready to move up (and/or it is desperately needed to be called up by the MWC). It will hopefully help light a fire under the butts of everyone within the University and outside supporters to get the football program better situated to move up.

Cherry on top is leapfrogging Sac despite all their public posturing and lobbying.