“ im curious if anyone here knows the history of season tickets/ how ticket prices looked at toomey? missed that whole era”

I was a season ticket holder on the east side of the field starting around the mid 80s. I don’t remember the price, but it was very reasonable. There was no team aggie fee for the better seats. What i do remember, and miss, is that after each home game there was a reception at the faculty club for alumni. They served bbq hot dogs and had a no host bar. Sochor would join us and stand on a chair to address the crowd and analyze the game. To this day my son, now in his 40s, remembers the hot dogs, lol.

this is what I was looking for! so awesome, sounds like such a blast.

I think Chancellor Ted Hullar, who advocated a DI move, needed seats, but the best and very limited wooden seats during Sochor's run were taken on the west side. There were a few small gaps between seat sections. So the campus connected a few rows to add in a handful of needed, prime seats. This actually bent a few people.

The community held a large pregame BBQ / picnic downtown, and I guess many then walked the few blocks to Toomey. No garage.

I think it’s alluding to the saying “keep Tahoe blue” / the fact that we too like blue? He could have tagged Kevin Blue for a triple meaning but that would have been two cryptic tweets too many in the last several months

"...Think Blue" to me means "Go Ags."

is he a Dodger fan?

It was announced today at the end of todays podcast on “the Big Mountain Podcast” that AD Rocko DeLuca will have an interview with them next week discussing UC Davis’s future in the MW and the future of football.

Todays episode/podcast:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5RvmOB3VnlI&t=31s

Link to the general Big Mountain Podcast:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtwIR_2IJq3tLPVsL2-i96Q

I do recommend subscribing to them. They focus on the Mountain West, Big10, and PAC.

Now we're talkin'

Been missing in action with stomach flu. Davis students need to use their brains and wash those hands, damn! Looking forward to that interview!

https://x.com/TBM_JY/status/1904385967047188873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1904385967047188873%7Ctwgr%5E254561f2aeebe98a1ed7ca29266a55f0089554d5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTBM_JY%2Fstatus%2F1904385967047188873

Good find.

"Our ambition is to compete at the highest level possible"

and

Focused on winning a championship at the FCS level.

lol he mentioned fans (likely us) getting riled up about his stadium render tweet.

I know we've moved beyond putting similar schools or even geographically proximate schools in conferences, BUT...keeping all the small private schools in the WCC makes much more sense to me than bringing some of them into the MW.

From the Ignite Winter update:

Facilities Master Plan
We’ve partnered with ELS Architecture and Urban Design to develop a long-range facilities master plan that addresses the current and future space needs of UC Davis Athletics. Planning sessions have taken place throughout the spring, with final concepts expected this summer.

Will anything be shared publicly?

I believe this is what Dr. Mike was referencing! Should hear by this summer about stadium renovations!

I hope that this master plan will be presented to the public soon after it has been completed. An exciting vision of what's ahead for the growth of Aggie Athletics would do wonders for growing the fan base and increasing donor support significantly.

my exact thoughts. Seems like ELS has done a variety of collegiate athletic and general facilities.

I wonder if it's stadium related. No football stadiums in the company's portfolio, at least on their website https://elsarch.com/portfolio/?type=4

I thought about this too, was thinking since the reno would probably be expansion related (with some seat additions and boxes), it would probably less of a new undertaking..

good point. light enhancements aren't usually website worthy.

Really want to echo the sentiment that I hope this info comes out early in summer as to build momentum, especially getting financial commitments to the projects from donors.

I'm also interested to see what upgrades they might propose for the basketball arena and improvements to other sports facilities as well.

yeah I want a dang hot dog on any side of the basketball arena. New concessions would be nice!

Not to mention concession workers who at least try to act interested in their work. The older workers (supervisors ?) tend to be significantly more enthusiastic. Too.many bored students though.

The space isn't really that welcoming either. I haven't seen much of an effort to draw in customers, a lack of signs near the entrance for example. A person attending their first game wouldn't immediately know where to get food, especially if they have a lower-level seat. A lot of room for improvement.