Seems like with these changes that 5 year window will be the timeframe that Davis would most likely move to the MW for football. Makes sense renovation wise for time frames.

5 year window (bascially) for FBS

Explain this for a novice please

it’s a bit more complicated than I put it but basically the $5 million fee to move to FBS and the movement from FCS to FBS (as I understand it) has now been cemented for the next 5 years. This doesn’t mean a ton of schools are going to move to the FBS all of a sudden but seems to stabilize how moving up would work. I am simply saying that this next 5 year window would give ample time for stadium upgrades if Davis/the mw decide to make the football team FBS. It was previously uncertain what rules/requirements could change until this committee meeting. I can’t imagine we would really join the MW for all sports and not take/or told we would have the opportunity…

Would this mean that we move in 5 years at the earliest?

I would suggest that it may be within the next 5 years, not after. It could be after, but the future after that of the rules to move up may change so getting it done before seems like making the most sense.

That 5mm buy-in thing is a joke. Who does the money even go to? If you have a FBS conference invite in hand, what's the point? I can only see the buy-in making some sense if you don't have an FBS conference invite. You know who I'm looking at. If I was an anti-trust lawyer I'd be foaming at the mouth

Still waiting on news about facilities… nearing the end of summer.

https://sactownsports.com/59055/uc-davis-mountain-west-strategy-plan-2025/

Really good video about FBS moves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-3CzZklQs8

https://www.youtube.com/live/8yXzVifQI1o?si=I4Pk7TcdIGSG5U9W

I think @BlueGoldAg said it best,

It's turning out to be a banner year Aggie Athletics and the men's and women's basketball teams look like they could have very good seasons also.

This is fantastic timing before moving the MW next year. Between almost every team improving so far this year, the announcement of aggie ascent facility stuff and increased attendance at games, it really is the most exciting time to be an aggie in a long time!