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!

I’m glad to see a studious approach to this. Sometimes one architect firm will own a gig from blue sky to completion but it is also pretty common for one firm to propose a master plan and conceptual design with different firms chosen for actual schematic designs. I’m not familiar with this firm but looks like they have a portfolio of several aquatic and mixed use projects. It would seem like football and basketball venues have to be part of this conversation but I could also theoretically see something mixed use to include retail, dining, entertainment, office, hotel, or housing elements as a part of an athletic village.

if I were a big west fan in 2026, I’d hope they would skip UVU. Leave it as a 10-team SOCal league. Makes scheduling easier.