Cal football bench reportedly switching sidelines from student section to alumni
California Golden Bears students will get to directly be behind visiting opponents in 2024.
One Cal football update now that tickets are open for sale for the 2024 season. The sidelines appear to be switching. The Home Bench is heading to the shady section on the west side of Memorial Stadium, and the visitors will switch to the sunny side.
The Pac-12 did not allow student sections to be situated behind the visiting home section due to the competitive advantage it could afford any one program. Oddly enough, because Cal was one of the few student sections in the conference that had the students situated at the 50 yard line, this meant the football team had the disadvantage of being situated in the sun and having to deal with more inclement conditions that the visitors didn’t have to worry about.
In the ACC, no such restrictions exist. So it appears the students will be right behind the visiting section next year. The Big Game could get fairly rowdy!
It’ll be interesting if the Cal Band will also be moving. I do recall there are general rules about a marching band being behind a visitor’s student section, and that is where they currently are. So it is possible they may be on the move elsewhere.
As long as we’ve known it, the Cal student section has been situated behind the football team. It’s going to be a bit of an adjustment for us.
It’s all but officially confirmed that the marching band is moving to QQ. The bandsmen know it is happening, and the athletic department ticket reps have been saying it (early) to customers.
Finally! Oh my golly, Finally! I've been waiting and hoping for this my entire Cal life. Since my first games back in 1987 I've thought of how stupid it is that we make our team sit on the hot sunny side and let the opponent sit in the shade. I'm absolutely thrilled for this change. Move the team into the shade, let the students heckle the opponents. It's perfect. I love it. Hooray!