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Daniel's avatar

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.

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CalBear91's avatar

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!

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JCB's avatar

Huge change and I good one for the team. The 49ers originally were going to sit in the sun at Levi Stadium but Jim Harbaugh nixed it and put them in the shade. Great move! The autumn sun is brutal.

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Alex Ghenis's avatar

Time to increase the season over/under by 0.5 games

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Bowlesman 80's avatar

LOL. Look out ACC.

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TKE Prytanis 79's avatar

Fantastic! I now officially drop all my qualms about he ACC (...well, sort of). GO BEARS, beat them from the shade!

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GoldenBear88's avatar

This could be a good move because A) Closer to the opposing team means that Cal students can really shout and hopefully disrupt play calls and B) More shade on the west side of the stadium. I remember a few times in the student section when the sun was just BRUTAL! Now that I am an Old Blue, I need the shade more than ever.

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BTown85's avatar

Wow! I just NEVER know what’s gonna be the next WFC Headline! I NEVER would have predicted this, but I love it!!!!!!

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Bluehenbear's avatar

Wow. Don’t disagree with this change, but this season is going to be weird.

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Lawrence D Barker's avatar

Something else I wonder: With the move to the ACC, will the victory cannon move back into the stadium? That's where it was - on the east side south of the team area - from 1964-1970 before the-then Pacific-8 Conference banned cannons in member stadia in 1971 (following an injury accident involving the Stanford cannon in 1970). It was moved up to Tightwad Hill in 1973 and has been there ever since.

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Terence's avatar

Will Bob Tuck know which side to hang from the flagpole and lead the California spell out?

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Lawrence D Barker's avatar

Here's something else I wonder. With the move to the ACC, can the victory cannon be put back in the stadium? That's where it was - on the east side south of the team area - from 1964-1970 before the-then Pacific-8 Conference banned cannons in conference-member stadia in 1971 (following an accident involving the Stanford cannon in 1970). It was moved up to Tightwad Hill in 1973 and has fired from there ever since.

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WilderThanGene's avatar

Holy shit, I've been calling for this for years!! No more sun in the players and coach's faces.

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bearspot's avatar

As a former longtime resident of Section I and fairly new arrival to Section H, I approve of this change. 😁

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bearspot's avatar

As the late Rík Ocasek once said, “Shake it up!”

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Mateo's avatar

Great move.

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KetamineCal's avatar

Makes sense!

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