Stadium news

The area media got a tour of Aggie Stadium on Friday from associate athletic director Bob Bullis. Here he is showing off the working media room, where The Enterprise will be stationed for fall Sundays in the foreseeable future. You cannot imagine how excited I am not to have to cover another season in Toomey. I imagine longtime Aggie fans have plenty of happy memories over at 5th and A, but from my perspective, it just wasn't comfortable.

One bit of news to come out of the tour, UCD's sideline has been moved to the near side, meaning it will be closest to the press box. During much of the planning phase, the team was supposed to be on the far side in front of the students for sportsmanship reasons. Many in the football program wanted to be on the near side in order to be in the shade, much like at Toomey. But that has, apparently, changed. For the record, the media pack walked the field at around 2:15 on Friday afternoon and there was no shade anywhere. Adjusting for the shorter days, I'm still not convinced the Ags or Western Washington will have any sort of break from the sun on Sept. 1. I did see some large fans on the sidelines during the scrimmage, and I assume those will be employed to keep everyone cool during the hot days.