The MSU Alumni Association of the San Francisco Bay Area is pleased to welcome all Spartans, their families and their friends from across the country out to beautiful San Francisco over the Labor Day holiday weekend!
As you all know, the MSU Spartans will take on the University of California Golden Bears to kick off the 2008 College Football Season. As the resident alumni group near Berkeley, we are planning a number of fun events to coincide with the football game and give everyone several opportunities to check out our great city!
All proceeds from any event we are putting on will directly benefit the SF Bay Area Alumni Endowment Fund which helps raise money for needs-based MSU students.
All game tickets purchases through the SF Bay Alumni Club are in Section NN, rows 55-70.
Weekend Itinerary
Friday
August 29
Pub Crawl
San Francisco
What football weekend would be complete without a fabulous Pub Crawl through the streets of Historic San Francisco?! On Friday night, the SF Bay Area Alumni Club, with other MSU Alumni in the fun and lively Cow Hollow District of San Francisco, is sponsoring a pub crawl. Come with us as we take you on a two hour (maybe more?) tour of some of the fun and colorful pubs in the City.
The tour will begin at 8 p.m. at the Bus Stop on Union St. From there we will take you to the following additional pubs: Balboa, Pyramid, Eastside West, and MatrixFillmore (stops subject to change). We will spend about thirty minutes at each pub and everyone is certainly encouraged to hang out or go hopping further afterward.
Participants will also receive a commemorative Pub Crawl T-shirt to mark the historic weekend. The shirt was designed by a local design firm, and alum Kelly Kaplan ‘86, who has been a Bay Area resident for several years. Thank you Kelly for the great work!
The cost of the Pub Crawl is $25, and space is limited. If you are interested in attending this event, please email the club secretary Heather Lynam at secretary@sfbayspartans.org and she will be able to provide details on payment and will also note your t-shirt size. See you out on Union Street!
This $25 charge includes the t-shirt you will receive.
Saturday
August 30
Pre-Game Tailgate
Berkeley
What better way to show the Cal Bear fans what the Spartans are made of than with a boisterous and borderline non-constructive tailgate on game day?!
The SF Bay Area Alumni Club will be hosting a pre-game tailgate party outside the Cal Football Stadium before the game from noon up until just before kick-off at 5 p.m.. The tailgate will be held in the West Anna Head Parking Lot near the Cal Stadium. This lot is near the BART Station and a short walk to the stadium. Once you reach the parking lot, look for the large MSU Flag flying in the Parking Lot!
There is no charge for this event, it is a BYOB tailgate but we will be selling snacks, T-shirts, and playing games throughout the day. This promises to be one of the highlights of the weekend!
Any questions, contact us through the site or fire off an e-mail to club president Scott Chinoski at prez@sfbayspartans.org.
Order up your game day t-shirt! We’ll hand them out at the tailgate…
Update 8/26: We have sold out of Small and Medium shirts, only Large and XL remaining.
Update 8/27: T-shirts no longer available for purchase.
Update 8/29: We are arriving at Anna Head at 10AM, see you there!
36 responses so far ↓
1 Carla T // Aug 19, 2008 at 10:06 am
Local Spartan looking for two tickets. Email me! Thanks.
2 Marsha // Aug 24, 2008 at 8:28 am
Local Spartan looking for three tickets!
3 SF Bay Area Prez // Aug 24, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Carla… we have tickets available… please email prez@sfbayspartans.org for details. We can get them to you by game day if you hurry !!
Scott
4 Couple extra tickets // Aug 24, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Have 2) tickets available…Section P, Row 42..face value…purchaed from Michigan State. Please email if interested…could meet up in Grand Rapids early in the week, or Berkeley/Oakland area closer to game time.
Todd
twabeke@hotmail.com
5 Ron // Aug 25, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Does anyone know from prior games what time the Anna Head West lot usually fills up - What time do you need to get there by to get a parking spot?
6 Betsy // Aug 25, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I have two tickets available in the Alumni section. Please email at betsystafford@gmail.com
7 Friday/Saturday Night events in San Fran for Cal game - SpartanTailgate.com - Michigan State Spartans Forums // Aug 25, 2008 at 6:25 pm
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8 Friday/Saturday Night events in San Fran for Cal game - SpartanTailgate.com - Michigan State Spartans Forums // Aug 25, 2008 at 6:50 pm
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9 T. Fortino // Aug 25, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Hello fellow Spartans!
Where is best place to park?? Coming down from Napa on game day. Looking forward to tailgating with other Spartans.
Tony and Marianne (McGrath) Fortino
Rochester Hills, MI
MSU Alums
10 Berkeley beer stores close to the BART - SpartanTailgate.com - Michigan State Spartans Forums // Aug 25, 2008 at 7:24 pm
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11 Justin Bugajski // Aug 25, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Tony, here is the link to various parking lots on campus.
http://public-safety.berkeley.edu/pstmaps/media/parking.pdf
12 Bryan // Aug 26, 2008 at 6:43 am
@Tony - you may want to consider parking in Richmond and taking BART down to the game. Parking around Cal on game days is notoriously bad as there’s not much of it available.
Also, to confirm, does anyone know if there is any fee associated with this tailgate? (ie;member fee, etc) and I understand snacks will be provided but can we bring our own food as well as BYOB?
13 Katrina Hammer // Aug 26, 2008 at 7:20 am
We can park our own car in the Anna Head parking lot (near the SF Bay alumni club) to tailgate, correct?
14 Teri // Aug 26, 2008 at 9:57 am
Have 2) tickets available…Section O, Row 37..face value…purchaed from Michigan State. Please email if interested.
I live in Walnut Creek.
Teri
tfrangie@yahoo.com
415.531.3811
15 Mark N. // Aug 26, 2008 at 11:57 am
I have 1 ticket available for the MSU vs. Cal game, purchased through the Sacramento MSU Alumni Club via MSU Athletics, not sure where the seats are, but definitely in the Green section. Email me if interested. Also, Jon at Sac Valley MSU Club just emailed; he has 3 tickets available.
16 Jim Littman // Aug 26, 2008 at 1:04 pm
NEED 2 TICKETS My wife and son decided to fly up from San Diego and I am looking for 2 extra tickets. Already have 2 for me and my daughter.
MSU 79 James Madison
Thanks
You can call me at 760-419-9292
17 Justin Bugajski // Aug 26, 2008 at 10:30 pm
If you want to park at Anna Head, you should plan on being out there a long time before the game starts… Also, there is no charge for the club’s tailgate at Anna Head. The charge is for the official MSUAA tailgate which is a separate event.
18 Paul Lucker // Aug 27, 2008 at 8:13 am
I have 4 extra tickets to the MSU vs Cal game on Saturday. I would like to sell them for face value or best offer. They were bought thru the MSU Orange County Alumni Club and are in sec. NN row 56 seats 1-4. I will send them overnight to anyone interested!
19 Libby // Aug 27, 2008 at 9:26 am
I have 2 tickets purchased from MSU. Face Value Section O row 33. Please email me if interested.
20 Steve F. // Aug 27, 2008 at 11:15 am
I cannot attend the game, but want to let the Spartans on the West Coast to know that those of us here in Texas will be watching.. and rooting for Green and White!
21 Leslie Escobar // Aug 27, 2008 at 6:19 pm
We’re thinking of trying to get to the Anna Head lot at 10 am.
Anyone know if that’s not early enough?
22 Ryan // Aug 27, 2008 at 6:57 pm
We need 4 tickets. We’ll be in San Fran on Thursday and Berkeley on Friday so we can pick up local or overnite to our hotel.
email me: rcdartman@hotmail.com
23 Kurt T // Aug 27, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Looking to purchase 4 tickets. Shoot me an email if you have some available.
thanks!
24 Kurt T // Aug 27, 2008 at 7:39 pm
kurttrevan@hotmail.com
25 Izzo Master // Aug 27, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Cal has a good team again this year…
26 Tony // Aug 28, 2008 at 6:50 am
I have 3 extra tickets available. Sec. EE Row 55 seats 12-14.
Face value $51.
Can deliver them anywhere in Berkeley the day of the game.
I am a Bay Area Spartan.
707-342-0586
27 Patrick Yore // Aug 28, 2008 at 11:10 am
Hey Spartans - Bringing a dozen or so Spartans into Berkeley for the game at about 1pm. Let’s show these Pac10ers how we do it EL style. But always remember, don’t do anything to compromise our good name. Look good, act nice and kick some Cal A$$. Go Green! http://www.SpartyOn.com
28 Karen // Aug 28, 2008 at 11:31 am
I am looking for one ticket for saturday’s game in section PP. or section OO
510-649-0404
29 Larry // Aug 28, 2008 at 11:57 am
I have 2-3 tickets available for the MSU-Cal Game. Section DD, (sideline of endzone). Includes rights to the Travers Club starting at 3 pm and again at 1/2 time. (= free food, drinks) Work in Richmond, live in Concord.email me at lbrunink@sbcglobal.net
-Larry, Class of 1982, Communication
30 Ryan // Aug 28, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Paul Lucker, we are interested in your tickets but don’t have a way to get a hold of you. Please call me at your soonest.
323-377-6534
31 Mike Grace // Aug 28, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Looking for 2 tickets. It will be my son’s first Spartan football game.
Go Spartans!
Mike
626.833.3290
32 Lindsay // Aug 29, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Looking for 4 tickets, for 4 fun LA Spartans making the drive! Let me know if you have any extra!
Thanks=)
33 Justin Bugajski // Aug 29, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Leslie Escobar, we are planning to be at Anna Head at 10am, so your timing is good.
34 Lorenzo // Aug 29, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Looking for 2 tickets to tomorrow’s game. Please email me at lorenzo_woo@yahoo.com or call me at (415) 609-7131.
Thanks,
Lorenzo
35 Mary Jo // Aug 29, 2008 at 7:43 pm
The tickets are gone.
36 John H // Aug 30, 2008 at 6:35 pm
From your map I guess the Matrix Fillmore must be the old Pierce St. Annex where I spent too much time in summer ‘64 after graduating from MSU (free hot dogs one night a week!). I think the Camelot a block away is now an Irish bar, dunno about the 24/7 diner around the corner on Lombard.
I was at Berkeley the summers of ‘82 and ‘84, and passed through the Bay Area to (and from) VN in ‘68, and on the way to the Rose Bowls in ‘66 and ‘88. Wish I could’ve made the journey this time too.
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