Well Elena, I am actually a Davis grad myself, but our son went to Cal and played in the band. We became Cal fans/supporters because of his involvement and the friends we made while he was there.
We figured we probably won't be able to go back to FP (to many other places to visit and so little time) so we better make the most out of this trip...hence the pre and post stays.
I grew up in SoCal (Hemet) and was an SC fan. Had to change horses (so to speak) when I moved up north.
Steve