One thought is California might make UCLA share the $ from the B1G with the other state schools.
Wont happen. Precedent of other states like Iowa having two or more teams in differing conferences.One thought is California might make UCLA share the $ from the B1G with the other state schools.
Exactly what I was going to say after "sleeping" on it a bit. Exact 3 teams I was thinking of if UCLA stays home due to Kalifornia bureaucracy.Easy fix. Take stanford, OR and UW. Leave all of the UC schools in the cold.
If I was UCLA, I would tell them to pound sand, and if made to stay put, take the huge monetary loss and cut other sports if they need to start saving money. Kind of the "cut off your own nose to spite your face" scenario.One thought is California might make UCLA share the $ from the B1G with the other state schools.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools, according to an interim report issued by University of California Office of the President.
Who cares? Not me. This whole thing is a joke anyway, and NOT what’s best for the sport and it’s fans!
From what I can tell, there is not much the state can do about this and UCLA is already bound by a contract to the big ten and TV networks. There would be lawsuits for days if the state tried to pull them back out, they could not afford to do it.If I was UCLA, I would tell them to pound sand, and if made to stay put, take the huge monetary loss and cut other sports if they need to start saving money. Kind of the "cut off your own nose to spite your face" scenario.
I'm not a fan of UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten. I know I'm woefully out of touch, but I don't like the super-conference concept. I still miss the days of the Big 8 when we played everyone every year. I think a conference means more if you are playing rivals in roughly the same geography. I understand that college football is changing and that we can't turn back the clock, but that doesn't mean that I have to like it.
The guy in the story had a power trip.Not sure if this was posted elsewhere.
UC leaders say 'all options are on the table' as they weigh fighting UCLA's Big Ten move
University of California system leaders proposed new rules that may limit campuses from making major athletics contract decisions on their own.www.latimes.com
It seems that the UC Regents are considering blocking UCLA's move to the Big Ten. What a mess, particularly for UCLA given its athletics debt. I wonder if the Big Ten goes to court if the UC Regents try to block the move, or if the Big Ten just lets UCLA go back to the PAC.
When has the ability to afford anything stopped California?From what I can tell, there is not much the state can do about this and UCLA is already bound by a contract to the big ten and TV networks. There would be lawsuits for days if the state tried to pull them back out, they could not afford to do it.
Again, it was for the money, not the good of the sport. Sometimes, businesses push too hard to generate more money, but it ruins the product. Happens all the time. They have trashed 100 years of history in many cases, for money. It’s not worth it!Be careful. Getting USC and UCLA is probably part of the $7 BILLION reasons the B1G will be getting starting next year.
In theory I agree with your point - there is a very real money component to this expansion that makes it feel However, CFB was going to change no matter what. I’m glad that our Cornhuskers are in a leading conference and that they will get additional national exposure. The days of purely regional matchups/conferences went away years ago, sadly…Again, it was for the money, not the good of the sport. Sometimes, businesses push too hard to generate more money, but it ruins the product. Happens all the time. They have trashed 100 years of history in many cases, for money. It’s not worth it!
So, history means nothing? Exactly my point. It didn’t have to be this way. USC and Rutgers DO NOT belong in a conference with Nebraska. Oklahoma State does not belong in a conference with BYU. It’s stupid. The fans can’t travel, which is what college football was, for 100+ years. That’s why you had out of conference games. It’s been fine for greed, not the good if the product.In theory I agree with your point - there is a very real money component to this expansion that makes it feel However, CFB was going to change no matter what. I’m glad that our Cornhuskers are in a leading conference and that they will get additional national exposure. The days of purely regional matchups/conferences went away years ago, sadly…