UC Board of Regents met today to consider blocking UCLA BigTent move
Much of the same old discussion, but today's meeting focused on a letter from the Pac 12 commissioner, arguing that UCLA didn't understand how much it would cost, AND that it would hurt student-athletes heads, AND it would hurt the climate.
No firm response from the Board or UCLA, only that they're discussing things again / still.
The article did hint that the board members (and Governor Newsom) are mainly pissed they were kept in the dark, and that they'll ultimately allow UCLA to join the Big Ten but diminish the leeway they'd given chancellors of the various UC campuses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/sports/ncaafootball/ucla-big-ten-uc-regents.html
September 23rd, 2022 at 3:42 PM ^
Politicos absolutely have impacted conference membership before. Why do you think Va Tech got an ACC invite?
September 23rd, 2022 at 11:09 PM ^
Yes they have, and it must not be tolerated by The B1G in this case.
September 23rd, 2022 at 9:52 AM ^
So if this move is blocked altogether, what then? Does USC just come by itself, do they hang back in the Pac-12, or does the B1G scramble to try finding another partner like Stanford, Oregon or Washington to come along with USC?
And then I'm also wondering if the Big Ten has any legal grounds to sue UC if this is blocked. I'm not a legal expert by any stretch so I wouldn't have a clue, but it seems like there's a lot of moving parts here.
September 23rd, 2022 at 10:09 AM ^
I don't see any reason for USC to remain in the Pac.
September 23rd, 2022 at 10:16 AM ^
They won't have to "scramble." All twelve PAC members have approached The B1G about invitations to join. In the coming weeks expect more expansion and additional media deals for The B1G.
As for UC's liability for queering the proposed multi-billion dollar media deals, I wish I knew. That is a question for lawyers, but I hope somebody in Berkeley raises it.
September 23rd, 2022 at 11:12 AM ^
Doesn't the Governor have better things to do?
September 23rd, 2022 at 11:29 AM ^
A normal governor, yes.
One positioning himself for a Presidential run and needing to raise his profile/votes? No.
September 23rd, 2022 at 12:27 PM ^
That seems to be an issue on the other end of the country, too.
September 23rd, 2022 at 2:26 PM ^
You would think so with all the pooping on the streets, runaway crime....
September 23rd, 2022 at 12:01 PM ^
I knew Chip Kelly was starting to look like a clown after the nail biter against South Alabama, but this is a bit much don't you think?
September 23rd, 2022 at 1:01 PM ^
Easiest solution is to add Cal, too.
September 23rd, 2022 at 10:17 PM ^
Waa waaa waa. But will they take Rutger when they bolt?