Oh, I'm certain there is animosity, resentment, and jealousy between various competing ivory castles and camps, not just athletics. It's a problem on many campuses, but evidence supports the notion that it must be a bigger than usual issue on the Berkeley campus, a condition built up over decades of not doing a very good job of coordinating efforts and focus.
Looked at another way institutional support is necessary to balance the Athletic Department books.
"Institutional support" is also a source of resentment among academics at UC Berkeley, if you get my drift.
Oh, I'm certain there is animosity, resentment, and jealousy between various competing ivory castles and camps, not just athletics. It's a problem on many campuses, but evidence supports the notion that it must be a bigger than usual issue on the Berkeley campus, a condition built up over decades of not doing a very good job of coordinating efforts and focus.