So disgusted. Cal bails on OSU and WSU (who have better programs than Cal's sorry lot) who were willing to rebuild the Pac over time with west region teams. Cal and Stanford etc could have been leaders in that effort. Instead they sell out to the ATLANTIC coast conference on a reduced share where Cal is all but guaranteed to get their as…
So disgusted. Cal bails on OSU and WSU (who have better programs than Cal's sorry lot) who were willing to rebuild the Pac over time with west region teams. Cal and Stanford etc could have been leaders in that effort. Instead they sell out to the ATLANTIC coast conference on a reduced share where Cal is all but guaranteed to get their ass whooped against P5 schools as a subservient reduced share member clear across the country. Wow. This just shows how sad sack Cal has been and still is. No vision or leadership whatsoever.
They will land on their feet. I don't doubt that they will eventually get more $ than Cal's lame $8M/yr share at some point over the next 10 yrs Cal is locked into. That they both have better football programs than Cal and they will likely end up in the G5 reinforces what I've been saying, that Cal due to their priorities, administration, location, etc is not a competitive P5 school. The option they had was continue to be a bottom feeder in a P5 conference, or finally right size their program to its capabilities so they can be a competitive team (like winning their conference more than once every 70 years, imagine that!). Cals administration decided to continue to doormat itself likely never challenging for a conference title, and and travel 3000 miles instead of joining with teams with similar competitive profiles in the west region. They could have built it up over time with some vision and patience.
Nothing but sympathy. Unfortunately, the rebuild wasn’t going to happen. I think even WSU and OSU knew that too. It’s a shame. Much would’ve preferred holding together, but it wasn’t gonna happen.
So disgusted. Cal bails on OSU and WSU (who have better programs than Cal's sorry lot) who were willing to rebuild the Pac over time with west region teams. Cal and Stanford etc could have been leaders in that effort. Instead they sell out to the ATLANTIC coast conference on a reduced share where Cal is all but guaranteed to get their ass whooped against P5 schools as a subservient reduced share member clear across the country. Wow. This just shows how sad sack Cal has been and still is. No vision or leadership whatsoever.
Of course WSU & OSU were “willing” to rebuild. They almost literally have no other option.
It’s not for sure that the MWC will take them. Possible/probable, but not certain.
They will land on their feet. I don't doubt that they will eventually get more $ than Cal's lame $8M/yr share at some point over the next 10 yrs Cal is locked into. That they both have better football programs than Cal and they will likely end up in the G5 reinforces what I've been saying, that Cal due to their priorities, administration, location, etc is not a competitive P5 school. The option they had was continue to be a bottom feeder in a P5 conference, or finally right size their program to its capabilities so they can be a competitive team (like winning their conference more than once every 70 years, imagine that!). Cals administration decided to continue to doormat itself likely never challenging for a conference title, and and travel 3000 miles instead of joining with teams with similar competitive profiles in the west region. They could have built it up over time with some vision and patience.
Nothing but sympathy. Unfortunately, the rebuild wasn’t going to happen. I think even WSU and OSU knew that too. It’s a shame. Much would’ve preferred holding together, but it wasn’t gonna happen.
I genuinely feel bad for OSU and WSU who are really the only truly sympathetic schools in this drama.
The Pac-12 is dead, trying to revive it with 4 teams wasn’t going to happen.