Great piece Avi. You only have to look at that new conference map and see there are major holes to fill. Also, re:our market. There are tons of Big 10 alums here in the Bay Area. This whole thing seems so irrational and impractical, and yet joining them is really the only option for our survival.
Great piece Avi. You only have to look at that new conference map and see there are major holes to fill. Also, re:our market. There are tons of Big 10 alums here in the Bay Area. This whole thing seems so irrational and impractical, and yet joining them is really the only option for our survival.
Do you mean Big10? Joining them is the only option for survival but we have no leverage here and the Big10 is the one that has to want us, which I am sure they might but we are more like their 5th or 6th option right now.
It's every man for themselves, but (gulp) if we were somehow able to force some sort of alliance with Furd we would have a lot of leverage. Our market is our greatest asset, and if we could own that jointly with Furd, then our negotiating power improves.
yup, I could easily see a scenario with the B1G getting ND and adding Stanford as the +1. and the only sound you will hear for miles is the giant sucking sound of Oski deflating in front of Sproul, as predicted by Ross Perot.
Great piece Avi. You only have to look at that new conference map and see there are major holes to fill. Also, re:our market. There are tons of Big 10 alums here in the Bay Area. This whole thing seems so irrational and impractical, and yet joining them is really the only option for our survival.
Do you mean Big10? Joining them is the only option for survival but we have no leverage here and the Big10 is the one that has to want us, which I am sure they might but we are more like their 5th or 6th option right now.
It's every man for themselves, but (gulp) if we were somehow able to force some sort of alliance with Furd we would have a lot of leverage. Our market is our greatest asset, and if we could own that jointly with Furd, then our negotiating power improves.
I agree with all this. Our best bet and future is tied to our ability to work with Stanford to negotiate with the Big10 for a spot for both of us.
yup, I could easily see a scenario with the B1G getting ND and adding Stanford as the +1. and the only sound you will hear for miles is the giant sucking sound of Oski deflating in front of Sproul, as predicted by Ross Perot.
Of course I do. Excuse me. Fixed. It's early still.