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GoldenBear88's avatar

We are in a major athletic conference, and that is obviously a good thing. The ACC is a good academic fit and let's be honest; EVERY athlete in college sports is going to be doing a lot of flying (some more than others, especially on the west coast). However, I just read Jon Wilner's interview with Christ that he did early this morning when she received the news that Cal was getting the ACC invite. One portion of it really struck me: "“It’s been probably as intense a period [the negotiations] as I’ve had in my professional life. (It’s) surprising to me, given everything the university does, that it’s about athletics. But I feel very good about the result.” She is SURPRISED by what has transpired over the last year? That athletics plays a role in the life of most universities? Holy Cow, the sobriquet "Clueless Carol" really does apply! To me, this confirms a lot of the rumors about Christ: She puts her heart and soul into the academic side of things and making sure that our prestige/brand in this regard does not falter. Athletics? That's someone else's job. I wouldn't be surprised if she was the college president who was persuaded by an economics professor that the remaining teams in the Pac-10 were worth $50 million each without the L.A. schools. I hope that our next chancellor can manage academics AND athletics. They are not mutually exclusive as so many schools around the nation have proved. But for now, I am happy that we won't be relegated to athletic irrelevance and I've already found the ACC Network in southern California. GO BEARS!!!!!!

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I am officially resigning any animosity towards Furd. They held with us, brothers in arms. I may even wear red again, maybe.

From here on out, public enemy #1 is USC & Washington.

Stoked for security for Cal, for the student athletes and for the fans.

Deeply hurting for OSU and Wazzu.

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