W/R/T the poll - I am neither nervous or scared. But I am also skeptical or cynical that Cal will find a Power 4 conference home.
I am also increasingly skeptical or cynical that an expanded Pac-4 will be much of a stepping-stone to a Power 4 conference membership. TV networks now rule because of their economic power and the utter abdicat…
W/R/T the poll - I am neither nervous or scared. But I am also skeptical or cynical that Cal will find a Power 4 conference home.
I am also increasingly skeptical or cynical that an expanded Pac-4 will be much of a stepping-stone to a Power 4 conference membership. TV networks now rule because of their economic power and the utter abdication of university presidents and chancellors of their responsibility towards intercollegiate athletics.
There is a shift afoot, the outlines of which are not very clear and which will change the intercollegiate athletics landscape permanently.
I worry that the chances of a short term Pac 4/MWC-marriage leading to a B1G invite down the road are very slim. Once we lose P4/5 status, we face an incredibly uphill battle to the relevancy that is desperately needed to flip the script and change the national Cal narrative that has been shaped by recency bias.
W/R/T the poll - I am neither nervous or scared. But I am also skeptical or cynical that Cal will find a Power 4 conference home.
I am also increasingly skeptical or cynical that an expanded Pac-4 will be much of a stepping-stone to a Power 4 conference membership. TV networks now rule because of their economic power and the utter abdication of university presidents and chancellors of their responsibility towards intercollegiate athletics.
There is a shift afoot, the outlines of which are not very clear and which will change the intercollegiate athletics landscape permanently.
I worry that the chances of a short term Pac 4/MWC-marriage leading to a B1G invite down the road are very slim. Once we lose P4/5 status, we face an incredibly uphill battle to the relevancy that is desperately needed to flip the script and change the national Cal narrative that has been shaped by recency bias.
Agreed. Will get only increasingly more difficult to move up after expansion reaches its logical end and contraction begins.