Tough life, I was reading he grew up without parents (both addicts), went from home to home, before his brother took him in. Buckled down, got good grades and landed at Oregon.

Probably about the same time we decided the Ticket Manager becomes the Assistant Athletic Director.

I believe some UCLA observers are noting that Newsom's Covid lockdowns starved UCLA of revenue in FB and BB, leading to a $100+ M debt, which spurred the move.

UCLA is apparently over $100 Million in debt from the past three years (little revenue in football and basketball), Covid playing a role. By extension, some of that could be blamed on Newsom. The Bruins felt their choices were cutting Olympic sports, or going big time.

Congrats. But you're missing your signature bow tie.

Not sure why Stanford would cut sports with a massive endowment and top-flight facilities. They've even built on-campus housing for coaching staff.

The former Pac 12 Commiss was making over $5M a year.

Former commissioner Larry Scott moved the Pac 12 offices out of Walnut Creek.

“The Pac-12 Conference headquarters cost the conference $6.9 million in rent in the last reported fiscal year. They’re also carrying $11.7 million in deferred rent.”

Sports Illustrated: "Scott reportedly received an annual salary of $5.3 million, although the economic crisis that resulted in financial woes for the Pac-12 caused him to take a 12% cut, reducing his salary to $4.66 million for the next year." Jan 21, 2021

Pac 12 TV money will drop considerably... if it survives.

Shehan Jeyarajah@ShehanJeyarajah
BREAKING NEWS from @dennisdoddcbs: The Big 12 is in deep discussions to add up to six Pac-12 teams

https://t.co/C91rPZMigk

REPORT: Big Ten's 'wish list' for conference expansion includes ND, Oregon, Stanford, UNC

Robert Bondy
Mon, July 4, 2022 at 5:44 PM

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-big-ten-wish-list-004442486.html

+2

Might the two super conferences leave the NCAA?

Did Governor Newsom play a role in this?

The Ringer: "This is unsustainable, and that’s probably because it’s not intended to be sustained. Things in college sports are changing at an impossibly rapid pace. Less than three years ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his state would allow college athletes to make money off their name, image, and likeness rights starting on January 1, 2023. We didn’t have to wait that long, because dozens of other states (and Congress!) implemented rules that accelerated that timeline. ..."

https://www.theringer.com/college-football/2022/6/30/23190599/usc-ucla-big-ten-pac-12-conference-realignment-ncaa-future

+1.

More money, for what? They have new or rehabbed stadiums, full schollies, and $5M a year FB coaches.

Bear fans are going bonkers, no juice, no leverage, and huge facilities debt.

I can't imagine Olympic sports student athletes competing. Zoom U?

Coming west not so hard for eastern schools, one or two trips a year. Murder for SC and UCLA. $$$ for bigger AD, Associated AD, bad Ass ADs?

Would the UC President stop it, to help o Cal? Probably no.

I'm not up to date on the NIL implications, but I read and posted in the OT section the Long Beach Poly 6'6" QB worth $8 Million right now? WTH? Please explain that one. Jersey sales?

Bear alums not happy, some claim a 12 or 16 team football playoff structure that was on the table may have helped prevent this.

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UPDATE

Oregon & Washington are likely to be accepted into the Big-10 with an announcement pending as @FifthQuarter is told.

Not an expert, but here are alleged TV revenue numbers per year, per team.

$21 Million per school - current Pac 12 deal

$50 Million per school - projected future Pac 12 deal (before today)

$100 Million per school - new Big Ten estimate; Apple now trying to get back into the bidding?

UC President Michael Drake approves of this? Imagine the cross country nightmare trips for most USC and UCLA teams.

https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/07/one-reason-for-pac-12-optimism-next-round-of-media-rights-negotiations/

Will the Pac 12 approach Boise State and UNLV?

Humm, less games against Berkeley, meaning the Bears lose revenue games to pay for their stadium.

Deadspin: "This is a geographical nightmare. When USC and UCLA don’t play each other, their next closest conference opponent is Nebraska. That’s a tame 1,500-mile trip from Los Angeles to Lincoln. That’s a minimum. Try being Rutgers or Maryland and the yearly cross-country trip for a simple conference game. Please show how it’s best for the players to recover with longer flights and less time to prepare for opponents. New Brunswick, New Jersey to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum is a 5-hour one-way trip and nearly 2,800 miles."

Deadspin: "This is a geographical nightmare. When USC and UCLA don’t play each other, their next closest conference opponent is Nebraska. That’s a tame 1,500-mile trip from Los Angeles to Lincoln. That’s a minimum. Try being Rutgers or Maryland and the yearly cross-country trip for a simple conference game. Please show how it’s best for the players to recover with longer flights and less time to prepare for opponents. New Brunswick, New Jersey to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum is a 5-hour one-way trip and nearly 2,800 miles."

Will ALL there sports go Big Ten? If so... disastrous move for student-athletes.