that money at Cal probably goes farther than higher amounts elsewhere. Bus trip and connections with Bay and UC employees are worth so much but cost little.
I agree that I prefer MW games since there is a chance you could win or keep it close, though in-state games against old Pac 12 teams is okay with me for recruiting and off field reasons.
As a fan of both Cal and UCD, I personally hate when they play each other due to my shared fandom but I like that the money stays in system and keeps travel costs low.
I'm really excited for the game at Wazzu. I'm 1 hr and 15 mins away and we try to go to either 1 UI or Wazzu game a year depending on opponent or game time. Would like to also see Wazzu this year but the schedule doesn't work for me with the first two games at night, then sold out Apple Cup, and then no home game until the end of Oct when it starts getting cold.