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.

Good news for Sac. Ron Gould pulled some studs from Arizona, but they didn't stick.

Didn't our own cheer squad run around with 'Cal Davis' in Kentuvky at our DII National Championship, arguably our biggest modern victory?

John Hufnagel special: Stamps GM negotiates bargain rate contract for QB Jake Maier

"...Hufnagel signed quarterback Jake Maier to a one-year extension for the 2022 season worth $120,000 in hard money with $60,000 in playtime bonus cash available plus the potential for up to $6,000 more if he garners individual awards."

Some believed JM could have doubled his hard money elsewhere, but he likes the coaches and system he's in and wants to continue to develop.

https://3downnation.com/2022/01/07/john-hufnagel-special-stamps-gm-negotiates-bargain-rate-contract-for-qb-jake-maier/

Maier comes in late, goes 4 of 5, leading his team to victory.

https://3downnation.com/2022/06/09/backup-jake-maier-replaces-injured-stampeders-quarterback-bo-levi-mitchell/

"Hey, it was a climate change event and they all relate to that. Yes, it turned out pretty bad, but hey they survived."

It was 108 when I graduated in Rec Hall. No so-called "climate change".

Ron Gould got a new turf.

Well, we made the LA Times... comments not good.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02qFgsBmzvTjL23MUwgdDU5AZfjRFu9kJGdo1Uyxiyfbcrn4odjKN4cqhfxxG35Ji8l&id=5863113009&sfnsn=mo&extid=a&mibextid=cffofw

And Black Graduation was held at Mondavi Center.

https://fb.watch/dB6HzdM7jt/

How many six figure salaries concurred on this decision, but never graduated from Davis? (I think it was 109 on my day.)

They could have 1/7 the crowd at Aggie Stadium at 7 AM (not 1/3), and 1/7 at the Pavilion at 8 AM. Same thing at 7 PM.

Why the paranoia about families bringing in water?

They pack 12,000 or more people into Aggie Stadium, don't have enough water, no shade, few benches, and prohibit water from being brought inside by attendees.

San Francisco Chronicle: 'People getting taken by ambulance': UC Davis cuts graduation short amid scorching heat

"UC Davis didn't finish its outdoor graduation commencement on Friday after multiple local agencies, including the fire department, urged the university to stop the ceremony. Some 12,500 students and families were baking in scorching heat without easy access to shade, officials said....

"...After three hour,s many students had yet to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. The university announced just after 11 a.m. it was stopping the ceremony based on health and public safety concerns due to heat.

"Ashley Hicks, a student who attended the ceremony, said she was confused by the university's planning. "It was allotted to between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and the procession of students entering into their seats didn't end until 9:30 a.m. An hour and a half of the time was taken up by the procession...."

"...Many parents and family members expressed their concern on social media. 'As a concerned parent, few weeks ago tweeted about bad choice having an outdoor event in CA heat,' @4katluvrs said in a tweet. "This should have been an indoor event like the past years. Split it into am & pm events." "

""The @ucdavis graduation today was an experience," @cchavisd12 said. "I flew cross country to see my sister in law graduate and she didn’t walk. I’m not sure who decided that an outdoor graduation in June was a good idea here…"

""...UC Davis cancelled our graduation!! We were not allowed to walk the stage and told us to go home!!" @JoonKookStyless wrote. "Over 2k students could not walk the stage. This was poor planning from the school and we demand a proper explanation from the school board!!"

"This year marked the first time UC Davis consolidated what used to be seven undergraduate ceremonies, held at University Credit Union Center, into three and moving them to the larger Health Stadium. "The plan was announced in 2019 before the pandemic altered graduation plans in 2020 and 2021," the university said in a press release.

"Students SFGATE spoke to said there was no shade. They said the university ran of water and students and families weren't allowed to bring in their own drinks."

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UC-Davis-graduation-canceled-amid-heat-17233868.php

Perseverance.

Ken O'Brien size.

Lance Babbs II - 2023 Draft Diamonds, draft prospect

What is the best advice you have ever received?

"Find Joy" - Tim Plough

Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?

I’d say the most underrated teammate in my Locker room aside from me would be our defensive safety Christopher Venable

https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2022/06/lance-babb-ii/

I believe that was what the DII days were all about - treat the student athletes like all other students.