[BostonCard]

The DYE (DIE) was cast when Chancellor Dirks needlessly raised the academic standards so high that our standards are actually higher than UCLA. AD Williams did not object. He could have objected but he didn't. Until and unless we lower our standards to equal those of UCLA we can expect the same results on thge football field for years to come.

He "needlessly" raised the academic standards.  What was their APR?
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This is sad to see.  Unlike many here, I don't draw joy from Cal being at or near the bottom of the Pac-12.  I actually want to see our rivals be a second-tier Pac-12 school; good enough for the rivalry to mean something and for Big Game to feature a battle between two bowl eligible teams (and preferably two ranked teams).  Of course, I want to beat them, and keep their Rose Bowl-less streak alive.  But I don't want them to be Pac-12 bottom feeders, and I definitely don't want this false dichotomy between academic standards and football success to be perpetuated.
BC

[BostonCard]

The DYE (DIE) was cast when Chancellor Dirks needlessly raised the academic standards so high that our standards are actually higher than UCLA. AD Williams did not object. He could have objected but he didn't. Until and unless we lower our standards to equal those of UCLA we can expect the same results on thge football field for years to come.

He "needlessly" raised the academic standards.  What was their APR?
[/quote]

This is sad to see.  Unlike many here, I don't draw joy from Cal being at or near the bottom of the Pac-12.  I actually want to see our rivals be a second-tier Pac-12 school; good enough for the rivalry to mean something and for Big Game to feature a battle between two bowl eligible teams (and preferably two ranked teams).  Of course, I want to beat them, and keep their Rose Bowl-less streak alive.  But I don't want them to be Pac-12 bottom feeders, and I definitely don't want this false dichotomy between academic standards and football success to be perpetuated.
BC