[OutsiderFan]

I guarantee all of you that the Bay Area would absolutely care a lot if Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska were coming to play games at Cal and Stanford, and Cal and Stanford were going to play games at those places. Playing in a Big Deal college conference with the big boys changes everything.

Sorry, but even though Stanford can't beat WSU, playing the Coogs and Beavs doesn't move the needle. Stanford and Cal can thrive in the big leagues. They will both fade into relevance otherwise.

 So they either move on to the big leagues or disappear entirely.

[OutsiderFan]

I guarantee all of you that the Bay Area would absolutely care a lot if Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska were coming to play games at Cal and Stanford, and Cal and Stanford were going to play games at those places. Playing in a Big Deal college conference with the big boys changes everything.

Sorry, but even though Stanford can't beat WSU, playing the Coogs and Beavs doesn't move the needle. Stanford and Cal can thrive in the big leagues. They will both fade into relevance otherwise.

 So they either move on to the big leagues or disappear entirely.