[Mick]

UC Regents as a spoiler?  GOV NEWSOM WEIGHS IN ON UCLA-EXIT, July 15. 
www.si.com/college/2022/07/15/gavin-newsom-california-governor-blasts-lack-of-transparency-ucla-move-big-ten 
Two weeks later, the Gov says the Board of Regents are reviewing the leap to the B1G because Bruins tried to sneak out...
UCLA President did not inform the Regents.  Newsom: "I read about it in the media, like everyone else! -- and I chair the Regents."

Despite the fact that the Regents do not want to "sully their gown sleeves" with something as pedestrian as Football media negotiations...
Now the Governor is involved.   [suspenseful music playing]  
The 18 UC Regents are APPOINTED to 12-year terms by the Governor.
They are not nominated up from Faculty lounges.

The difference is B1G media rights WITH USC, versus Pac-11 payouts without Troy. 
Under Lincoln Riley and a high octane Offense, USC is on the upswing.   

Newsom may grumble a lot, and then give in on the dough.
However... Will the UC Regents pony up an extra $30M-$40M PER YEAR to keep UCLA in the Pac-11? That's a lot.
The other UC Campuses won't like that. Coach Wilcox at KALSucks -- a word?

Go get 'em, Bronco...

[Mick]

UC Regents as a spoiler?  GOV NEWSOM WEIGHS IN ON UCLA-EXIT, July 15. 
www.si.com/college/2022/07/15/gavin-newsom-california-governor-blasts-lack-of-transparency-ucla-move-big-ten 
Two weeks later, the Gov says the Board of Regents are reviewing the leap to the B1G because Bruins tried to sneak out...
UCLA President did not inform the Regents.  Newsom: "I read about it in the media, like everyone else! -- and I chair the Regents."

Despite the fact that the Regents do not want to "sully their gown sleeves" with something as pedestrian as Football media negotiations...
Now the Governor is involved.   [suspenseful music playing]  
The 18 UC Regents are APPOINTED to 12-year terms by the Governor.
They are not nominated up from Faculty lounges.

The difference is B1G media rights WITH USC, versus Pac-11 payouts without Troy. 
Under Lincoln Riley and a high octane Offense, USC is on the upswing.   

Newsom may grumble a lot, and then give in on the dough.
However... Will the UC Regents pony up an extra $30M-$40M PER YEAR to keep UCLA in the Pac-11? That's a lot.
The other UC Campuses won't like that. Coach Wilcox at KALSucks -- a word?

Go get 'em, Bronco...