in my current disillusioned state I'd say staying in the came conference with Cal is a pretty low priority.
As many have pointed out we could still play them in non-conference games which would be sufficient to maintain the rivalry, which may become less of a thing depending on how things play out.
Based on my circle of friends I'm also not all that sure that the rivalry is as "heated" as it was years ago (and yes we're in our early 60s and may not be representative of Stanford fans, but some of us still buy season tickets to some sports). My friend's kids at either Stanford or Cal don't seem to be all that concerned with the "rivalry"...
As many have pointed out we could still play them in non-conference games which would be sufficient to maintain the rivalry, which may become less of a thing depending on how things play out.
Based on my circle of friends I'm also not all that sure that the rivalry is as "heated" as it was years ago (and yes we're in our early 60s and may not be representative of Stanford fans, but some of us still buy season tickets to some sports). My friend's kids at either Stanford or Cal don't seem to be all that concerned with the "rivalry"...
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"