I think the main point I am trying to make is that we are not, nor never have been, competitive. Plus, the transfer portal, NIL, coaches getting $10M, empty stadiums, cruddy start times, no TV exposure and the loss of USC and UCLA will only worsen the situation. So, what is the point of it then since the Rose Bowl with a 12 team field wi…
I think the main point I am trying to make is that we are not, nor never have been, competitive. Plus, the transfer portal, NIL, coaches getting $10M, empty stadiums, cruddy start times, no TV exposure and the loss of USC and UCLA will only worsen the situation. So, what is the point of it then since the Rose Bowl with a 12 team field will just become a playoff site, so winning the Pac-10 will send a team to...drum roll please...maybe Las Vegas to play Fresno State or Boise State. OH BOY!
I'm sorry but for 35-40 years of sitting in UU I saw about 3 seasons when we actually had a good team and still never played in the Rose Bowl...I might remind you that the last win we had in a Rose Bowl was 1938 and the last time we appeared was 1959.
As far as academics that is another discussion and we do not need any more international or out of state students...we need to be faithful to the State Higher Education Master Plan passed by Pat Brown and concentrate on California kids. I started at UCSB before transferring and my fees were $50 a quarter...now kids go into debt to the tune of $100K to get an education and that is sadder than NO Rose Bowl before I die :)
I think the main point I am trying to make is that we are not, nor never have been, competitive. Plus, the transfer portal, NIL, coaches getting $10M, empty stadiums, cruddy start times, no TV exposure and the loss of USC and UCLA will only worsen the situation. So, what is the point of it then since the Rose Bowl with a 12 team field will just become a playoff site, so winning the Pac-10 will send a team to...drum roll please...maybe Las Vegas to play Fresno State or Boise State. OH BOY!
I'm sorry but for 35-40 years of sitting in UU I saw about 3 seasons when we actually had a good team and still never played in the Rose Bowl...I might remind you that the last win we had in a Rose Bowl was 1938 and the last time we appeared was 1959.
As far as academics that is another discussion and we do not need any more international or out of state students...we need to be faithful to the State Higher Education Master Plan passed by Pat Brown and concentrate on California kids. I started at UCSB before transferring and my fees were $50 a quarter...now kids go into debt to the tune of $100K to get an education and that is sadder than NO Rose Bowl before I die :)