Avinash: I hope that Knowlton and the other Cal big-wigs have read your article because you are spot-on! I hope that Cal didn't decide to take on over half a billion in debt just so we could join the Mountain West Conference. Joining the Big-10 really is a no-brainer. The big question is, will they have us?

With the debt, I could see a deal being struck between ucla/Regents/State Legislature where ucla pays off the debt as a form of a buyout. If ucla is about to bring in $100 million a year from the Big10 then they could easily afford to pay off our stadium debt.

Golden: Maybe but I can see all of the FUCLA alums, admins, etc. absolutely shitting a brick if they had to pay off OUR debt so they could move somewhere more profitable. Besides, paying off that debt is really incentive for Cal to go all-in with athletics. No more half-ass measures like demoting sports to club level, going the Ivy League route, etc. And don't forget that Cal's portfolio of Olympic Sports (swimming, rowing, soccer, even baseball) are attractive as well. As much as we might like…

The Regents and State Legislature will care about potentially losing money and ucla is a state school. The Regents and State Legislature could give ucla a choice: move to Big10 and pay this debt over x years or we go to court and try to stop you’re move and you’re stuck in a dying Pac12.

Ucla is currently getting $33 million from the Pac12? They will be getting $100 million from the Big10. More than enough money to pay off the debt and still come out ahead.

Also, this wouldn’t be forever, just to…

Golden: If we move to the Mountain West, just burn Memorial to the ground and start over. As Princess Leia said in Star Wars; "Please Big-10, you are our only hope."

I hope I’m wrong but I don’t see us getting an invite. We will be regulated to a hybrid Pac/MWC going forward.

If the Big10 wanted us they would have invited us yesterday. Ucla and usc completely fucked us.

I thought Fox Sports brokered this. They're the ones who decided the Bay Area TV market wasn't worth the trouble...