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Message: [QUOTE="CuseCactus, post: 4732349, member: 980"] I'd argue that - long term - Cal and Stanford bring more than Oregon/Wash do to the Big 18. Cal has 450,000 alumni - all over the country. Admittedly, many or most may not care about athletics. But it's a bigger alumni pool than UNC and a far bigger pool than say, UVA. The Bay Area is also a massive market. Maybe 4th largest in the country? Finally - Stanford isn't gonna always be mediocre in hoops/football. They literally have unlimited resources - and a lot of their alums do care about doing well in sports - it's an ego thing. They've had Harbaugh, Bill Walsh, etc. as their FB coach. Truly hoping this happens. Ambivalent about SMU - happy to be proven wrong. [/QUOTE]