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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4701891, member: 5685"]
They all already know that Cal adds nothing. What exactly do YOU think Cal adds? You never explain it. It should be pretty darn easy.

Stanford and Cal are rivals but adding Cal would be like the SEC taking Duke because they are UNC's rival. Actually worse since Duke has BBall at least. Also unlike UNC, Stanford has no pull in this. They get left behind or go forward.

You really think Washington and Oregon are turning down invites to other conferences unless Cal is included? That is funny.

If Cal was a big TV draw the B16 would not have left them behind. And the P10 would be getting a good TV contract.

Cal has no FB and no BBall brand. No one outside of Cal fans cares about watching a Cal game. They have a weak history in both sports. In terms of geographic footprint they are redundant if you take Stanford, and both together are not worth it. They are not committed to big time sports. Their fan base is small, and won't provide much in subscription revenue. Unlike Stanford, they don't have ties to Notre Dame.

Cal's main hope in expansion is that someone finds them more attractive than Stanford, and Stanford gets left behind. The B16 already has Cal (LA), they don't need Cal (Berkeley).
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