Can the two universities maintain competitive football and basketball programs without the massive revenue that comes with being in a top conference?
Will that loss of revenue force cuts to their Olympic sports and other athletic departments? And will the schools — which count Alex Morgan, Marshawn Lynch, Tiger Woods, Natalie Coughlin, Jennifer Azzi and Katie Ledecky as just a few the star former student-athletes — remain prime destinations for collegiate talent?
Ed Mitchell, a Cal alum and longtime football season ticket holder, said he saw the writing on the wall after USC and UCLA left and rumors picked up about more schools leaving. But Eggers said the Pac-12 schools fleeing the conference to land more lucrative TV deals remains frustrating. “It’s crazy man,” he said. “It’s hard to imagine a ‘Power Five’ conference just disappearing, but it could happen.”
Instead, he believes the country would be better off, culturally, if college conferences put more focus on offering sports that are accessible to more people.
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