My state school educated ass read that as “Ivy BOCDHPY” and wondered what that phrase meant

My state school educated ass read that as “Ivy BOCDHPY” and wondered what that phrase meant
Smack dab on top of the Hayward Fault Line!I seem to remember the stadium was built on a fault line and was pulling apart.
But that could be just a dream
Could theoretically be added as an affiliate.We arent adding Oregon St.
It literally has a major fault line running damn near down the center of the field.I want to say about a decade ago, I read an article where Cal was having issues maintaining their stadium and it was basically falling apart. There is also the issue of earthquakes that they had to make updates for as well.
Is this the highest number of schools changing conferences in one day? Can't recall the timeline of Realignment War I (2010/2011)Wildest day ever. Holy ****.
I know people keep talking about conferences and research dollars. But athletic conference has zero impact on research dollars. People that make that connection are wrong. The big 10 research alliance gets cited, but if you look at their site it’s basically economies of scale in subscriptions and purchasing. Based on their reports their savings come out to a few hundred thousand $ per institution. They state something like “over $X in research.” That’s just the sum of research dollars garnered by Big 10 institutions.Surprising.
But maybe the selling point is money on the academic side.
I think these Presidents etc, just like being affiliated with the other high profile schools. ASU liked being affiliated with Stanford. They all claim that affiliation somehow gave them a better image, and more money, but most of all it was all just about optics.I know people keep talking about conferences and research dollars. But athletic conference has zero impact on research dollars. People that make that connection are wrong. The big 10 research alliance gets cited, but if you look at their site it’s basically economies of scale in subscriptions and purchasing. Based on their reports their savings come out to a few hundred thousand $ per institution. They state something like “over $X in research.” That’s just the sum of research dollars garnered by Big 10 institutions.
The athletic conference you are in has no effect on research dollars. That’s not at all how it works. ISU could move to the Big 10 and it would have zero effect on research dollars. Almost all competitive research dollars are developed at the grass roots. It’s individual faculty with ideas that collaborate with colleagues at other schools that are complimentary. They don’t give two ***** what athletic conference the school is in.
I think 1 protected rivalry def makes sense in these crazy huge conferences not just for history but to build passion and relationships...two is pushing it with only 9 games but I'd be in favor. Three seems like overkill and can really start to affect the schedule strength unfairly in either direction.