It is a very uninspiring apex, to be sure.southseasbear said:You're right! I stand corrected. He went 8-5 in his 3rd year with his sole bowl victory, following 7-4 in his second. Those 2 years were the apex of the Wilcox tenure.chazzed said:We went 8-5 in 2019.southseasbear said:I think seven 8-win seasons over 15 years is significantly better than just three 8-win seasons.dimitrig said:PaulCali said:
But UCLA is getting approx. $70 million a year for being in the Big Ten, so there's that.
That's because they are in a bigger market, have a much better basketball program, and their rival USC dragged them into the Big10 the same way Stanford dragged us into the ACC
I don't see what has been going on at UCLA as very encouraging for us.
Wilcox has never had an 8-win season.
In the remaining 6 years the best he could do is 6-wins.
Firing Wilcox - much cheaper than you think
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But they got that invite not on their football rep but on that they are twinned with USC. And LA is a bigger media market than the Bay Area and a bigger recruiting area.
MilleniaBear said:
But they got that invite not on their football rep but on that they are twinned with USC. And LA is a bigger media market than the Bay Area and a bigger recruiting area.
UCLA's AD has strong ties to Ohio State, Michigan State and B1G officials.
And Mark Silverman, Fox Sports COO, architect of the B1G Network and the deal to bring USC and UCLA to the B1G, is a UCLA alum and huge fan, living 10 minutes from campus just across the 405 in Brentwood making it easy to attend all UCLA basketball games.
People think UCLA got pulled in by USC. USC was just noisier with a bigger ego and easier to convince.
oski003 said:okaydo said:It’s the marriage made in hell between a mediocre, boring white coach with social skills and an unambitious program with low self esteem.
— Tavi O’Shih (@OivatootaviO) December 11, 2024
Dying together in an eternal embrace, except one side made generational wealth while the other side went bankrupt.
Charming parasite.And when you combine this toxic brew with the incredible coincidence of both Stanfurd and USC tanking during his tenure, gifting him wins in the only games the big donors seem to care about… oof.
— Tavi O’Shih (@OivatootaviO) December 11, 2024
Stuck in mud, not-so-slowly sinking.
Depressing.
Does this mean USC and stanfurd will die too?
We can only hope.
The UCLA basketball following/brand is pretty significant on its own. And even in a down year for UCLA football, at least according to these metrics, they averaged 1.41 million viewers per game, good for 29th. Cal averaged 366k per game, good for 72nd. Which college football programs were most-watched in 2024?MilleniaBear said:
But they got that invite not on their football rep but on that they are twinned with USC. And LA is a bigger media market than the Bay Area and a bigger recruiting area.
I asked in one of the "Nando" leaving threads... what's the cost of his loss?
And the loss of Hunter, et al?
And the loss of additional assets who are bound to leave?
NOT firing Justlose Wilsux costs us even more when we lose the value of promising players.
Sure, we'll pick up a few winners, but we won't know their value until end of next year realistically. Maybe even later.
I'd be curious to see how this could be quantified.
And the loss of Hunter, et al?
And the loss of additional assets who are bound to leave?
NOT firing Justlose Wilsux costs us even more when we lose the value of promising players.
Sure, we'll pick up a few winners, but we won't know their value until end of next year realistically. Maybe even later.
I'd be curious to see how this could be quantified.