Yeah, sure. We believe you, Mark.

From the LA Times:

...Governor Jerry Brown suddenly became active in UC policies and Mark Yudof resigns. Is there any connection?
There is really no connection because I've been pondering [resignation] for a long time. The governor is extraordinarily intelligent, he is extraordinarily passionate. It does require some energy to respond to his ideas, but I'm fine with that. That would not be a reason to move on. If anything, I have some confidence that out of this passion of the governor, some very positive things for the university can come...

Of course, we believe you, Mark...

...But there were the good old days:

You can read the full LA Times interview with Yudof at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-yudof-20130203,0,7317927.story