Date Confusion? Priorities?

From the Bruin: The Bruins were a focus of George Kliavkoff’s press conference at Pac-12 Football Media Day. But it had nothing to do with the gridiron. “As a conference, we are of course very disappointed by the decisions by USC and UCLA to leave the Pac-12 and a century of tradition and rivalries,” the Pac-12 commissioner said. Kliavkoff is referencing USC’s and UCLA’s moves to the Big Ten beginning in 2024, leaving the Pac-12 with 10 teams on the precipice of its monthlong media rights negotiations period with ESPN and FOX. Although the move has already been officially announced, Kliavkoff added that it will be rough sailing for the blue and gold in the coming months.

“I’d say UCLA is in a really difficult position,” Kliavkoff said. “Student-athletes, the families of student-athletes, the faculty, the staff, the politicians, the fans, the alumni – there’s a lot of really, really upset people with that decision.” UCLA has been called out by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said the school needs to publicly explain its decision after leaving the University of California Board of Regents in the dark in the lead up to the announcement. Newsom also said UCLA will have to find a way to honor its commitment to California, the other UC school in the Pac-12. Some ideas include forcing UCLA to pay an exit fee to Cal or split its Big Ten revenue with the Golden Bears, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Kliavkoff pointed to a UC Regents meeting scheduled for Oct. 17 – in which the Bruins will have to “defend” their decision to leave the Pac-12 – as the turning point in any final decisions. “Everything is wrapped up in that,” Kliavkoff said. For now, though, UCLA and USC will be members of the Pac-12 for at least the next two years...

Full article at https://dailybruin.com/2022/07/29/pac-12-commissioner-george-kliavkoff-talks-ucla-departure-at-football-media-day.

Note: There is only one problem here. According to the Regents website, there is no meeting scheduled on October 17. (Screenshot below.) Normally, the Regents meet in September and November, not October. Did he mean Nov. 17? Of course, the Regents could schedule a special meeting at any time.

And by the way, apart from date confusion, am I the only one who thinks that among the many issues facing the state - homelessness, poverty, pandemic, you name it - it's a bit odd for the governor to be focused on where UCLA plays football. Just saying...