There have been rumors, statements, quasi-threats, etc., circulated regarding UCLA's planned move to the Big Ten.* As the Regents' meeting date approaches, the Big Ten has apparently decided to "play nice." No threats. Friendly words. From ESPN:
Big Ten hopeful University of California regents will OK UCLA move
Adam Rittenberg
"I've been working on integration of both USC and UCLA, but we have been respectful of the process that UCLA has gone through with the California board of regents," Warren told ESPN. "We're excited about welcoming USC and UCLA into the Big Ten Conference. Hopefully, whatever the remaining open issues are that exist, they can be resolved here so we can proceed forward in the manner that we had agreed upon. "It's a major focus of our conference, to integrate them properly." Warren said the Big Ten has addressed sensitive areas such as travel, student-athlete mental health and academics, which have been raised in regents meetings and by others critical of the move...
Full story at https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35158491/big-ten-hopeful-university-california-regents-ok-ucla-move.
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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-big-ten-rumor-mill-continues-to.html; https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-big-ten-rumor-mill-continues-to-spin.html.
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