A reader says UCLA has outshined UC Berkeley for a while now, and being forced to pay a 'Berkeley tax' for leaving the Pac-12 only reinforces that.
So little sister has outshined her older sibling. Hence, UCLA has to be punished for its arrogance inThe truth of the matter is that in recent years, UCLA has outperformed UC Berkeley not just athletically but academically as well. So the University of California Board of Regents had to step in, scold the younger sister and remind her to stay in her place.
Or to be more precise, UCLA has to remain playing second fiddle to Berkeley by paying a “tax.” The truth of the matter is that UCLA is the glamour school of the UC system.And as for the “Berkeley tax,” it is nothing more than an unreasonable penalty for UCLA daring to be a great institution.Inasmuch as the UC regents have now blessed the move of UCLA from the Pac-12 to the Big Whatever, is it not finally time for the National Collegiate Athletic Assn.
The fiction that football and basketball games are not business enterprises is no longer sustainable.
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