I was referring to the schools ADs, not the alums. And Furd's AD is in infinitely better shape than Cal's from a donor perspective. Cal has potential though, they can pull 60k into games if there is a decent product that is marketed properly (see early Tedford years). With the Raiders, Warriors and soon to be A's all gone, the East Bay is going to be only Cal for (potentially) major sports. And their NIL is a lot better than most people realize. They bought a whole new men's bball roster which will win 20+ games this season (up from ...3). And they brought in 13 transfers to build out their depth in football. They spent ~$5M between the 2 sports allegedly and there is more money available for the next cycle. But their Chancellor doesn't care because she is dreaming about retirement and the AD is a bumbling fuckwit who is about to get fired for covering up massive athlete abuse in the women's swim team. Cal just needs a year or two and with the right hires, they could actually turn this shit around. Which is why I think they'd jump at ACC for survival, even knowing that thing implodes in the next couple years, because by then, it might be "fixed" and they'll be more attractive to the Big18 or whatever #3 conference emerges from the ashes. Wouldn't surprise me if they beg their way in to the Big18 for $10-15M a year and fundraise the gap to cover the 6 years til the next TV contract
Meh, anyway, we'll see.