Best case: Cal and Stanford wind up in the B1G, ACC or Big 12.
No other option: Oregon State and Washington State land in the Mountain West.
Worst case: Stanford and Cal de-emphasize sports.
Even in the best case, those Power 5 scholarship slots that West Coast girls pursue are going to get cut back, perhaps by a lot. Now in the real world, there's not much difference in playing for Oregon State if they're in the Pac-12 or the MWC, but for parents who focus on what appears to them to be the big time, it's going to be a big deal.
But if Stanford, say, decides to just step back from college sports and essentially go D-3, Cal will probably have to do the same.
So how does this affect girls' basketball in Northern California? Do more opt for volleyball or soccer? Do more leave the West Coast? Or is there no significant change?
No other option: Oregon State and Washington State land in the Mountain West.
Worst case: Stanford and Cal de-emphasize sports.
Even in the best case, those Power 5 scholarship slots that West Coast girls pursue are going to get cut back, perhaps by a lot. Now in the real world, there's not much difference in playing for Oregon State if they're in the Pac-12 or the MWC, but for parents who focus on what appears to them to be the big time, it's going to be a big deal.
But if Stanford, say, decides to just step back from college sports and essentially go D-3, Cal will probably have to do the same.
So how does this affect girls' basketball in Northern California? Do more opt for volleyball or soccer? Do more leave the West Coast? Or is there no significant change?