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Mailbag: Metrics for Pac-12 expansion candidates, the CFP’s future, USC’s QB matchups, ASU’s expenditures, Foster’s remarks and more
![Mailbag: Metrics for Pac-12 expansion candidates, the CFP's future, USC's QB matchups, ASU's expenditures, Foster's remarks and more Mailbag: Metrics for Pac-12 expansion candidates, the CFP's future, USC's QB matchups, ASU's expenditures, Foster's remarks and more](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cash-reserves1.jpg?w=620)
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X: @WilnerHotline Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Should the Pac-12 use athletic department budgets as a metric for the reverse merger with the Mountain West? Were budgets or media value the primary reason Washington...
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San Jose State Spartans
![Uchida was a fixture at San Jose State over eight decades while turning the school into a national power in the martial art that made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games, where he coached the U.S. team. Uchida was a fixture at San Jose State over eight decades while turning the school into a national power in the martial art that made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games, where he coached the U.S. team.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sjm-l-pizzaro-0406-2.jpg?w=496)
Legendary San Jose State judo coach Yosh Uchida dies at age 104
Uchida was a fixture at San Jose State over eight decades while turning the school into a national power in the martial art that made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games, where he coached the U.S. team.
Stanford Cardinal
![At 26, Ionescu is the youngest player on the squad, while 22-year-old phenom Caitlin Clark was confusingly left off the Olympic roster. At 26, Ionescu is the youngest player on the squad, while 22-year-old phenom Caitlin Clark was confusingly left off the Olympic roster.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2164273040.jpg?w=525)
Summer Olympics: Team USA women’s basketball dominates, Walnut Creek’s Sabrina Ionescu debuts
At 26, Ionescu is the youngest player on the squad, while 22-year-old phenom Caitlin Clark was confusingly left off the Olympic roster.
Cal Bears
![Three years ago, Jones finished 43rd out of 45 in Olympic trials for the 200m backstroke, his signature event. Now he is keeping pace with Cal alum and six-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy as they train for Paris. Three years ago, Jones finished 43rd out of 45 in Olympic trials for the 200m backstroke, his signature event. Now he is keeping pace with Cal alum and six-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy as they train for Paris.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BNG-L-JONES-0707-1.jpg?w=525)
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How Cal’s Keaton Jones became a wild-card medal contender at Paris Olympics
Three years ago, Jones finished 43rd out of 45 in Olympic trials for the 200m backstroke, his signature event. Now he is keeping pace with Cal alum and six-time Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy as they train for Paris.
Wilner Hotline
![Commissioner Tony Petitti's candor underscored how the conference is navigating uncharted terrain with 18 members. Commissioner Tony Petitti's candor underscored how the conference is navigating uncharted terrain with 18 members.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LDN-L-USC-FBC-1219-KB23.jpg?w=558)
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Big Ten football media days: What Petitti’s address says about the 18-school, bicoastal conference
Commissioner Tony Petitti's candor underscored how the conference is navigating uncharted terrain with 18 members.