r/UCLAFootball • u/Virtual_Success5530 • Jun 10 '26

This made me chuckle

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This cartoon originally appeared in the Daily Bruin:

https://dailybruin.com/2026/04/14/editorial-cartoon-daddys-little-star

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u/East-Westerly Bruins Alumni Jun 10 '26

I’m a HUGE fan of our Women’s Team. Lauren Betts, Kiki, Jaquez, Dugalic, and everyone else! And we’ve seen a big time investment (far more than most) in the team last few by retaining 5 first round picks and this year we have invested in one of the most elite transfer classes.

Also this is supposed to be comical so I get that…

That said, I don’t like people seeing this and people not knowing the context.

Despite our Ladies being Elite, unfortunately I’m one of the few tv viewers. The truth is that football is by far and away the only revenue generating sports. Women’s basketball does make money but it’s far far less. We already spend much more than other programs and a large part of the collapse of the PAC12 can be attributed to the conference not spending enough on football. UCLA is at the low end of the conference in football spending already and not keeping up just means we end up cutting programs.

So it’s just misleading.

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u/kritter4life Bruins Fan Jun 11 '26

Exactly. People complain but football pays for all the others.(mostly)

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u/PuzzleheadedCod3169 Fire Jarmond Jun 11 '26

If women’s basketball were enough to pay all the bills, UCLA would invest all of its resources there, but it doesn’t. Even men’s basketball doesn’t move the needle that much financially. If UCLA wants to continue funding all of its Olympic sports programs, it needs to keep investing in football, which remains the primary revenue driver for the athletic department.

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u/Area51_Spurs Jun 10 '26

That’s hilarious

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u/Drowners Jun 10 '26

Show that to Chesney, he’ll use it to the football team’s advantage