STOP SOFI! A Call to Action: E-Mail the Chancellor, Martin Jarmond and UCLA Administrators About Move to SoFi Today
This is an All Hands On Deck Call to Action. Your Bruins need YOU!
One of the nice things about my seats at the Rose Bowl is that Dimitri sits pretty close by. As a result, sometimes he will pop down by me and we’ll discuss whatever need to.
Last night, when he came by, the discussion turned to the possibility of UCLA moving its football games to the Rose Bowl next season.
Another Bruin fan who sits a few rows in front of me chimed in a little too.
After Dimitri went back to his seat, the guy in front of me showed a text he received and I immediately realized that his text was from a mutual friend.
“It’s a done deal,” the text said, talking about the move to SoFi.
I started texting with our mutual friend, too. He didn’t want me to write about it quite yet. So, I agreed that I wouldn’t yet. But, this morning, Bruin Report Online has a story which is saying the same thing.
Now, I don’t know how this is going to play out, but I do know that, now is the time for action. To quote Jeff Strand, we need “every man, woman and child” to email relevant administrators at UCLA today. You will find a list of emails below.
We need them to hear about how terrible this idea really is.
Moving to SoFi will literally destroy the UCLA gameday experience that Bruin fans have enjoyed for more than 40 years.
Do you like to tailgate? Forget about it at SoFi. There’s just one small tailgating lot.
Are you concerned about how long it takes to drive to the Rose Bowl? Sure, SoFi is half the distance the Rose Bowl is from campus, but have you ever driven on the 405? It may very well take you longer to get to SoFi than it does to get to the Rose Bowl.
Are you concerned about how expensive it’s gotten to go to a UCLA football game? It will increase significantly at SoFi — and that’s just for parking!
The bottom line is simple: Moving UCLA football to SoFi Stadium is a terrible decision.
As fans and alums, we need to send a message loud and clear!
Action is needed NOW! We need to let Chancellor Frenk, AD Jarmond and the entire administration know how terrible this idea really is.
That’s why, today, the Mighty Bruin is announcing a campaign to Stop SoFi! We need to email and call everyone who might be involved with this coming disaster.
If you are a season ticket holder, be sure to include how long you’ve had your tickets. If you won’t make the move to SoFi, let them know! We need to make sure the message gets heard. This is a 9-1-1 situation at this point.
Here is the contact info for everyone who needs to receive this message:
Chancellor Frenk
chancellor@conet.ucla.edu
310-825-2151
AD Martin Jarmond
mjarmond@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-6382
Darnell Hunt
Executive Vice Chancellor
evc@conet.ucla.edu
310-825-2052
Rhea Turteltaub
Vice Chancellor, External Affairs
rheat@support.ucla.edu
310-794-5567
Steven Agostini
Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
sagostini@conet.ucla.edu
310-825-3444
Robert Swerdlow
Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs and Chief Campus Counsel
rswerdlow@conet.ucla.edu
310-825-4042
Dr. Michael Teitell
Faculty Athletics Representative
mteitell@mednet.ucla.edu
310-206-6754
Dr. Christina Munger-Rivera
Deputy AD/CAO/SWA
crivera@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-6149
Daniel Cruz
Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Revenue Officer
dcruz@athletics.ucla.edu
Erin Adkins
Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, NIL Strategy & Initiatives
Sport AD: Football, W. Soccer
eadkins@athletics.ucla.edu
Christopher Iacoi
Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief Business Officer
ciacoi@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-6844
Stephanie London Krogius
Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief Development Officer
slondonkrogius@athletics.ucla.edu
Lindsey Jones
Senior Associate Athletics Director, Policy, Risk & People
ljones@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-8558
Kayla Shirey
Senior Associate Athletics Director, Facilities, Operations & Capital Projects
kshirey@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-6713
Gerardo Galeano
Director, Central Ticket Office
ggaleano@tickets.ucla.edu
310-206-4499
Brooke Caffey
Assistant Athletics Director, Event Operations
bcaffey@athletics.ucla.edu
424-259-5303
Christopher Long
Assistant Athletics Director, Facilities & Project Management
clong@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-4579
Danial Johnson
Senior Director, Fan Experiences & Marketing
djohnson@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-0892
Evan Gates
Director, Sales & Service
egates@athletics.ucla.edu
310-267-4808
Khary Darlington
Football General Manager, Recruiting & Personnel
kdarlington@athletics.ucla.edu
Ryan McNamee
Director, Football Operations
rmcnamee@athletics.ucla.edu
310-206-1417
Chris Carter
Executive Director, Athlete Engagement & External Affairs
chriscarter@athletics.ucla.edu
Every single one of these individuals needs to hear from you today.
We can stop the move to SoFi, but each of these individuals needs to be made aware of how bad an idea this really, truly is.
Go Bruins!!!
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On the record, I said UCLA was going to move no matter what the contract said (because contracts are just words on paper and can be broken for the right price) so it was good to see I was right I guess.
Reposting my comment from the other post, with a few edits...
It seems to be 💯 BS (I know that's not becoming 🤣) but 💯 BS it is, that UCLA cannot afford to buyout the slimiest Donut Head in the Universe, Jelly 2.0.
I know I am reiterating but the billion dollar question needs emphasis:
How in the hell will UCLA buyout the Rose Bowl lease at $60-$80 million... yes, $60-$80 million, and this deal is close to being done? What a cluster!
Add to that cool $60-$80 million, the financial damages that UCLA will likely be required to pay the Rose Bowl from the law suit, and of course this deal makes perfect sense.
And Inglewood is so much nicer than Pasadena 😠
Exactly what Joe said.. save a few miles, but not any time with traffic snarls, picnic on pavement on ONE parking lot - that will be fun in the heat, and then sit in a sterile corporatized stadium that has NO history, NO legacy, NOTHING connected to UCLA.
And Blockhead 2.0 is backing this??? Is this his idea of making Football profitable? If so, we are doomed.
If true, UCLA, it's Donut Head, Donut Holes, Blockhead and Block Holes will have officially burned our greatness to the ground.
What's next, Basketball moving to Intuit?
And yes again, this deal will not resolve attendence problems, it will make them worse! The problem is not the Rose Bowl, it's whose running Morgan and Murphy!!!
I am beyond SMDH 😡