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The Real DB Cooper
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No change to contracts. They can play the games all they want. Just won’t count for anything in the NCAA’s eyes.
The NCAA would then not allow non-California teams to play California teams, per the terms of their contract. If Oregon plays Cal, Oregon is in breach of the NCAA contract. Then when other schools play Oregon, they're also in breach of the NCAA contract. Eventually, the breach of contract spreads like a virus and every NCAA school is ineligible to play for NCAA championships. The NCAA contracts could furthermore have monetary penalties for breaching the contracts, not just black-balling from NCAA championships.
The NCAA could just look the other way and not enforce contractual remedies against non-California schools. The TV network contracts with the PAC-12 would probably still be in breach though, if no California schools are eligible for NCAA championships. The TV contracts for the NCAA basketball championship would also be in breach if the nation's most populous state is not allowed to play in it.