It was supposed to be the Big 12, you know.
Not too long ago, the Big 12 looked like it could imploded. But the conference, with solid leadership from commissioner Brett Yormark, managed to pull in several new schools and got past the crisis.
And the PAC-12, cursed first with Larry Scott and now led by George Kliavkoff, has not been able to keep up with the current circus called realignment.
Scott never managed to even get the PAC-12 on DirectTV, and that was damaging. And worse, the perception was that he was a vain and autocratic commissioner who was more focused on creature comforts and perks than he was on protecting the conference.