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More than a few notes on USC athletic director Pat Haden's retirement. You can read my thoughts on that here.
To the questions!
Sam writes: I can't help but notice that your tone this offseason has been that of a Debby Downer. I'm not sure if it's the higher-ups that have been insisting you write more articles critical of the Pac-12, but there has definitely been a shift from 10-year-old Ted watching a new "Star Wars" movie to 45-year-old Ted sitting through a 12-hour marathon of "Downton Abbey" reruns.