Once known as the “Conference of Champions,” the Pac-12 appears to be going the way of Blockbuster and Napster, writes Paul Sullivan.
By the time the exodus is complete, the Pac-12 no longer can exist as a Power Five conference, if it exists at all. Its remaining members will be forced to fend for themselves. It would be a sad ending to a once-proud conference, but another example of the old adage — nothing lasts forever.Advertisement
Not really. Dickert apparently hasn’t been paying attention. College football was allegedly “destroyed” by TV money years ago, but somehow survived and become bigger and more popular than ever. Playoff expansion is coming, and the transfer portal now means any school can go from rags to riches with the right moves.Only a small percentage of fans actually travel to road games for their teams anyway, with the vast majority watching on TV.
The Big Ten stands to be the biggest winner in this college football version of “Duck, Duck, Goose,” but only if new commissioner Tony Petitti makes a bold move.
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