A series of recent media reports have cast the Pac-12’s fragile situation in the bleakest terms possible. And yet, each development carries a complexity not captured on social media or by fans anxious about the future of the conference.
We’re here to steer the discussion back to center — to the extent that any existential crisis can be addressed in a rational and reasonable manner.
First came reports that the Big Ten’s mammoth new media rights contract includes an escalator clause that carves out hundreds of millions of dollars in case of additional West Coast expansion.
