In a ballroom buzzing with anticipation, the chiefs of three of the surviving sports power conferences reflected upon the dramatic upheaval in college sports. They stood amidst the wreckage of three years of realignment, face-to-face with the impact on the 108-year-old institution that was the Pac-12.
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark began, offering a sobering albeit strategic perspective: 'Obviously, not happy about the ultimate outcome to the Pac-12, but I’m in this position to give us the best options and future possible and we took advantage of the moment.” He was, of course, referring to the six-week maelstrom this past summer where the Pac-12 conference was systematically dismantled by its competitors, irrespective of geographical alignment.
