PITTSBURGH — The Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC entered into some sort of "historic alliance" to work together toward making a better future for college athletics. It was in response to the SEC raiding the Big 12 for Oklahoma and Texas, and the three conference commissioners issued statements and had video conferences to tell the world they were unified and ready to move college athletics forward.
This move, which included a scheduling alliance in which teams from the three conferences would play against each other, was seen as a strengthening of the power base of the three leagues. It was described by Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren as " ... that we do all we can to protect our conferences and build strong relationships to protect our student-athletes."
That was August of last year, and despite the fact all three commissioners said it was based in trust and honesty, well, less than a year later the whole thing got blown up. I mean, at this point, Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff must feel really good about just how much integrity and trust Warren and his conference cronies operate with.
