The Oregon-Stanford winner could be the Pac-12's last hope
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Before the college football season began, the head of the Pac-12’s eponymous and long-struggling television network made a curious proclamation: It would focus more of its energy on football. It kind of blows my mind that the Pac-12 hadn’t been doing thiThe Oregon-Stanford winner could be the Pac-12's last hope
Before the college football season began, the head of the Pac-12’s eponymous and long-struggling television network made a curious proclamation: It would focus more of its energy on football. It kind of blows my mind that the Pac-12 hadn’t been doing this already, and while I sort of admire its insistent commitment to the wide array of Olympic sports that the conference excels in, it still seems strange not to recognize that football tends to move the needle with viewers and alumni — particularly, you know, during football season. But then, this is the Pac-12. It is an alternate dimension for football out here in this faraway time zone where I happen to reside. It's where the very concept of conference games being played after dark has become a font for WTF outcomes, perplexing strategic choices and overarching cosmic chaos. This is a conference where Mike Leach thrives, and this a conference where Chip Kelly seems to keep finding jobs. This is a conference where arguably the most consistent program Read more