I just reread the original post, maybe he was claiming it was the pac 12 that ruined the MountainWest. I guess I don't agree with him, as I don't see it that way. I'd say that the MountainWest was about to overtake the Big East in conference strength and respect, but there's just as much "blame" to the SEC for poaching big 12 teams, the Big-10 for taking Nebraska, and the big 12 by taking TCU and West Virginia, as there is to blame the pac 12 for taking Utah and ruining the MountainWest.