they make it official within 24 hours. Just cut the head off the snake and bury this conference into oblivion. Grab Colorado and ASU on Monday.
The fallout will be hysteria and this opens up the possibility of grabbing Oregon and Washington. Since no Big 10 offer is coming due to the lack of commissioner use the desperation from Oregon and Washington to get them to sign an extended grant of rights deal around 7 - 8 years.