Arizona, ASU and Utah went on a media blitz last week, throwing cold water on the idea that anyone was considering leaving for the Big 12.

So for the NY Post to come out Monday morning and say:

Apple currently the only path for Pac-12 to get $30 mil, but not a sure thing.
ESPN's old offer "no longer there." A deal with ESPN means P12 "willing to take less money in exchange for exposure. At this point, a deal with ESPN is not close."
And Amazon doesn't want tonnage.

It doesn't look good.

Now, maybe the NY Post is just a direct line from the Big 12 office to the public.


But last week Canzano was gloating:

The Pac-12 has had enough of other people telling its story. Several stakeholders punched back. Their message was singular — the Pac-12 believes it is moving toward a good deal. It’s committed. The schools still need to see numbers on paper, but they appear to be pointed in the same direction.

Said Harlan: “I am very pleased with where things are trending.”

Someone may want to check on Chicken Little.

Also, someone do a welfare check on the Big 12’s feral conspiracy theorists — “12Anon” — and see if they’re OK.

Utah can tell people to give them a break all they want, but there's a reason they haven't signed a deal yet and until they do, media are going to be asking why not and wondering where things will end up.