identifying the PAC12 as an academic research conference vs an athletic conference. The amount of hubris generated in a room of these individuals must be suffocating. This imo is what is doing them in. Covid response most likely a symptom of this behavior and attitude. My opinion is that the Big Ten suffers from this same ivory tower mindset. Everyone is talking about the P2, but what if the future P2 isn't the Big Ten and the SEC, but the SEC and a mix of Big XII and ACC cast offs. The schools that know where the line is in the sand between an academic institution and a sports franchise.