Thanks for all the questions. It’s been good getting back into the swing of things after wrapping up paternity leave.
This week, we look into the crystal ball about the future of the sport we love, the Pac-12, the Group of 5 and the transfer portal.
Commissioners, as a concept, can have an acute impact on the conferences they preside over.
But in general, fans believe they have more impact than they do. Some are more prescient about the future than others.
Launching a conference network (especially after the Big 12 stiff-armed the idea years earlier),
proved to be a brilliant move that set the Big Ten up to thrive for decades.