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Once you go down to the questions and answers section there are some interesting thoughts from Canzano. Maybe ESPN tries flipping UCLA back to the Pac-12 with some incentives? A new media deal would be most likely 4-5 years. Canzano: Mailbag deals with betrayal, potential UCLA flip-flop, and sneaker waves WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Your questions, my answers...

i agree.

I agree with the article. Oregon needs to wait it out as long as possible, not locking into any contract at this time with the Pac-12. I can be wrong, but I doubt the Big 10 will want Oregon, Washington and Stanford to be locked into a new 5-6 year contract with the Pac-12. Can the Pac-12 actually get a good contract with competing distribution $$$'s? It doesn't seem they can. I hate seeing this happening to the Pac-12, but Oregon can't afford to be on the outside looking in.

Canzano's take on Pac-12 Media Day. Canzano: Pac-12 Media Day turns into a car wash WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM My column on media day.

This is GK's hour to try and Unify, to be informative, show as a strong leader for this conference. Canzano: Setting the stage for Pac-12 Media Day WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Getting you caught up...

Oregon will need to make sure they 'EAT CROW' by end of season when we hoist the Pac-12 championship trophy. Go Ducks, Fly High!

Canzano: Pac-12 in a dance with ESPN and knows who else might bid WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Three things I know...

The first part of the article talks about OSU's walk-on Jaydon Grant, might be the best story in the Pac-12. Other half of article, some thoughts on the Pac-12. It seems the two universities most talked about is SDSU and UNLV. If the Pac-12 wanted to bring in two schools within the Pac-12 footprint, the two mentioned seem to be the best choices available. These are two universities with the most uptick, future wise, for the conference. My opinion, even though BYU (within the Pac-12 footprint and Utah's arch rival) is heading to the Big 12, it's not too late for the Pac-12 to change their minds. But, who knows at this moment what the future holds for the individual universities and conference as a whole. Canzano: A walk-on story worth celebrating WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Plus... Pac-12 insiders irked with Kevin Warren's comments.

I’m really hoping he chooses Oregon. We need some good news!

Our odds are much better going to the Big 10 if the Irish get want they want from NBC and stay independent. NBC and the Irish needs to hurry up and make the deal.

As we all know, our conference is in 'crisis-management mode.' 'GK will need to do more than cast a strong presence. He'll need to get candid and share his vision.' . Canzano: George Kliavkoff will face the music at Pac-12 Media Day WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM He shouldn't be on stage alone, should he?

I agree. Wait it out at this time. It's a shame we lost a recruit lean as well to USC due to realignment. Ugh.

I would consider BYU before FSU or BSU. They are ranked 21st academically nationwide amongst universities, strong fanbase following nationwide and a natural rival to Utah with strong athletics.

If you are going to go there, I would go a step further and pull in Houston and BYU. Make it 16 team conference. Houston media market is ranked 8 with 2,450,800 TV Homes (unless Houston is too far. 239 miles between Dallas and Houston). BYU has a strong nationwide following and ranked 21st in academics amongst all the colleges nationwide. They also are strong in athletics.

I also thought it was an interesting article from Jon Wilner, posted on another thread in OBD, gives strong reasons why SDSU is essential to have them join the Pac-12.

Comparing the Pac-12 vs the Big 12, Pac-12 wins by a knock out. Canzano: Delusion aside -- the Big 12 has nothing on the Pac-12 WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM The numbers (and brands) don't lie.

5 developments Duck fans would love to see in Dan Lanning’s first year with Oregon SPORTS.YAHOO.COM The Dan Lanning era of Oregon football is almost here. These are 5 developments and changes fans should hope come to fruition when the Ducks take the field.

'The magic is still at the stadium, not in front of the TV as as networks would like us to believe.' Canzano: Getting back to what makes college football special WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM What are your favorite game-day traditions in the Pac-12?

Very good sound advice. Let's hope both Oregon and Washington read his article and take heed. A contract at this time could wind up being a mill stone around their necks. Hopefully Phil Knight will help them in this matter. Go Ducks!!

Thanks Charles. I had gone to a conference for a week and my wife accompanied me on this trip. Both of us came down with this COVID. We are better, but we are still not fully back to normal yet.

One interesting tidbit. Insiders told Canzano that there is already a plan in place for a massive endowment from Phil Knight that would continue to subsidize UO's athletic department after he is gone. Canzano: Mailbag deals with Big 12 vs. Pac-12, hot pretzels and the fate of Gonzaga WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Your letters... my replies...

There is an ancient proverb that USC/fans should take heed in. "Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him." Nothing comes good from it! Hoping the PAC finds the best solution moving forward. Or, the schools in the PAC might have to find better landing spots. That might be the Big 12, if accepted. The biggest issue with the ACC is their contractual agreement. A Big12/PAC/ACC with the best brands/cities would maybe have been the best solution. Go Ducks! Fly High!

Pac 12 media day will be Interesting with USC and UCLA there. Glad Phil Knight is onboard with Oregon looking for the best path possible. But, as we all know, all is up in the air at this point. Canzano: Pac-12 gets creative as things get awkward with USC and UCLA WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM The latest on the Pac-12's quest to survive...

There are other side articles embedded in this main one you can click on to read. I can be completely wrong about this, but maybe our odds to getting into the Big 10 is greater if the Irish stay independent. Then maybe Big 10's next move would to bring in Oregon, Washington, Stanford and Cal. They would have the whole west coast. Unless Big 10 tries to grab schools from the ACC, though since they already have USC and UCLA it makes more sense to grab the other 4 schools in the PAC. If that does not happen, I think the Big 12 isn't a bad landing spot for PAC schools, especially if NBC makes this new deal with the Irish. If NBC can't secure tv rights with the Big 10 sharing games with Notre Dame, NBC might look to the Big 12.. At this point, just rumors, no one knows what is going to happen next. College football realignment rumors: Notre Dame, NBC negotiating massive deal to keep Fighting Irish independent WWW.MSN.COM College football realignment rumors: Notre Dame, NBC negotiating massive deal to keep Fighting Irish independent

As Canzano says and as we all know, "NCAA has no oversight anymore. Media is running college football, and it has turned the bowl games and conferences into commodities" I agree with Canzano that they should have appointed a college football commissioner a long time ago with instructions to put the health of the sport first. Maybe conferences, colleges and fans would have been saved from being casualties in this media war in pursuit of the big money over what really matters. Canzano: College football's TV sell out is locking fans out WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM TV isn't wagging the dog anymore -- it is the dog.