The future of the Pac-12 is perilous at best, but the conference will reportedly have a new commissioner moving forward.

According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, the Pac-12 and commissioner George Kliavkoff decided to part ways with a negotiated contract settlement. Dellenger noted the league sees Pac-12 deputy commissioner Teresa Gould as a potential replacement.

 

This comes as anything but a surprise considering the uncertainty and change that has defined Kliavkoff's tenure since he was announced as commissioner in 2021.

 

Report: Pac-12, Commissioner George Kliavkoff Part Ways; Agree to Contract Settlement

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The future of the Pac-12 is perilous at best, but the conference will reportedly have a new commissioner moving forward. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo…

 

In like a lion out like a...turd.

Not going to lie... I had high hopes he was going to save the conference. 

 

But that didn't come to pass and we are where we are now. 

He was an upgrade, but it would have taken a miracle worker to get us out of the jam Lavish Larry had us in. A miracle and then.....

So did the Beavis and Cougs pay his bill since they control all the conference money?

I hope the "settlement" had nothing but 0000's in it.  A man of integrity would've/should've done that!

On 2/13/2024 at 3:20 PM, Haywarduck said:

but it would have taken a miracle worker to get us out of the jam Lavish Larry had us in.

 

He had 12 schools Admins, Trustees and Presidents adding gas to the dumpster fire that Larry started.

Kliavkoff should get his share of the blame for the collapse of the PAC-12 conference:

• Being blindsided by the exit of the LA schools 

• Failing to understand the true value of the Pac12 media rights without the LA schools 

•  Turning down ESPN’s initial TV deal of $30M+ per school with a linear broadcasting component (see point above)

• Lack of transparency for the remaining schools during the media negotiations and failing to understand the member schools needs (e.g., a need for linear broadcast exposure)

• Not expanding aggressively right after the LA schools left the conference (SDSU would have been a no brainer)