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Big Ten football media days: What Petitti’s address says about the 18-school, bicoastal conference
![Commissioner Tony Petitti's candor underscored how the conference is navigating uncharted terrain with 18 members. Commissioner Tony Petitti's candor underscored how the conference is navigating uncharted terrain with 18 members.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LDN-L-USC-FBC-1219-KB23.jpg?w=558)
Commissioner Tony Petitti's candor underscored how the conference is navigating uncharted terrain with 18 members.
![The traditional means of setting matchups, conference record, won't work with teams in four different leagues. The traditional means of setting matchups, conference record, won't work with teams in four different leagues.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BNG-L-NCAA-0525-2.jpg?w=132)
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Pac-12 bowls will use overall record to determine pecking order
The traditional means of setting matchups, conference record, won't work with teams in four different...
![The SEC and Big Ten and their media partners won't make a move toward further expansion until there is no threat of getting sued by the ACC. The SEC and Big Ten and their media partners won't make a move toward further expansion until there is no threat of getting sued by the ACC.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cash-reserves1.jpg?w=140)
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Realignment: SEC's Sankey talks "16" as ACC issues loom for Fox, ESPN
The SEC and Big Ten and their media partners won't make a move toward further...
![We plowed through 100 years of history to ID the best players for each school as the conference nears its breakup. We plowed through 100 years of history to ID the best players for each school as the conference nears its breakup.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20130319_113041_cal.jpg?w=110)
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Before the Pac-12 disappears: Our picks for each school’s basketball Mt. Rushmore (players and coaches)
We plowed through 100 years of history to ID the best players for each school...
![The Rose Bowl will be part of the expanded CFP, but all other games affiliated with the conference in recent years will continue to host the 12 schools. The Rose Bowl will be part of the expanded CFP, but all other games affiliated with the conference in recent years will continue to host the 12 schools.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BNG-L-SUPERCOST-0130-2.jpg?w=132)
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New Pac-12 bowl partnerships for 2024-25 are the same as the old Pac-12 bowl partnerships (despite realignment)
The Rose Bowl will be part of the expanded CFP, but all other games affiliated...
![The conference will cease to exist as we know it on Aug. 2. Before it does, the Hotline selected the greatest players across the century. The conference will cease to exist as we know it on Aug. 2. Before it does, the Hotline selected the greatest players across the century.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20150922__SJM-PAC12-0922-011.jpg?w=107)
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Before the Pac-12 disappears: Our picks for the greatest players in conference history (the all-time team)
The conference will cease to exist as we know it on Aug. 2. Before it...
![We selected four players and one coach from each of the 12 schools for their hypothetical football Mt. Rushmore. We selected four players and one coach from each of the 12 schools for their hypothetical football Mt. Rushmore.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pac-12-Enhanced-Broadcasts-Football.jpg?w=132)
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Before the Pac-12 disappears: Our picks for each school’s football Mt. Rushmore (players and coaches)
We selected four players and one coach from each of the 12 schools for their...
![Rebuilding the Pac-12 will be expensive, but the Cougars and Beavers have ways to offset costs. Rebuilding the Pac-12 will be expensive, but the Cougars and Beavers have ways to offset costs.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wsu-university-sign.jpg?w=132)
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'Pac-2' mailbag: WSU, OSU options; MW merger cash; defining relevance
Rebuilding the Pac-12 will be expensive, but the Cougars and Beavers have ways to offset...