Jul 27th, 2010 
Be the first to comment Uh, folks, can I have your attention? I am sure everyone here is aware that my name is Larry Scott, and I called this gathering of the conference ADs so we can begin the discussion about how we’re going to align the conference next year when Colorado and Utah join us for what I believe will create a golden opportunity for increased marketing opportunities. That’s what you people hired me for, right? To market this conference, make people aware that we exist out here, right?
Well, I brought in two more schools just so we can have a conference championship game in football, so, gosh darn it, we’re going to divide this conference into two six-team divisions so we have that championship game, maybe call it the iPod Pac-12 championship game presented by Arrowhead Spring Mountain Water and the Pacific Rod and Gun Club.
Anyway, we’re here in Los Angeles, ready to tackle this issue, which, to be quite honest, I never realized would be such a big deal until I found out that a lot of you did not like some of the things I told the Colorado AD.
Don’t look at me like that. I’m from the East. I went to an Ivy League school. How was I supposed to know the significance of the USC-UCLA thing?
OK, just to get things started, let’s have a show of hands: Who would not mind being in a division that does not include USC and UCLA? Don’t be afraid, raise ‘em high.
No one? Hmmm.
All right, who absolutely insists on being in the division with USC and UCLA?
OK, you can all put your hands down. There’s no contest to see who can reach the highest. And we don’t need sound effects either.
Folks, you understand that not everyone can be in the same division as the L.A. schools, right? We have to think about what is best for the conference.
OK, so which of you can live with being in a division that does not have the L.A. schools?
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Jul 16th, 2010
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The Chancellor’s Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics came up with some interesting numbers regarding the fiancial woes of the Cal athletics program when it released its report the other day. Normally we don’t care much for numbers. Colleges offer classes in “How to Lie With Statistics,” and you can prove and suggest virtually anything you want if you ...
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May 19th, 2010
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It does not take long for things to become obsolete in sports, which is why revising lists and records is a never-ending process. (Check out digital camera repair.) May (and June for that matter) offers some time for reflection regarding the Stanford men’s and women’s basketball seasons, and it’s obvious some revisions need to be ...
Jul 20th, 2010
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Landry Fields was the most impressive. Jeremy Lin benefited the most. Omar Samhan turned some heads. Jerome Randle should look for work in Europe. Those interested in a concise report on how local players did in the NBA summer league may digest those sentences and get on with their day. Of course, anyone interested in how ...
Jun 23rd, 2010
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Have you ever sat beside a guy with binoculars and wonder whether he’s getting a better look at the game than you are? Sure, you get the panorama of the event, a feel for the atmosphere and all that, but this guy over here is focusing on the nuances of the game, the little things ...