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Ray Ratto

Buster the Boise State Broncos mascot cheers against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium

College Football

The Pac-12’s Raid On The Mountain West Is Only The Beginning

The scoreboard at Martin Stadium prior to the start between the Oregon State Beavers and the Washington State Cougars

The College Football “Super League” Salesmen Bring You The Past Disguised As The Future

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks coaches his team in the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center on February 9, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado.

College Basketball

Get The Oregon Ducks In A Row

Samer Kalaf

Deion Sanders jogs onto the field with the Colorado Buffaloes

Deion Sanders’s First Season At Colorado Ends With A Whimper

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Drew Magary

Washington Huskies running back Dillon Johnson (7) scores on a 52-yard-run against USC Trojans safety Calen Bullock (7) in the second quarter at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum November 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Dillon Johnson Just Did Some Serious Video Game Shit To USC

Shedeur Sanders #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes throws a pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the third quarter at Folsom Field on October 13, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado.

The Pac-12’s Death Throes Make For The Most Entertaining Football In The Country

Landen King #14, Jaylon Glover #1, Munir McClain #4, Nate Johnson #13 of the Utah Utes lead the team onto the field before the start o their game agianst the Florida Gators at Rice Eccles Stadium August 31, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Pac-12’s Demise Will Be Rich With Metaphors

David Roth

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and his team react incredulously to a call during the 2023 College Football Championship Game.

Podcasts

The Kings Of Shrimp Country, With Spencer Hall

A football and helmet set up outside the Pac-12's media days in Las Vegas, which were held just a few weeks before the conference ceased to exist.

Death To The NCAA

The Market Made A Meal Out Of The Pac-12

Custom painted Pac-12 University of Colorado Buffaloes football on display at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas on July 21, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In Realignment, It’s Survival Of The Fattest

Head Coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal waits to enter the stadium before an NCAA college football game against the BYU Cougars on November 26, 2022 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California.

David Shaw Leaves Stanford In The Dark

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 23: The USC Trojans run onto the field prior to a game against the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

There’s Only So Much Room In The Lifeboat

Tom Ley

Historic Alliance Is Neither

Patrick Redford

Forgot About The Pac-12, Did Ya?

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 8: Pac 12 commissioner Larry Scott talks to the media before an NCAA football game between Utah Utes and the Oregon Ducks on November 8, 2014 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

The Pac-12 Was Doomed To Fail And Larry Scott Still Managed To Disappoint

Chasing a football 20 yards is not ordinarily what a punter does on a punt play.

Pac-12