Pac-12 Hotline mailbag: Kliavkoff’s culpability, expansion options and valuing the Arizona schools

Jon Wilner San Jose Mercury News Send questions to the Hotline mailbag at pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need for research — not all questions will be answered the week of submission. Thanks for your understanding.Could Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff have done anything to prevent the L.A.

And I would bet heavily that Kliavkoff is second-guessing himself for not having done more, even though everything he did over the past year seemed logical at the time based on the facts at hand. Had Larry Scott gotten the Pac-12 Networks on DirecTV to boost revenue … had he agreed to a shorter Tier 1 deal to allow the Pac-12 to renegotiate its media rights before the Big Ten … had he accepted a lifeboat from ESPN three years ago … none of this would have happened.But even with hindsight, we’re at a loss to pinpoint a specific step he could have taken to prevent it.

Now, the main driver is brand value: Fox and ESPN will pay for the football programs that generate ratings and are most likely to land in prime TV windows. Neither Bay Area team clears those bars.At some point in the near future, college athletes likely will be declared employees, or pseudo-employees, and receive compensation from the schools for their services.

UCLA received the necessary bureaucratic approvals, but at this point, that’s the extent of our knowledge of the process.Michael Drake is the president of the University of California. Previously, he was the president of Ohio State. What schools are most likely to be targeted for expansion by the Pac-12? How big do they go? — @thankyoucallenGeography no longer matters.The Pac-12 should consider anyone and everyone, from Boise State to San Diego State to SMU.

But valuation is based on the strength of your football brand, and the Wildcats are a tick above zero on that scale. A: Cauce took charge of the executive committee, which drives the agenda for the Pac-12 board, on July 1.Is she claiming allegiance while looking to leave? How much credibility does she have with fellow presidents and chancellors?The situation is deeply unfortunate.

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