USC wants to establish itself as the West Coast power again in the Big Ten, but Oregon could make it difficult if it's invited to join.
The Big Ten move was supposed to clearly reestablish USC as the top program on the West Coast. The only one, aside from UCLA, playing for conference championships against Ohio State and Michigan, the schools the Trojans used to meet in Rose Bowls.
Heck, would the Big Ten turn the West Coast teams into a pod, forcing them to play one another annually again? This fall’s USC-Oregon game at Autzen Stadium will possibly be the last non-postseason game between the schools, and I doubt many Trojans would lose much sleep over it. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff’s reported presentation Tuesday to the Pac-12 presidents and chancellors of a potential media rights deal with Apple — heavy on streaming, not linear cable or broadcast — has opened the door to let chaos reign.
Last summer, it seemed feasible that the Pac-12 could live on with 10 schools and get a TV deal at least on par with the Big 12 and ACC. But Kliavkoff was outmaneuvered by his Big 12 counterpart, Brett Yormark, at every turn.
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