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We’re nearing the end of the Pac-12 as we know it.
A seismic shift comes with the 2024-25 school year. UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington are headed to the Big Ten; Arizona State, Arizona, Colorado and Utah are on to the Big 12. California and Stanford go to the ACC.
It ends quite a run for the Pac-12, which was founded in 1915 and was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference. From 1968 to 1978, it was the Pac-8, and from 1978 to 2011, it was the Pac-10. The addition of Utah and Colorado after that made it the Pac-12.
Both ASU and Arizona joined the conference in 1978 and have storied tenures in the conference. Here are some things I’m going to miss, and maybe not miss.
What I will miss about the Pac-12
Football games at the Rose Bowl: Is there a more scenic venue than the Rose Bowl with its spectacular views of the San Gabriel mountains in the background? I think not. Games there were also special to me since I lived in Pasadena for seven years and would often walk around the garden and adjacent areas.
The venues: Probably too many to name but there are historic ones like Pauley Pavilion — aka the house that John Wooden built — and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. And some downright cool ones like Husky Stadium in Seattle, probably my favorite football setting. Oregon’s Autzen Stadium is a close second. It “never rains at Autzen Stadium” right?
Bill Walton on Pac-12 basketball broadcasts: Yes, he can go off the rails at times — but does so in an endearing way. No one loves the “Conference of Champions” more than he. When he says eight men’s basketball teams deserve to make the NCAA Tournament, you just have to let that go in one ear and out the other, but the man is a national treasure.
Yogi Roth and Ashley Adamson: Very talented on-air personalities and faces of the Pac-12 Network. Always well-informed and…
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Author : AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Publish date : 2024-05-26 13:00:54
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