From: darkstar7646@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 8:17:51 AM UTC-7, xyzzy wrote:   
      
   > I mourn the loss of the PAC12. It was the last of the major conferences    
   > with a geographic identity and long-time traditional rivalries that made    
   > sense.    
   >    
   > That it collapsed so spectacularly also shows how relevant the things I    
   > care about are to college football.   
      
   Basically, we just lost a Power 5 conference in a matter of days.  They can   
   point to USC and UCLA, but the fact is the Pac-12 could still have survived.   
      
   Now, real chance (at least IMODO) that at least one of the remaining four   
   schools drops it's athletic program completely.   
      
   Mike   
      
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