Okay he does it every time he writes a column...Wilner comes up with reasoned perspectives I hadn't thought of combined with a look of history and facts.

In this column a Pac-12 / B12 merger with 22 schools in all 4 time zones OR a Pac-12 / ACC merger with a bi-coastal super conference (can you say Oregon v Miami for a conference championship) both jump out at me as possible and not bad per se.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50434829/pac-12-survival-guide-merger-options-include-the-obvious-big-12-and-the-not-so-obvious