Well written. Bill Oram does a nice job...he doesn't take cheap shots at teams, people and programs. I find his columns are written with sound and reasonable arguments.

I still see a lot of venom online directed at Oregon and Washington for "really" killing the Pac-12.

We should remember the coaches and players didn't make the decision to join the Big Ten.

The irony of this is the Big Ten is a mess in football! Every team in the East Division is .500 or has a losing record except Iowa. Northwestern and MSU...now Michigan...James Franklin at Penn State can't win a big game if they were the only team on the field.

Still travel distance and weather but Oregon, UW, USC and UCLA should feel hopeful going into next season.

I guarantee one thing...the Pac-12 additions are going to make the BIG far more interesting than the annual snooze fest of waiting for the Luckeyes and Sign Stealers to decide anything.