Gordon Monson: The Pac-12′s struggles to finalize a new media rights deal has kept the Big 12′s door open.
at Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 2, 2023 in Pasadena, California.is like a lightning-quick NASCAR driver looking for some thunder under the hood, a whole lot of thunder, all around. Not that long ago, the Utes benefitted from more fury of sound than flash.And since we’re going for and elongating and beating to death a loose-and-goofy analogy here, what did Mick tell Rocky while training to fight Apollo Creed all those years ago? “Get the chicken, Rocky, get the chicken.” No, that’s not it.
Pac-12 Conference commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks at Pac-12 NCAA college football media day Friday, July 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. Some at Utah, administrators, coaches, fans, might be hesitant to want to make a move, considering it was the Pac-12 that invited the Utes from the dirt-track racing of the Mountain West to what seemed like the smooth asphalt of the Dayton 500 some 12 years ago. There was a lot of gratitude, relief and pride that came with that invitation and association. It’s helped Utah become what it is today.
Regardless, Utah is an attractive catch now for any discerning league. Save the insults about this or that conference not needing the Utes. They may not be what the Big Ten covets, but they’d definitely bolster the Big 12 and deeply hurt the Pac-12, were they to leave. It’s funny. When Utah was initially welcomed into the Pac-12, it seemed as though it had fulfilled a dream. At the announcement news conference/pep rally/party in a large suite at Rice-Eccles Stadium, there were league officials, school administrators, politicians, Tournament of Roses reps, coaches, players, boosters, and there were balloons and cake and grins and giggles.
The Utes finished in the back of the pack for a number of years, until they could find more horsepower with a deeper roster via conference membership. They used their affiliation with the Pac-12 to rise through it and, finally, conquer it, having been to the league’s championship game four out of the past five years, winning the title in consecutive seasons now.
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