[MBA85]

IMO San Francisco does not really follow Stanford football or Stanford sports in general and LA is not a big follower of UCLA or USC; maybe USC football to some extent.

True. In fact, the entire Bay Area really doesn't care much about college sports. UCLA as a "brand" isn't big in football, and on a local level not too many students follow UCLA basketball, tradition or not. USC is a draw, but not a big one. The normal analysis is that USC draws when they are winning, but these days I don't even see that as a given. I don't expect a B1G PAC-12 semi-merger to work out. Too big geographically and worlds apart in focus.

From reviewing some Big 10 boards, the BIG Commissioner is new and according to the posters incompetent. The OSU AD was on the search committee for the Commissioner and said the current incumbent was not recommend for the job.  If he is as bad as advertised, he will have difficulty pulling off a merger.

[MBA85]

IMO San Francisco does not really follow Stanford football or Stanford sports in general and LA is not a big follower of UCLA or USC; maybe USC football to some extent.

True. In fact, the entire Bay Area really doesn't care much about college sports. UCLA as a "brand" isn't big in football, and on a local level not too many students follow UCLA basketball, tradition or not. USC is a draw, but not a big one. The normal analysis is that USC draws when they are winning, but these days I don't even see that as a given. I don't expect a B1G PAC-12 semi-merger to work out. Too big geographically and worlds apart in focus.

From reviewing some Big 10 boards, the BIG Commissioner is new and according to the posters incompetent. The OSU AD was on the search committee for the Commissioner and said the current incumbent was not recommend for the job.  If he is as bad as advertised, he will have difficulty pulling off a merger.