[Mick]

The biggest bit of information I got from that article:  Utah's president was the source of the $50 million team valuation.

I would have sworn it was USC, who truly were worth $50+ million to the B1G.

From a purely football point of view, they weren't wrong. The Pac-12 is the strongest conference, top to bottom, in the NCAA.:
http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_conf.html

It's a crying shame that the venerable Pac-12 is breaking up. And not for nothing, but the Mountain West Conference is #6 right behind the Big 12. If you add Oregon State and Washington State, the MWC may pass up the Big 12. Just sayin'

[Mick]

The biggest bit of information I got from that article:  Utah's president was the source of the $50 million team valuation.

I would have sworn it was USC, who truly were worth $50+ million to the B1G.

From a purely football point of view, they weren't wrong. The Pac-12 is the strongest conference, top to bottom, in the NCAA.:
http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_conf.html

It's a crying shame that the venerable Pac-12 is breaking up. And not for nothing, but the Mountain West Conference is #6 right behind the Big 12. If you add Oregon State and Washington State, the MWC may pass up the Big 12. Just sayin'