The money-driven implosion of the Pac-12 has shown how toothless the NCAA has become in supporting 'student athletes' and fans. It's all about the money.
Utah took years to claw its way to the top of the Pac-12 and establish itself as a perennial powerhouse in the league, and now the Pac-12 Conference is going under like the Titanic and the passengers are jumping over the side. Since joining the conference in 2011, the Utes have shoved aside the traditional powers to win the Pac-12 twice, which included two trips to the Rose Bowl and wins over USC and Oregon and the rest of them along the way. The only things the Utes didn’t accomplish in their recent hot streak were win bowl games (four losses in their last four bowl appearances) and a berth in the national playoff.