<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Get The Picture]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Senator Blutarsky]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com/author/blutarsky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Today, in pursuit of the academic&nbsp;mission]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Once you get through all the nonsensical advisor-babble &#8212; really, all that&#8217;s missing is &#8220;synergy&#8221; &#8212; check out what <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/08/pac-12-media-strategy-the-future-is-about-the-ability-to-slice-and-dice-content-says-the-man-advising-the-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">this dude&#8217;s ultimate destination for the Pac-12</a> is.</p>
<blockquote><p>In Ravitch’s vision, ‘Pac12NewCo’ is an entity “that could someday go public.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Given the essential nature of Larry Scott&#8217;s genius, I&#8217;m betting one day the Pac-12 gets acquired by a hedge fund operator who guts the conference and forces it into bankruptcy.  All for the kids, of course.</p>
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