LAS VEGAS — The Pac-12 Conference served alcoholic beverages in a meeting room on Wednesday night at Bellagio. As the presentation started, Commissioner Teresa Gould took the microphone and cracked the first joke, announcing that “if anyone has earned the right to drink… it’s the Pac-12.”

— Organizers positioned the event on Wednesday evening, directly between the Big 12 and Mountain West Football Media Days in Las Vegas. I’d lobbied for the event to take place in downtown Portland, where the conference got its start 109 years ago. I’d been told the Pac-12 was aiming for a ‘cocktail hour’ vibe. I was skeptical it would work. But I surveyed the room as the main presentation started after 6 p.m. and saw media members from a variety of national publications that cover major college football.

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O'Colly.Com: FB - Deion Sanders hoping NFL-seasoned coaching staff can put Colorado over the hump in 2024

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Cheers!

Guy could coach. What a defensive mind.

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