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The retiring commissioner of the Pac-10, Tom Hansen, had this to say when asked if Hansen's successor (Larry Scott) might be presiding over a Pac-12 or Pac-16 someday. Here is his answer (from the Sporting News):
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"I don't think (so). It certainly won't be soon. The reason a conference expands is to extend or enlarge its (footprint) for football television reasons. As we learned back in the 1990s, the only real attractive place we could go was Texas. Texas then had, and likely still does, about seven percent of the nation's television homes. The other institutions within our footprint would bring no gain. Nearby, including in the state of Utah, there aren't enough television homes to make those institutions attractive. The prospects just aren't there."
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So, there you go: the latest authoritative statement on the Pac-10's expansion plans--or lack thereof.
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