PAC-12 President:
Earlier this week, Washington State president Kirk Schulz, who’s one of the most influential voices in the Pac-12, called the SEC “predatory” in the wake of the move by Oklahoma and Texas.
“What the SEC has done is unify the other conferences in a way that nothing else could have, in terms of working together,” Schulz told the Hotline, per The Mercury News. “A lot of people now are very concerned about the predatory nature of the SEC. More presidents are talking. There’s a lot of back and forth.”
Finebaum's response: “You’re the president of a university, Dr. Schulz. Do you understand the definition of ‘predatory’? You probably wouldn’t at Washington State,” Finebaum said. “… I also seem to remember the Pac-12 going after Colorado and (Utah) a couple of years ago. Maybe you’re the one who’s predatory. Did Colorado and (Utah) help your bottom line significantly? All those television sets in Salt Lake and Boulder now watching your games? But I need to know more about Schulz, because the idea of accusing the SEC of being predatory — Dr. Schulz, do you remember 10 years ago when your league tried to hijack the Big 12? That’s what’s so funny about all this. I get that Texas may have been the instigator but you were also the receiver. It was nearly a merger 11 years ago between the Pac-12 and Big 12 .. So now you’re accusing others? I’ll say it for the billionth time: The SEC took a phone call. That’s all they did. This is not a shameless defense of the SEC. I’ll leave that to others. I’m just spitting the truth here.”
Earlier this week, Washington State president Kirk Schulz, who’s one of the most influential voices in the Pac-12, called the SEC “predatory” in the wake of the move by Oklahoma and Texas.
“What the SEC has done is unify the other conferences in a way that nothing else could have, in terms of working together,” Schulz told the Hotline, per The Mercury News. “A lot of people now are very concerned about the predatory nature of the SEC. More presidents are talking. There’s a lot of back and forth.”
Finebaum's response: “You’re the president of a university, Dr. Schulz. Do you understand the definition of ‘predatory’? You probably wouldn’t at Washington State,” Finebaum said. “… I also seem to remember the Pac-12 going after Colorado and (Utah) a couple of years ago. Maybe you’re the one who’s predatory. Did Colorado and (Utah) help your bottom line significantly? All those television sets in Salt Lake and Boulder now watching your games? But I need to know more about Schulz, because the idea of accusing the SEC of being predatory — Dr. Schulz, do you remember 10 years ago when your league tried to hijack the Big 12? That’s what’s so funny about all this. I get that Texas may have been the instigator but you were also the receiver. It was nearly a merger 11 years ago between the Pac-12 and Big 12 .. So now you’re accusing others? I’ll say it for the billionth time: The SEC took a phone call. That’s all they did. This is not a shameless defense of the SEC. I’ll leave that to others. I’m just spitting the truth here.”
