You simply can’t make any of this stuff up. The legal proceeding on Monday involving the Pac-12 Conference and the “Pac-2” of Washington State and Oregon State was too wild to easily sum up in a single sentence.
Yes, the presiding judge ruled in favor of Washington State and Oregon State. The judge ruled that the Pac-12 and commissioner George Kliavkoff could not convene a board meeting later this week, at least not until other hurdles are cleared and dealt with. The Pac-12 had wanted to convene a board meeting with some of the schools which have intended to leave the conference. Washington State and Oregon State think those schools should have zero say in what the conference does and how it manages its assets. WSU and OSU want control of those assets and the decision-making processes which govern them. That’s the main news story from this hearing. However, the details of this hearing are wild, and they create an irresistibly colorful story which begins with WSU and OSU fans cheering as the legal proceeding — done via Zoom — concluded on Monday afternoon.
Here are just some of the many wacky details from a vintage Pac-12 moment: