Did the commish botch the expansion ?

The people responsible were immediately fired. This is a nothingburger. 

I don't think we did overplay our hand. I think everyone on the outside is presuming that the Pac 2 tried to sell tradition. I'm betting the Pac 2, especially in describing their approach, tried to sell $$$ from various outlets.

We can see that from the fact they've put media numbers together, that they apparently have thought about basketball as a revenue source, that they're talking about the Pac-12 Network infrastructure and selling that out already to make $$$. I don't think a reverser merger is ever happening. Will we take more MWC teams? Maybe... maybe UNLV, maybe AFA, maybe 1 more if we need the death blow. But I also would not be surprised if we stand at a certain number, go out and get a more definitive media deal and then retry with some of Texas, AAC.

You basically have to have the conference in place by the end of this year for scheduling purposes, allowing the teams joining us to give proper notice etc.  We can't wait until the last minute.

IF we get Gonzaga and UNLV, and IF we get an injunction/ruling to waive the $10 million "poaching" fee, this will be a monumental victory for the Pac-2.

Stayed regional, kneecapped our top West Coast football/basketball competition, and preserved the $65 million nest egg. That's a Little Big Horn/Five Forks scale victory. 

Actually it's the opposite, the Pac12 approached with a very lowball offer. They were obviously not as coveted, and their exit fees too high to make it worth the while. Also, behind closed doors was it truly a sincere effort or a bargaining ploy with other MWC teams being left out?

I'm super happy it did not pan out and those teams will not get a media deal better than what the Pac12 will end up with. It's not just the $, but the time frame and negotiated terms of the agreement and extension/renegotiations. The Pac12 will be the 5th best conference and IMHO will begin to rival the ACC.

I for one am glad that many of the universities added are land grant colleges, like we are. Too lazy to look it up, the schools we have added - how many are Ag schools?

I also like the western regional footprint. Really wasn't excited about adding ACC schools. We already have done to the MW what was done to us; by adding eastern schools, the traitorous ten can just chuckle and say - now exactly what would have been the advantage in staying?