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How much blame for the problems with the media rights negotiations would you give to USC and UCLA? To former commissioner Larry Scott? To current commissioner George Kliavkoff? To the university presidents? — @draywilson29
I’m hesitant to engage in the blame game, especially with a range of possible outcomes still in play. (The extended duration of the negotiations doesn’t necessarily guarantee a bad outcome, after all.)
But the question allows us to