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Outgoing Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott Reflects on Accomplishments, Regrets and TV Deal

Larry Scott is proud of plenty about his 11-year tenure as commissioner of the Pac-12.

He expanded the conference, created equal revenue-sharing, began a football championship game, supervised the kick off of the Pac-12 Network and oversaw the modernizing of athlete healthcare and transfer rules.

But, on the day he announced his impending resignation (he’ll stay on through June), Scott reveals that, yes, he does have regrets. He should not have struck such a long-term television deal in 2011 that, years later, has his teams operating under an antiquated contract that generates far fewer dollars than its competitors like the Big Ten and SEC.