Pac-12 eyes Las Vegas for football meet-up: The two-member conference will piggyback on Big 12 and MWC events.
This is part of a June 13, 2024, column by John Canzano
It turns out the Pac-12 Conference is blowing off one of my
wild ideas. I’d suggested the “Conference of Champions” should reach back to
its long-ago roots for football media day and hold the annual event in downtown
Portland this summer.
The folks at Hotel Lucia — formerly the Imperial Hotel —
were delighted to read my column on the subject. I received a note from Stephen
Galvan, the director of sales at the hotel property. Galvan wrote: “Hosting the
event at the original 1915 birthplace of the conference would surely garner a
favorable and beneficial position for the Pac-12 as it prepares for its 2024
season.”
The Pac-12 is instead going to Las Vegas on July 10 and
holding a more casual event. I’ll have more details soon, but I’m told it’s not
an official media day. It’s a small gathering featuring Washington State coach
Jake Dickert, Oregon State’s Trent Bray, a couple of players from each team,
and some media members.
Commissioner Teresa Gould is also expected to attend. I’m
told by a source that the event is more of a conversation than a traditional
media day. The schools will also hold separate events with local media on their
campuses.
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Going back to the hotel in Portland where the conference was
founded 108 years ago wasn’t the worst idea I’ve ever floated in this space.
But it’s not going to happen this year. I’m not taking the snub personally, but
if you know the folks at Hotel Lucia, loop them in.
If the Pac-12’s media meet-up comes together in Las Vegas on
July 10, it will piggyback on the Big 12 and Mountain West Conference football
media days. That Wednesday (July 10) happens to be the final day of the Big
12’s two-day football media day at Allegiant Stadium and the first day of the
MWC’s two-day media event at Circa Resort and Casino.
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