Washington State AD rips Pac-12's 'poor leadership' that led to conference's demise

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Washington State athletic director Pat Chun did not hold back his thoughts on the dying Pac-12 conference, as two more teams are on the verge of leaving, while the Cougars do not seem like they will have the chance. 

California and Stanford appear to be the next two teams that want out of the Pac-12, as they have reportedly reached out to Big Ten officials, per The Associated Press. 

However, the Big Ten does not seem like they want to add two more West Coast schools after already bringing USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington aboard. The Big 12 also landed Arizona, Arizona State and Utah, all of which will compete in the conference during the 2023-24 academic year. 

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A general view of the front entrance to Martin Stadium prior to the game between the Northern Colorado Bears and the Washington State Cougars on Sept. 7, 2019 in Pullman, Washington. (William Mancebo/Getty Images)

The Atlantic Coast Conference has reportedly been talking about going after California and Stanford to add their own West Coast unit, though they are still deliberating. 

Chun, holding a press conference with reporters as the Pac-12’s future gets bleaker by the day, said "poor leadership" in the conference is the reason behind its disarray.

"I think it’s been well documented that the last couple of weeks was a culmination of years of failed leadership, vision, failed implementation," Chun explained, via the AP. "It isn’t one singular thing that led to the destruction of the Pac-12 as we know it. It was a bunch of decisions and failed strategies that put us in this place. That’s unfortunate because the ones who