The Pacific 12 Conference's decision not to expand anytime at this time sits well with USC Coach Lane Kiffin.
"I think it's great," Kiffin said Wednesday after practice. "I love where we're at right now. We're just getting used to this format and the championship game format and the South and the North [divisions]."
In the current alignment, Utah and Colorado have expanded access to the talent-rich Southern California recruiting base.
Had Texas and Oklahoma been allowed to join the conference, those powerhouses also would have had a better opportunity to mine the region.
Asked if he liked the idea that he would not have to deal with the Longhorns and Sooners treading on what has been USC territory, Kiffin said, "Not really. They've always tried to come in here, and so I don't think that would change very much.
"I really don't think just because you play a game one time a year in L.A. on a rotating schedule, I don't think that that really helps that much. You've still got to go a long ways away. So I don't think that would have been a big deal."
-- Gary Klein
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