Simply since you’re embroiled in a chaotic bout of convention realignment that might change faculty sports activities ceaselessly doesn’t imply you’ll be able to’t get 18 holes in on a Friday afternoon.

With the College of Oregon’s Board of Trustees assembly to vote on the Geese’ athletics future — particularly, whether or not this system would depart the Pac-12 alongside Washington to affix the Massive Ten — the stakes have been fairly excessive.

However not so excessive, apparently, that Board of Trustees chair Steve Holwerda may very well be bothered to remain within the workplace.

Holwerda logged on to the essential digital name, which in the end ended with Oregon formally deciding to affix the Massive Ten (as did Washington), from the bunker of a golf course.

I’m not joking.

Peak Realignment.

(That is Oregon’s board chair.) pic.twitter.com/9oXLtyuzmY

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) August 4, 2023

The chair of the BOT at Oregon is taking a Zoom name to determine the destiny of his college and successfully finish the existence of a convention whereas hacking out of the green-side sand on 6. Change into much more ridiculous, faculty soccer. I dare you.

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) August 4, 2023

That is the face of a person who has his priorities so as.

That is how the Oregon Board of Trustees assembly was known as to order: pic.twitter.com/i0BpLKuEmz

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) August 4, 2023

Whereas Holwerda engaged on his quick recreation didn’t appear to maintain the board from reaching a swift choice, it’s onerous to disregard the extent of seriousness (or lack thereof) with which a key participant would deal with a call that might show to be a loss of life blow for the remaining applications within the league.

With Oregon and Washington formally heading to the Massive Ten, the Pac-12 is now the Pac-7. Solely Oregon State, Washington State, California, Stanford and, for now, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah stay.

The latter three have all utilized for Massive 12 membership, and their choices to depart may very well be finalized as quickly as Friday evening as we proceed to witness what seems to be the breakup of an influence convention that has existed in some kind since 1915.