The long national nightmare is over. At 2:00 (eastern) on May 13 (today, the time of this writing), it'll go down: Pac-12 announce new commissioner!

Rumors are all over the place without a confirmed leak yet in sight.

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Oliver Luck was actually one of the names rumored to be joining the fold, but given his firm is attempting to get involved with the NCAA's NIL push — or, really, adjustment to state laws — it would seem unlikely he'd get the gig. After all, numerous conference commissioners outside the Pac-12 have already advocated for NIL-firms to not have direct connections to any college or league.

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While they are only jokes, on social media people are speculating that the Pac-12 commissioner will end up being a Netflix or Hulu executive — or basically anyone who is not directly connected to the league or has a sports background.

We're only mere hours away from finding out. This is an absolute must-be-good-hire for the Pac-12, as recent TV deals, structuring of schedules, and the like have all been disastrous the last few years. Even college basketball fanatics, who used to eat and sleep Pac-12 After Dark, are starting to vanish like they're cast members of The 4400.