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Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.

How do you see the rebuilt Pac-12 stacking up with other conferences in men’s basketball, beginning next season. — @jimmy0726

Let’s start this mailbag with basketball now that the season is underway — there’s plenty of time to address football issues later in this edition and throughout November.

To the specific question, the Hotline would respond candidly: The new Pac-12 should be more competitive nationally in men’s basketball than it will be in football.

If not, something will have gone very wrong on the court.

The Pac-12 is attempting t

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