The investor planning to plow billions into the Big Ten in exchange for an equity stake in a newly formed commercial subsidiary announced Monday that the offer was on hold “to complete our due diligence as recent developments unfold.”

It was a polite way for UC Investments, which is part of the University of California pension fund, to say the Big Ten needs time to get its you-know-what in order.

Because goodness, the conference could stand to decompress, reassess and clean up this mess.

The lack of alignment — not only among campuses but also between certain schools and the commissioner — has clear and distinct Pac-12 vibes (circa 2015-2020), and that’s not a healthy position for any conference.

We aren’t suggesting the Big Ten is on the brink of fracturing, especially not with a gran

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