Pac-12 Rep Voted Incorrectly in Satellite Camp Ban Proposal

The Pac-12 was one of four Power Five schools that voted in favor of a ban on FBS satellite camps, but the conference's commissioner revealed Wednesday that wasn't the original plan.

According to Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott, UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero went rogue, deviating from the wishes of the conference as a whole, per Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel:

The Michigan Wolverines weren't the first school to use satellite camps, but head coach Jim Harbaugh's "Summer Swarm" tour largely served as the genesis of the movement against the events. Earlier in the month, the Pac-12, ACC, SEC and Big 12 all cast their ballots to end the practice, which means schools can now only hold player clinics at facilities they use throughout the entire year.

Washington State head coach Mike Leach wasn't afraid to voice his criticism of the decision, per the Seattle Times' Stefanie Loh:

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It appears that the selfish interests of a few schools and conferences prevailed over the best interests of future potential student-athletes. The mission of universities and athletic programs should be to provide future student-athletes with exposure to opportunities, not to limit them. It appears to me that some universities and conferences are willing to sacrifice the interests of potential student-athletes for no better reasons than to selfishly monopolize their recruiting bases.

I will be fascinated to hear any legitimate reasoning behind this ruling. We need to rethink this if we are actually what we say we are.

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The fact the AD from another Pac-12 school appears to have acted unilaterally to vote against satellite camps will only upset Leach and his fellow coaches more.

Of course, even if Guerrero had gone with the rest of his conference, it wouldn't have changed the result. According to ESPN.com's Mitch Sherman, the vote count was 10-5 against satellite camps. Power Five conferences carried two votes, so a reversal by the Pac-12 merely would've made it a closer margin, 8-7.

ESPN.com's Tom VanHaaren reported Tuesday that some coaches and athletic directors are already working behind the scenes to overturn the ban. NCAA executive Oliver Luck also said Monday the topic of satellite camps will likely be up for discussion again at some point in the future, per Pro Football Talk's Zac Jackson.