Any conference media day is designed to announce the upcoming football season with optimism and excitement. New coaches are introduced, narratives are imagined, and aspiring young stars meet the media a month before fans will see them on the field. Reporters fill notebooks with quotes about quarterback battles, jaded coaches look into cameras and explain why last season's shortcomings will be this season's strengths, and everyone in the room celebrates the return of college football.
I'd imagine that Pac-12 Media Day isn't the same as what happens in the SEC, not even several years ago when the conference was regularly producing Heisman Trophy candidates and national championship contenders, but this year's edition certainly reflected the changing landscape of college football.