CBS's Dancing CGI Mascots Left College Football Fans Both Mesmerized and Confused

College football's conference championship games invariably double as summits (and advertisements) for FBS's 10 conferences. As much as vehicles for crowning a champion, the games serve as informal trade shows for the league's football personnel and beyond.

"Football personnel and beyond," however, is hardly limited to humans. Mascots are often seen goofing off in these settings; Friday's meeting of Pac-12 mascots became an object of pathos as that league nears its demise.

On Saturday...