Jen isn't part of the good ol boys club. ACC and SEC AD's won't even pick up the phone. Lude and Hedges were able to schedule big games because in the 80's and 90's UW was a national brand that had finished in the top 5 multiple times in a 15 year span. It was also a member of what most would agree was a great conference. Under Pool Boy UW got the LSU home and home because he was a good ol' boy and UW was way, way down. UW is now a possible road loss to a team from a MW type conference that would officially end a southern teams title hopes or make their fat middle look weak. I wouldn't be surprised if the SEC commish asks his AD's at schools like Ole Miss, Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina and Vanderbilt to avoid home and home series with teams out west that are competitive to keep the narrative that the SEC is dominant from top to bottom. Wouldn't look good if his 7-6 teams get ass blasted at home by UW or Oregon. Schedule the Cal's, WSU's and Oregon States because winning is fun. The USC's, UW's and Oregon's need to come to Atlanta or Texas to play "neutral" games. Hopefully the stadiums in Las Vegas and Los Angeles attract some SEC teams to play "neutral" games out west but I doubt it. More games with the BIG and Big12 are UW and the PAC 12'S future.
