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Social Media Took Off After Reports Of USC, UCLA To Big Ten Surface
SALT LAKE CITY – Reports are circulating that iconic Pac-12 brands USC and UCLA are off to the Big Ten Conference. Another seizmic conference realignment move that would send massive ripple effects in the college sports landscape.
Bombshell report from @wilnerhotline.
USC & UCLA to the Big Ten Conference.https://t.co/sERqVTyQkV
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) June 30, 2022
The first individual to report the news was the “Pope of the Pac-12,” Jon Wilner from the Bay Area News Group. From there, national outlets started to confirm the report. USC and UCLA are reportedly going to join the Big Ten as early as 2024.
After the reports flew in, the reactions from social media were what you’d expected, stunned.
Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) June 30, 2022
— Alex Kirry (@AlexKirryKSL) June 30, 2022
Utah really won the Pac 12 and then two of the historical powers said “Nah, that’s it, we’re out”
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) June 30, 2022
If USC and UCLA do indeed leave the Pac-12, whats Oregon’s move? Try and follow to the Big 10? Stay in the Pac-12? Look at the Big 12? This is such a massive shift in college athletics if this plays out.
— Matt Prehm (@MattPrehm) June 30, 2022
The new Big 10 makes no sense. pic.twitter.com/BmFLkPyVea
— Steady Eddy (@SteadyE69) June 30, 2022
August 24, 2021 — The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 today announced an historic alliance that will bring 41 world-class institutions together on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 30, 2022
Pac-12 teams have long complained about recruiting struggles of playing games so late. That’s about to change for USC/UCLA
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) June 30, 2022
Pac-12 meeting with USC and UCLA pic.twitter.com/3tAZ6lGqCU
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) June 30, 2022
The Pac-12: wow guys, glad all that conference realignment is over
USC and UCLA on their way to go play Rutgers:pic.twitter.com/qQgGKLws3U
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 30, 2022
— Boney Fuller (@boneyfuller) June 30, 2022
lol, who the hell would UCLA’s three permanent rivals (in a no-divisions universe) be? Just USC in a best-of-3?
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) June 30, 2022
Remaining Pac-12 teams seeing the USC and UCLA news: pic.twitter.com/jeyxxp9bZa
— Caesars Sportsbook (@CaesarsSports) June 30, 2022
Note to Big 12: Hiring a commish from the entertainment world rather than sports guarantees 0. Just ask the Pac 12.
— Mac Engel (@MacEngelProf) June 30, 2022
The rest of the Pac-12: “This conference will die without you two.”
USC/UCLA: pic.twitter.com/oBHA2PG11k
— Clint Lamb (@ClintRLamb) June 30, 2022
The Big Ten is about to be the
Big Sixteen and the Pac-12 is gonna be the Pac-10 again.— Rich Ohrnberger (@ohrnberger) June 30, 2022
If USC and UCLA join the Big Ten, the SEC and Big Ten have clearly established themselves as a big two. The ACC is a much further behind in third place and the Big 12 and PAC 12 are both left struggling to survive as major conferences. Maybe Big 12 and PAC 12 try to merge?
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 30, 2022
Trying to wrap my head around the USC/UCLA/Big 10 report. The financial and competitive reasons for the LA schools to make the moves are obvious. The idea of conference games against Rutgers is kind of bizarre. But Ohio State and Michigan coming to the Coliseum is a wild idea
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) June 30, 2022
Lincoln Riley will become the first head coach to coach teams from 3 different Power 5 conferences in a record 4 seasons
2021 – Big 12
2022 – Pac 12
2024 – Big Ten— Kyle Umlang (@kyleumlang) June 30, 2022
Spending the rest of the day thinking about USC and UCLA playing in Minneapolis or Madison in November.
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) June 30, 2022
ESPN’s new lead Big Ten basketball color guy pic.twitter.com/MUzhi4VY1j
— No Escalators (@NoEscalators) June 30, 2022
Reportedly coming soon to a Big Ten arena near you. pic.twitter.com/aNAgavQbsS
— Michael Bruntz (@michaelbruntz) June 30, 2022
Because anyone who’s been paying attention knows this is the direction Big CFB it going and USC/UCLA are the big tickets in the PAC 12 (plus Oregon). Rather scoop them up now and be proactive https://t.co/pd91vEURFj
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) June 30, 2022
Word was Big Ten might strike a TV/streaming deal over Memorial Day. That came and went …
Timing is everything. Big Ten set to rake cash should USC and UCLA join in 2024. https://t.co/csX3TB9f92
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) June 30, 2022
How UCLA and USC pulling up to the Big Ten pic.twitter.com/8o7sHZsIWE
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 30, 2022
If USC and UCLA end up in the Big Ten, we get Lincoln Riley, Chip Kelly and Ryan Day going head up. I am here for this.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) June 30, 2022
Fun last 18 months in college football:
– NCAA passes a one-time transfer exemption
– NIL is enacted with almost no structure, recruits are now earning multi-million dollar deals
– Texas and OU to SEC
– USC and UCLA to the Pac-12
– Total shakeup in the AAC, Sun Belt, C-USA,— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) June 30, 2022
