Here we are again.
The conference realignment carousel in college athletics is spinning today as fast as ever.
Depending on your perspective, the most recent splash of news of USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten Conference was either wildly unpredictable (really, who saw the two storied Los Angeles-based schools opting to join the Midwest/East Coast-based league?) or it was painfully obvious as college football has seemed to be heading toward either two or four mega conferences for some time. (The Big 12 lost marquee members Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC a year ago.)
Meanwhile, other schools and conferences around the country – including the University of New Mexico Lobos and New Mexico State Aggies – are left playing an uncomfortable waiting game of seeing what gutted conferences like the Big 12 and Pac-12 do before the next tier of programs decide what truly is best for them.