Top 10 Funniest Things the Internet Said About USC and UCLA's Move to the Big Ten
The Big Ten Conference is going coast-to-coast — and the internet thinks it's hilarious.
After a unanimous vote by conference officials on Thursday, the Big Ten officially announced that the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles will become conference members effective August 2, 2024. Competition for all sports will begin the 2024-25 academic year.
Here are the ten funniest posts about USC and UCLA's move to the Big Ten.
10. Peace out, Pac-12 ✌️
Who's rolling their eyes more, her or the Pac-12?
"So basically a year ago Lincoln Riley was coaching Oklahoma in the Big 12 but now he coaches USC who is in the Pac-12 but moving to the Big Ten and someday they'll play Oklahoma again except they'll be in the SEC"
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 30, 2022
"oh also Kevin Durant wants a trade"pic.twitter.com/mcUCqBgRi2
9. Bye, Bye, Dreamhouse. Hello, Big House!
Welcome to the Big Ten, Barbie.
USC and UCLA showing up for Big 10 road games in November. pic.twitter.com/E0tMxV13SM
— Jake Welch (@BYUAllBlue) June 30, 2022
8. ... And then there were two (super-conferences)
USC and UCLA bring the Big Ten's membership to sixteen schools. Gone are the days of the Power Five, here are the days of two super-conferences.
6. USC and UCLA need until 2024 to pick out their new uniforms
We don't actually know where Schitt's Creek takes place, but if it's in the midwest then this meme of USC and UCLA trying to look the part is worth a solid laugh.
USC and UCLA trying to fit in with the Big Ten pic.twitter.com/pRQGg9Fdmi
— Stadium (@Stadium) June 30, 2022
5. Welcome to the Midwest, Jack Harlow and Druski
"Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten."
How UCLA and USC pulling up to the Big Ten https://t.co/8o7sHZsIWE
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 30, 2022
4. "I'm sO CoLd tHaT i'M ShiVeRinG" - SpongeBob
Good luck traveling from sunny and 65° to below freezing and hail.
USC and UCLA players in their first November Big Ten road game pic.twitter.com/fcnsoXkEqR
— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) June 30, 2022
3. Do they have Walmart in L.A.?
This meme just made the Big Ten feel poor for 17 seconds straight.
USC and UCLA aren't ready for the Big Ten life pic.twitter.com/ltfrLDc70k
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) June 30, 2022
2. Move! Move! Move!
We all know the two- or three-hour time change is going to make the Trojans and Bruins wish could hit snooze.
USC and UCLA players waking up for their 9am Big Ten games pic.twitter.com/QxIpidXtPQ
— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) June 30, 2022
1. USC and UCLA meet The Simple Life
S1 E1: Ro-Day-O vs. Ro-Dee-O a.k.a. Bye L.A.!
Okay, we know there aren't many rodeos in the Midwest, but this one takes the cake. Just like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie during their move to Arkansas in The Simple Life, the Trojans and Bruins are leaving their west-coast life behind.
USC and UCLA showing up to the Big Ten pic.twitter.com/xtZcBZOYa1
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) June 30, 2022
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