Social media reacts to USC and UCLA leaving the Pac-12

The college football world was taken by storm on Thursday

The landscape of college football continued to change rapidly over the past week after, the announcement that USC and UCLA would be attempting to join the Big Ten Conference.

The announcement of them potentially joining was a formality, as shortly after the reports that they were planning to join, their applications were in fact approved. 

This sent college football fans, players, and media personalities into frenzies as people began predicting what would happen to the Pac-12 and what schools would be the next to join one of the two mega-conferences. 

While we don't know whats to come of the Pac-12 and whether or not schools like Stanford will flee as well, the conference itself released a statement expressing their disappointment and shock that the two schools were departing the conference while also flirting with the idea of adding more teams to stay afloat. 

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— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) July 1, 2022

Social media on the other hand was absolutely losing its mind, so let's take a look at some of the best reactions about the news that the two will be Big Ten members in 2024. 

USC and UCLA showing up for Big 10 road games in November. pic.twitter.com/E0tMxV13SM

— Jake Welch (@BYUAllBlue) June 30, 2022

Hey @USC and @UCLA. Y’all need a wrestling coach?

— Jordan Burroughs (@alliseeisgold) July 1, 2022

Let’s be blunt. This move by USC and UCLA to Big Ten is all about football and basketball. All the other sports have to toe the line and suffer.

— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) July 1, 2022

It's impossible to overstate how USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten will change college sports forever.

From a financial standpoint, the B1G will be untouchable. The conference will own the four biggest TV markets in the country.

We're looking at BILLIONS in annual TV revenue.

— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) June 30, 2022

Larry Scott killed the Pac-12. That last media deal and refusal to sell any of the media deal left it absolutely FUBAR.

George Kliavkoff did everything possible but he inherited an absolute mess and you can understand why USC and UCLA were proactive about leaving.

— George Wrighster III (@georgewrighster) June 30, 2022

Bill Walton's whole personality was saying the "The Conference of Champions"

— Kevin Borba (@Kevin__Borba) June 30, 2022

The sad reality is the Pac-12 is closer to folding than thriving. These rumors don't happen and then go away. If it's about money the Pac-12 can not compete to keep USC and UCLA (and Oregon, UW... etc).

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) June 30, 2022