It seems like every few years college football conferences decide it is time to change things up and the realignment wheel spins again. Last week’s news of USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten is sure to cause a domino effect across the country, with Texas and Oklahoma’s move to the SEC already providing plenty of instability.
This frequency of change has not reached the NFL, which has stayed pretty stable since the introduction of the Texans in 2002. A few teams have relocated since then, but the divisions have remained the same throughout. However, the competitive landscape is always evolving, so maybe it makes sense to at least reevaluate the current layout.