Usually conference realignment happens a step or two at a time, but Friday saw a Power Five conference almost entirely wiped off the face of the earth within about 15 hours.
The Pac-12 lost Oregon and Washington to the Big Ten and Arizona, Arizona State and Utah to the Big 12 yesterday, leaving the Pac with only four schools heading into the 2024-25 school year. That reality has been speculated on for months now, but the suddenness of Friday was still crazy to see.
Here are five thoughts from a wild Friday in early August.