Won’t someone think of the UCLA volleyball team?

It's really sad. There was a lot of things yesterday. I used to think that UCLA and USC joining the B1G was the last conference realignment on the planet. A few hours and some good TV money can make a big difference.

It is hard to say how long the current conference structure will last, as all of the schools with any influence in the NCAA head toward the SEC and the Big Ten. Is it too much for him to put his team in front of that competition? That is next to the point. Money follows football along with it. Since football makes more money than almost any other college athletic program at most of the Power 5 schools, it makes sense to follow it.

Is it a good idea for the sport? It's probably not. It is understandable that there is a lot of sadness going on in the universe. The future of the national championship is in danger with this unprecedented move because of the ongoing debates over an expanded playoff with automatic conference title bids. As much as I love football, and as much as there is to be said about it, I don't want to talk about all the other sports. The sports without the football budget, without the advantages that come with being on the football team that may not apply to other student-athletes.

Football teams play one game a week. To put the USC and UCLA volleyball, basketball, softball, lacrosse, baseball, and several other teams into a situation in which they will now have to fly cross-country every other time they want to play a conference game is offensive. Kids trying to get a degree while they play the sport they love are not needed for that type of travel.

The student aspect of student-athletes will be taken away as they take four or five hour flights each week. It will take a toll on everyone involved and they will be missing class a lot. Big Ten schools can schedule back-to-back games against both California schools on a single trip out west, but that is still quite a trip, and will be a scheduling feat if they can pull it off.

More articles will be written, more consequences will be considered, and more things will be brought up. Will anyone remember the UCLA volleyball team?