CFB fans, how long will it take the departing PAC-12 schools to feel like members of their new conference?

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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/MysteriousEdge5643 on 2024-03-25 17:40:25.

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I’ll be grading each of the PAC-12 departures based off of how long it will take them to fit in their new conferences.

Big 12 (Utah, Arizona, ASU, Colorado): I think most of these schools fit in very well with the Big 12. Colorado never fit in with the rest of the conference, and the Arizona schools and their desert voodoo will fit in with the rest of the Big 12. I know most Ute fans hate the transition, but having them and BYU in the same conference is perfect. A. They will fit in right away, but Utah might take a little longer to feel at home than the rest. 1 to 5 years.

Pac-2/Independent/MW (WSU, OSU): Historically, neither of these schools fit in with the Mountain West. Culturally, both of these schools fit in well with the other land grant universities of the conference. But, in my opinion, both of these brands are much bigger than the other Mountain West schools. B-. 5 to 10 years.

Big 10 (Washington, Oregon, USC, UCLA): None of these schools fit in the Big 10. USC definitely is the best fit in my opinion, since they are a blue blood that hasn’t lived up to past success recently, they should fit in well with Nebraska. They also have a history of playing ND and Big 10 schools in the Rose Bowl. I think Oregon, with their recent success, will instantly develop beef with OSU, Michigan, and Penn State, but I think they will still feel somewhat out of place. Washington seems to fit in academically and prestige wise, but they have no history with 2/3 of the schools in the conference. UCLA is the worst fit in my opinion. They don’t really stand out in the Big Ten, other than the fact that they play in the Rose Bowl. The geography makes no sense here, but the history of the Rose Bowl and the academic fit of the schools kind of makes sense. C-. 20 to 30 years, if ever.

ACC (Cal, Stanford): Cal and Stanford. In the Atlantic Coast Conference. The only thing they have in common with the rest of the ACC is that they are rich academic-first schools that don’t heavily prioritize football. F.

I don’t think any of these schools will ever feel like anything other than PAC-12 schools to me personally, but they will all fit into their new conferences to different degrees. Thoughts?