I’m not convinced UCLA is that great, but it’ll still be a tall order for UCF. As the years go by and the former PAC softball powers (UCLA/Oregon/Washington) spend more time in the frigid BIG, their national prestige will continue to decay. They’ll probably be able to maintain solid OOC schedule metrics, but their conference slates will tank their overall SOS and prevent them from being tested late in the regular season (when you really want your team to show what they got to prep for the postseason). I hope my theory is correct and this continues to happen - especially to these schools. Nebraska will take care of itself. When their once-in-a-century star graduates, they will return to the middle of the pack. Unless they start shelling out money like Texas Tech, they’re destined to fade into oblivion. Such a shame.