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UCLA gets brutally taunted by Pac-12

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Sep 13, 2025 12:50 PM ET

The UCLA Bruins had a very rough night on Friday, and social media was more than happy to pile on. That even included their former conference.

The Bruins lost 35-10 to New Mexico at home on Friday, dropping them to 0-3 on the season. As was highlighted on social media, UCLA’s difficult Big Ten schedule makes it difficult to see where they might find a victory this year.

In response to one post that highlighted that schedule, the Pac-12’s official X account piled on Friday evening by posting a GIF of a Seinfeld meme sarcastically commenting “that’s a shame.”

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— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) September 13, 2025

UCLA famously left the Pac-12 in 2022 to join the Big Ten, which was the beginning of the end of that conference as we knew it. Somehow, the Pac-12 has rebounded into a functioning league again, and arguably is doing better than the Bruins are at this point.

There were hopes that the Bruins might be better this year after going 5-7 in 2024, thanks in part to the addition of quarterback Nico Iamaleava from Tennessee. That obviously has not worked out so far, and few people believe it will get better anytime soon.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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