It's the silly season for newspaper reporters, bloggers and CB. Conference realignment fills the dead air time when all else fails.

Three years ago, how many of us anticipated the cable cutting phenomenon? Would you bet more than 50 cents (of your own money) on how cable cutting will impact ESPN's finances three years from now? That's just one of dozens of drivers in conference realignment. Yet, people casually toss out "inevitable" outcomes 7-8 years from now.

It tells you only one thing with perfect clarity: Kirk Bohls (Austin-Statesman) isn't betting a plug nickel of his own money on realignment predictions for 2024. He had an article deadline yesterday and he's already moved on to the next vapid, pre-season topic.