"It turned into ‘Game of Thrones’ all of a sudden, where everybody was stabbing everybody else in the back. I’m very disappointed in it, because I felt we should have been the marquee conference in the West. ... I felt like this is a no-brainer to work together" -- New Mexico men's basketball coach Richard Pitino, on Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State leaving the Mountain West for the Pac-12 (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 10/19).