By Alek Arend The University of California, Los Angeles shook up the college sports world this week. The Bruins are leaving the Pac-12 and heading to the Big Ten. Money was a driving factor in UCLA’s decision. However, it’s not simply a matter of greed; it’s one of necessity. According to a Los Angeles Times report, UCLA was eying down the likely possibility of cutting almost half of its sports programs. The Bruins were running out money, and fast. The Big Ten offered a lifeline and UCLA took it and ran with it, saving many of the university’s sports teams in the process. “Given its perilous a…