West Virginia to Big 12

#76
#76
These senators who are trying to get the Big 12 to rescue their Big East teams--what is their leverage?

Add Louisville to your conference or else ___.

What is ____?
 
#81
#81
Got some WVU friends who are going crazy on the social media, not sure this is what they need if they want to keep being ranked in the BCS though.
 
#82
#82
SandoVOL said:
Got some WVU friends who are going crazy on the social media, not sure this is what they need if they want to keep being ranked in the BCS though.
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My friends up here that I've talked to aren't all that happy about it. Glad to get out of BE, but would much rather have gone to SEC or ACC. 700 miles to their closest away game!! Ouch!!
 
#84
#84
Z06VolinWV said:
My friends up here that I've talked to aren't all that happy about it. Glad to get out of BE, but would much rather have gone to SEC or ACC. 700 miles to their closest away game!! Ouch!!
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badkarma said:
A logistics nightmare...closest road game is who? Iowa State?
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Inconvenience, like pain, plateaus at a certain point. Mizzou's closest SEC game will be 430 miles (and, for Vandy...), second closest is 450 (hooray, Kentucky); after that, every other division game will be at least 500 miles; and, aside from Arkansas, so will their games against the SECW.

Both moves (WVU and Mizzou) are bad for logistics and will only be seen as good moves in terms of the revenue generating sports. I cannot imagine that the respective women's crew teams are all too happy about the new arrangements (or, any other sport at each school).
 
#85
#85
therealUT said:
Inconvenience, like pain, plateaus at a certain point. Mizzou's closest SEC game will be 430 miles (and, for Vandy...), second closest is 450 (hooray, Kentucky); after that, every other division game will be at least 500 miles; and, aside from Arkansas, so will their games against the SECW.

Both moves (WVU and Mizzou) are bad for logistics and will only be seen as good moves in terms of the revenue generating sports. I cannot imagine that the respective women's crew teams are all too happy about the new arrangements (or, any other sport at each school).
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Agreed on logistics. Just glad Mizzou is bolting the Bevo 12 conference. KU might be thinking about doing the same. Unless they only care about their BB program. If thats the case they will own the Bevo 12 forever.
 
#86
#86
volger said:
Agreed on logistics. Just glad Mizzou is bolting the Bevo 12 conference. KU might be thinking about doing the same. Unless they only care about their BB program. If thats the case they will own the Bevo 12 forever.
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KU does only care about the basketball program. That was made all too clear when the AD relieved Mangino because he was mean to players.
 
#88
#88
Have read that supposedly WVU is suing the big east to grant them release, at this point


Need a bit more confirmation though before saying something like this is official
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#90
#90
I don't understand how WVU can claim that the Big East didn't do anything to protect the 6 remaining football members after Cuse and Pitt decided to go to ACC, when they are holding those schools to the same 27-month notice period.
 
#92
#92
I just stopped by BGN and they seem preoccupied with Big East lawsuits.

Boise State is joining the Big East?
 
#93
#93
Velo Vol said:
I just stopped by BGN and they seem preoccupied with Big East lawsuits.

Boise State is joining the Big East?
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Supposedly if they agree to set up a west division, yes.

All that's happened so far though is the board of education voted to allow Boise state to pursue a big east spot if they so desired
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#95
#95
Boise St might be a football only add (along with supposedly air force and Navy)

While Houston, UCF, and SMU are said to receive an invite in all sports

Huh, mountain west only has a $5 mil buyout if one leaves that year
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#97
Velo Vol said:
That's dumb--then again all of this is dumb.

Just for football?
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Theyre looking to have (at least as football goes) Boise, SMU, air force,and Houston as...that plus Louisville could leave them just a team short of the 6 a division would need
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