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WVU Headed to Big 12

  • Quint
    West Virginia is headed to the Big 12, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, a move that leaves the Big East with five football programs and an uncertain future.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/sports/ncaafootball/West-Virginia-Big-12-Big-East.html?_r=2&ref=sports
  • justincredible
    I'd be happy with this.
  • dlazz
    Big East? More like Big LEAST, RIGHT GUYS?
  • gorocks99
    Big East, always good to be raided it appears
  • SportsAndLady
    Well..


    shit
  • ts1227
    This is contingent upon Mizzou actually making their damn mind up and then hoping the SEC actually accepts them, correct?
  • SportsAndLady
    Shit's crazy around here (Rutgers)...everything is going to be going on in the next couple days...hopefully we can squeeze out an ACC bid
  • Writerbuckeye
    I realize it's survival (staying in a BCS auto qualifier), but the Big 12 and WVU is going to mean a lot less away games for WVU fans, and probably a lot less visiting fans to WV, also. There will be some ridiculous distances, compared to most of the Big East matchups.

    In the end, fans are the ones who will get screwed the most by all this realignment.
  • sleeper
    The Big 12 is a joke. Honestly, outside of the Big 10 and the SEC, does anyone care what happens in other conferences?
  • gorocks99
    Writerbuckeye;944808 wrote:I realize it's survival (staying in a BCS auto qualifier), but the Big 12 and WVU is going to mean a lot less away games for WVU fans, and probably a lot less visiting fans to WV, also. There will be some ridiculous distances, compared to most of the Big East matchups.

    In the end, fans are the ones who will get screwed the most by all this realignment.
    It would make road trips ridiculously hard. Probably the only ones that are "driveable" from Morgantown are:

    Kansas State: 981 miles
    Missouri: 738 miles
    Iowa State: 841 miles
    Kansas: 900 miles

    And Manhattan and Lawrence are a stretch, probably at least 14-15 hour drives. The rest are definite flights.
  • ts1227
    Writerbuckeye;944808 wrote:I realize it's survival (staying in a BCS auto qualifier), but the Big 12 and WVU is going to mean a lot less away games for WVU fans, and probably a lot less visiting fans to WV, also. There will be some ridiculous distances, compared to most of the Big East matchups.

    In the end, fans are the ones who will get screwed the most by all this realignment.

    It's not like Big East schools traveled to WVU (or anywhere) anyway. Yes, it'll be harder for WVU fans to travel, but in terms of visitors coming in, I'd call it a wash.
  • SportsAndLady
    http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7148200/big-12-accept-west-virginia-early-tuesday
  • enigmaax
    ts1227;944764 wrote:This is contingent upon Mizzou actually making their damn mind up and then hoping the SEC actually accepts them, correct?
    From SNL's link:
    West Virginia will be accepted into the conference as a replacement for Missouri, which the conference believes is departing for the SEC. However, according to the source, West Virginia's acceptance into the Big 12 is not contingent on Missouri leaving.
  • Tobias Fünke
    The elimination of the Big East basically sends Notre Dame to the Big Ten and then they get to decide on a 14th member.

    Fuck you Texas A&M.
  • dlazz
    ND should just join the Big 12 and fall into the middle of the pack where they belong.
  • karen lotz
    Tobias Fünke;945030 wrote:The elimination of the Big East basically sends Notre Dame to the Big Ten and then they get to decide on a 14th member.

    Fuck you Texas A&M.
    Not necessarily.
  • -Society-
    karen lotz;945088 wrote:Not necessarily.
    Not necessarily.
  • september63
    dlazz;945040 wrote:ND should just join the Big 12 and fall into the middle of the pack where they belong.

    Agreed.
  • jordo212000
    This probably forces Notre Dame's hand. They say they prefer the ACC. Maybe this leads to both them and Uconn joining
  • karen lotz
    There is talk of Notre Dame joining the Big XII for everything but football. ACC isn't going to happen.
  • jordo212000
    karen lotz;945226 wrote:There is talk of Notre Dame joining the Big XII for everything but football. ACC isn't going to happen.
    Big 12 would be interesting, but I have a hard time believing that Notre Dame would accept being 2nd fiddle to Texas.
  • SportsAndLady
    ??


    [INDENT]@McMurphyCBSBrett McMurphy [/INDENT]


    WVU: "Contrary to media reports, there is no press conference scheduled for Wednesday concerning WVU's athletic conference affiliation"

  • jordo212000
    SportsAndLady;945443 wrote:??


    [INDENT]@McMurphyCBSBrett McMurphy [/INDENT]


    WVU: "Contrary to media reports, there is no press conference scheduled for Wednesday concerning WVU's athletic conference affiliation"

    He forgot the word "yet"

    Looks like it is a formality at this point
  • Tobias Fünke
    jordo212000;945328 wrote:Big 12 would be interesting, but I have a hard time believing that Notre Dame would accept being 2nd fiddle to Texas.
    They wouldn't be. Texas' AD and Notre Dame's AD are buddies and would basically run shit.
  • Tobias Fünke
    dlazz;945040 wrote:ND should just join the Big 12 and fall into the middle of the pack where they belong.
    This.

    Also, the Big 12 is better than the Big Ten this year and probably over the last decade.