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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131389551" data-attributes="member: 1112294">Don Nehlen played a vital role by speaking to his friend Chuck Neinas the then Big 12 commissioner was the key that opened the door.Athletic Director Oliver Luck and then-President Jim Clements pushing the move, even going so far as to include the seldom but nonetheless crucial role that former West Virginia football coach Don Nehlen played in the process.Luck and Clements had an especially valuable ally in their fight to land in the Big 12: Don Nehlen. Clements asked the Mountaineers’ Hall of Fame football coach to reach out to Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas and help make their case. They’d been great friends for decades, dating back to when Neinas was executive director of the College Football Association and Nehlen was chairman of the CFA’s coaches committee and the two worked closely together on a variety of national issues.“Big-time,” Clements said. “That was key. That relationship was critical.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131389551, member: 1112294"] Don Nehlen played a vital role by speaking to his friend Chuck Neinas the then Big 12 commissioner was the key that opened the door. Athletic Director Oliver Luck and then-President Jim Clements pushing the move, even going so far as to include the seldom but nonetheless crucial role that former West Virginia football coach Don Nehlen played in the process. Luck and Clements had an especially valuable ally in their fight to land in the Big 12: Don Nehlen. Clements asked the Mountaineers’ Hall of Fame football coach to reach out to Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas and help make their case. They’d been great friends for decades, dating back to when Neinas was executive director of the College Football Association and Nehlen was chairman of the CFA’s coaches committee and the two worked closely together on a variety of national issues. “Big-time,” Clements said. “That was key. That relationship was critical.” [/QUOTE]

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