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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129571307" data-attributes="member: 1428007"><p>WVU is in the BIG 12. People are going to have to come to grips with that.</p><p>ACC schools are not joining the league--they have their own conference. WVUs opportunity to play some of them is as an OOC opponent.</p><p></p><p>If the BIG 12 fails to act and improve those things that need to be improved, that doesn't mean that WVU gets the Pitt or VT series back. That doesn't mean WVU joins the imaginary "eastern rivals" that some still pine for. That means WVU is in a situation where they are trying to attract a major conference to them with multiple other P5 and quality G5 programs vying for just a couple of remaining slots.</p><p></p><p>Just a few years ago WVU was in conference with schools like Cincinnati, UConn, and South Florida and you know WVU didn't always win those games--even when RR was the head coach. Now all of a sudden these schools are "scrubs" and somehow "unworthy" because they lost out getting into a major conference the last time around?</p><p></p><p>Had Oliver Luck and a few others not been on the ball and working hard behind the scenes that may easily have been WVU today.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully Gordon Gee and Lyons can exert whatever influence they have to move the comprehensive improvements along. The BIG 12 is going to be strengthened by those moves, not weakened.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, how much difference is there in a schedule like:</p><p></p><p>WVU hypothetical B12 schedule post expansion:</p><p></p><p>Tennessee (neutral site)</p><p>Mac team (home)</p><p>P5 (home)</p><p>NC State (away)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">UConn (home)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3"><span style="color: #000000">Baylor (home)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">TCU (away)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">Iowa State (away)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">Oklahoma (home)</span></p><p>Oklahoma State (away)</p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">Cincinnati (away)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">Kansas State (home)</span></p><p><span style="color: #b30000">BIG XII CCG?</span></p><p></p><p>compared to this WVU current sample schedule:</p><p></p><p>Mac/CUSA (home)</p><p>ECU (away)</p><p>Maryland (home)</p><p></p><p>Baylor (home)</p><p>Oklahoma (home)</p><p>Oklahoma State (away)</p><p>Kansas State (home)</p><p>Texas (away)</p><p>Texas Tech (away)</p><p>Kansas (home)</p><p>TCU (home)</p><p>Iowa State (away)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129571307, member: 1428007"] WVU is in the BIG 12. People are going to have to come to grips with that. ACC schools are not joining the league--they have their own conference. WVUs opportunity to play some of them is as an OOC opponent. If the BIG 12 fails to act and improve those things that need to be improved, that doesn't mean that WVU gets the Pitt or VT series back. That doesn't mean WVU joins the imaginary "eastern rivals" that some still pine for. That means WVU is in a situation where they are trying to attract a major conference to them with multiple other P5 and quality G5 programs vying for just a couple of remaining slots. Just a few years ago WVU was in conference with schools like Cincinnati, UConn, and South Florida and you know WVU didn't always win those games--even when RR was the head coach. Now all of a sudden these schools are "scrubs" and somehow "unworthy" because they lost out getting into a major conference the last time around? Had Oliver Luck and a few others not been on the ball and working hard behind the scenes that may easily have been WVU today. Hopefully Gordon Gee and Lyons can exert whatever influence they have to move the comprehensive improvements along. The BIG 12 is going to be strengthened by those moves, not weakened. Honestly, how much difference is there in a schedule like: WVU hypothetical B12 schedule post expansion: Tennessee (neutral site) Mac team (home) P5 (home) NC State (away) [COLOR=#0000b3]UConn (home) [COLOR=#000000]Baylor (home)[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000b3]TCU (away) Iowa State (away) Oklahoma (home)[/COLOR] Oklahoma State (away) [COLOR=#0000b3]Cincinnati (away) Kansas State (home)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#b30000]BIG XII CCG?[/COLOR] compared to this WVU current sample schedule: Mac/CUSA (home) ECU (away) Maryland (home) Baylor (home) Oklahoma (home) Oklahoma State (away) Kansas State (home) Texas (away) Texas Tech (away) Kansas (home) TCU (home) Iowa State (away) [/QUOTE]
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