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<blockquote data-quote="skygusty_rivals" data-source="post: 129474128" data-attributes="member: 1500287"><p>I have to accept that SOME of what has been said is window dressing.&nbsp; Some of it is possibly just goodwill wishing toward WVU.&nbsp; Nice things can be said about accommodating us, when the reality is that Bowlsby knows that currently the votes are not there to expand.&nbsp; Easy to say that they are going to look out for us.&nbsp; But if expansion ever is forced on the conference, I can't help but think that the real powers in the league may really not want to add teams in the east.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is all speculative until after we see how the dereg vote goes.&nbsp; If the Big12 cannot get a CCG and stay at ten teams they will expand.&nbsp; Why would they really care what WVU wants or needs?&nbsp; We have no other option than the BIG12.&nbsp; There are only two teams who could join whatever conference they wanted.&nbsp; There are only two teams that if they left would cripple the conference.&nbsp; There are only two teams nationally recognized as premier programs.&nbsp; The real power lies with Texas and Oklahoma.&nbsp; Whatever they want, if they can find common ground, is probably where the conference is going to go.&nbsp; I'm not totally convinced they will choose to add two more teams in the eastern time zone.&nbsp; What ever direction they go is probably going to be viewed in terms of what is best for the two big dogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="skygusty_rivals, post: 129474128, member: 1500287"] I have to accept that SOME of what has been said is window dressing. Some of it is possibly just goodwill wishing toward WVU. Nice things can be said about accommodating us, when the reality is that Bowlsby knows that currently the votes are not there to expand. Easy to say that they are going to look out for us. But if expansion ever is forced on the conference, I can't help but think that the real powers in the league may really not want to add teams in the east. It is all speculative until after we see how the dereg vote goes. If the Big12 cannot get a CCG and stay at ten teams they will expand. Why would they really care what WVU wants or needs? We have no other option than the BIG12. There are only two teams who could join whatever conference they wanted. There are only two teams that if they left would cripple the conference. There are only two teams nationally recognized as premier programs. The real power lies with Texas and Oklahoma. Whatever they want, if they can find common ground, is probably where the conference is going to go. I'm not totally convinced they will choose to add two more teams in the eastern time zone. What ever direction they go is probably going to be viewed in terms of what is best for the two big dogs. [/QUOTE]

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