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Glad the last round of expansion was desperation for the Big 12-2=10..
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<blockquote data-quote="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals" data-source="post: 129633867" data-attributes="member: 1759980"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Let's be realistic.</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Conferences that expand want teams that can put butts in the seat and, more importantly, eyeballs in front of the TV, which is paying billions of dollars to get those eyeballs in front of the commercials.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">That's it.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Geography doesn't matter, or WVU would NOT be in the Big 12.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Academics doesn't matter much, either. Or Duke and Vanderbilt and, well, yes, Stanford would be at the top of everyone's list.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">WVU got into the Big 12 for 2 reasons:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">1. TV likes the Mountaineers, the idea of country boys hanging in there with the big dogs.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">2. Oliver Luck had a collegial relationship with just about every president and athletic director in the Big 12. I bless the day that Oliver came to WVU, at the perfect time. His predecessor would not have gotten WVU in the AAC. No offense to Pastilong, but Oliver was the most qualified athletic director in WVU history, right up there with Legs Hawley and Fred Schaus.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Now, let's grab a Tiger by the tail and toss it all the way to Missouri.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">If you see a maroon Honda Accord tooling down I-79 on Saturday with a JO 4 WVU Ohio license plate, toot your horn and wave (ALL fingers, now!). If WVU plays in Mountaineer Field, I'm always there, unless I'm dead, and I've given instructions for the funeral home to stop by Mountaineer Field before planting me in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Cuyahoga Falls next to my wife, Monnie, under the double grave marker with "WV" under each of our names. 100 years from now, visitors to the cemetery will know that we are Mountaineer fans.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">M assacre Missouri</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">O bliterate Youngstown</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">U nnerve BYU</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">N euter Kansas State</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">T rample Texas Tech</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">A nnihilate TCU</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">I mpale Oklahoma State</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">N ail Kansas</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">E radicate Texas</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">R oll over Iowa State</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">S uffocate Baylor</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals, post: 129633867, member: 1759980"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]Let's be realistic.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]Conferences that expand want teams that can put butts in the seat and, more importantly, eyeballs in front of the TV, which is paying billions of dollars to get those eyeballs in front of the commercials. That's it. Geography doesn't matter, or WVU would NOT be in the Big 12. Academics doesn't matter much, either. Or Duke and Vanderbilt and, well, yes, Stanford would be at the top of everyone's list. WVU got into the Big 12 for 2 reasons: 1. TV likes the Mountaineers, the idea of country boys hanging in there with the big dogs. 2. Oliver Luck had a collegial relationship with just about every president and athletic director in the Big 12. I bless the day that Oliver came to WVU, at the perfect time. His predecessor would not have gotten WVU in the AAC. No offense to Pastilong, but Oliver was the most qualified athletic director in WVU history, right up there with Legs Hawley and Fred Schaus. Now, let's grab a Tiger by the tail and toss it all the way to Missouri. If you see a maroon Honda Accord tooling down I-79 on Saturday with a JO 4 WVU Ohio license plate, toot your horn and wave (ALL fingers, now!). If WVU plays in Mountaineer Field, I'm always there, unless I'm dead, and I've given instructions for the funeral home to stop by Mountaineer Field before planting me in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Cuyahoga Falls next to my wife, Monnie, under the double grave marker with "WV" under each of our names. 100 years from now, visitors to the cemetery will know that we are Mountaineer fans. M assacre Missouri O bliterate Youngstown U nnerve BYU N euter Kansas State T rample Texas Tech A nnihilate TCU I mpale Oklahoma State N ail Kansas E radicate Texas E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma R oll over Iowa State S uffocate Baylor [/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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Glad the last round of expansion was desperation for the Big 12-2=10..
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