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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129288409" data-attributes="member: 1428007">When I say WVU had &quot;no choice&quot; I mispoke.&nbsp; WVU could have chosen to remain in a now defunct conference.&nbsp; Instead, the administration was proactive and moved into a great conference that elevated just about everything for WVU athletics.&nbsp; I should have said WVU made the only choice that made sense and secured its future in major college athletics.The BIG 12 was WVUs first option according to Oliver Luck and since he spearheaded the movement and discussions, pretty confident he knew of what he spoke of.&nbsp; As to the ACC, they didn't &quot;shun&quot; WVU as much as ignore WVU.&nbsp; Why anyone would want to associate with schools that have little to no interaction with WVU and many that moved on and now refuse to play WVU is a mystery.&nbsp; Don't see the attraction at all.&nbsp; Sure, some are closer--some, not all.&nbsp; But WVU had little to no history with many of these schools, at least not for half a century.I said I know you don't feel like the BIG 12 is best.&nbsp; That however is where WVU is and will be for a long time to come.&nbsp; There's nothing any different about WVU's association with the BIG12 than Penn State in the Big Ten for two plus decades up until last year.&nbsp; WVU is just the easternmost team, that doesn't make it not the most ideal situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129288409, member: 1428007"] When I say WVU had "no choice" I mispoke. WVU could have chosen to remain in a now defunct conference. Instead, the administration was proactive and moved into a great conference that elevated just about everything for WVU athletics. I should have said WVU made the only choice that made sense and secured its future in major college athletics. The BIG 12 was WVUs first option according to Oliver Luck and since he spearheaded the movement and discussions, pretty confident he knew of what he spoke of. As to the ACC, they didn't "shun" WVU as much as ignore WVU. Why anyone would want to associate with schools that have little to no interaction with WVU and many that moved on and now refuse to play WVU is a mystery. Don't see the attraction at all. Sure, some are closer--some, not all. But WVU had little to no history with many of these schools, at least not for half a century. I said I know you don't feel like the BIG 12 is best. That however is where WVU is and will be for a long time to come. There's nothing any different about WVU's association with the BIG12 than Penn State in the Big Ten for two plus decades up until last year. WVU is just the easternmost team, that doesn't make it not the most ideal situation. [/QUOTE]

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