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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 132083784" data-attributes="member: 1812660">That is the point.&nbsp; If they had WVU, Cincy, UCF, and maybe even Memphis right now, they could be viable after those top teams are poached.&nbsp; Hence, the ACC was short sighted to turn their nose up at teams on WVU's level.&nbsp; Of course the team knowing they could jump ship later would, and should, vote no as it is a net loss for them while awaiting the big boy invite.&nbsp; The rest were arrogantly short sighted to do so. Either way it is too late now.&nbsp; If you are not in, or highly unlikely to be invited to, the Big 10 or SEC then the Big 12 is currently the best place to be.&nbsp; WVU would be stupid to join the ACC now even if that league stays together for it's full contract through 2036.&nbsp; It would be foolish to exchange slightly better prestige, if only for Clemson, and better geographic scheduling for 13 years before hoping you can make the cut to rejoin the Big 12 when Pitt, Syracuse, BC, VT, NC State, and Louisville would also be competing.&nbsp; WVU would also have the disadvantage of bad blood with the Big 12 in that situation.&nbsp; It doesn't mean the ACC wasn't arrogantly short sighted when turning it's nose up to WVU over the last 2 decades.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 132083784, member: 1812660"] That is the point. If they had WVU, Cincy, UCF, and maybe even Memphis right now, they could be viable after those top teams are poached. Hence, the ACC was short sighted to turn their nose up at teams on WVU's level. Of course the team knowing they could jump ship later would, and should, vote no as it is a net loss for them while awaiting the big boy invite. The rest were arrogantly short sighted to do so. Either way it is too late now. If you are not in, or highly unlikely to be invited to, the Big 10 or SEC then the Big 12 is currently the best place to be. WVU would be stupid to join the ACC now even if that league stays together for it's full contract through 2036. It would be foolish to exchange slightly better prestige, if only for Clemson, and better geographic scheduling for 13 years before hoping you can make the cut to rejoin the Big 12 when Pitt, Syracuse, BC, VT, NC State, and Louisville would also be competing. WVU would also have the disadvantage of bad blood with the Big 12 in that situation. It doesn't mean the ACC wasn't arrogantly short sighted when turning it's nose up to WVU over the last 2 decades. [/QUOTE]

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