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<blockquote data-quote="michaelwalkerbr" data-source="post: 131763279" data-attributes="member: 1601483">WVU absolutely, positively had an informal invite to the ACC the day they accepted the formal invitation of the Big 12. An informal invite is based on a private show of hands and simply means, if we invite you will you guarantee us you'll come? There was no vote, no official invitation but that was WVU's one and only chance to join the ACC.The per school payout from the Big 12 was $20 million in 2012 and the ACC was $16 million. What else should WVU have done? The previous time the ACC sent WVU an informal invitation based upon a show of hands the tobacco row schools indicated in favor. After WVU agreed to honor the invitation and an official vote was taken the tobacco row schools changed their votes and voted against it.If I told you who gave me this information you would believe it, but I can't. I will tell you I was writing at the time and my daughter was married to a former WVU player. I met a couple of people through him. He is a wonderful son in law. If you choose to believe me or not is up to you, I will not be offended if you do not. But when the smoke clears WVU will be OK.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="michaelwalkerbr, post: 131763279, member: 1601483"] WVU absolutely, positively had an informal invite to the ACC the day they accepted the formal invitation of the Big 12. An informal invite is based on a private show of hands and simply means, if we invite you will you guarantee us you'll come? There was no vote, no official invitation but that was WVU's one and only chance to join the ACC. The per school payout from the Big 12 was $20 million in 2012 and the ACC was $16 million. What else should WVU have done? The previous time the ACC sent WVU an informal invitation based upon a show of hands the tobacco row schools indicated in favor. After WVU agreed to honor the invitation and an official vote was taken the tobacco row schools changed their votes and voted against it. If I told you who gave me this information you would believe it, but I can't. I will tell you I was writing at the time and my daughter was married to a former WVU player. I met a couple of people through him. He is a wonderful son in law. If you choose to believe me or not is up to you, I will not be offended if you do not. But when the smoke clears WVU will be OK. [/QUOTE]

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