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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 131593842" data-attributes="member: 1428007">No.The BIG 12 is the conference WVU is IN.The BIG 12 must keep up with the Big Ten and SEC to be competitive and to keep its bluebloods happy.&nbsp; We know this.The SEC just got a new deal that will deliver an additional $20 mil per school starting in 2025.The Big Ten will get a second new deal soon, they are already at $55 mil per school payouts from their conference.What this means is, whether some like it or not, chances are that in order to get the sort of revenues to be competitive and relevant in major college athletics, the BIG 12&nbsp; MUST be proactive and stop with the nonsensical fear mongering that hurt the league just a few years ago.If media partners require the amount of inventory and games with brand names they desire to boost ratings, then the BIG 12 will need to do whatever is necessary to make that happen.Right now the PAC 12 with an abundance of &quot;name&quot; programs, is in a very bad spot and vulnerable.WVU is not harmed if the conference its in adds major programs, no matter where those major programs come from.&nbsp; Its position as a major program will itself will only be enhanced by such a move.Would you rather see WVU in a conference with i.e. UCLA, USC, ASU, Texas and Oklahoma, or with Houston, ECU, UCF, Boise and Temple?WVU has to fly to all of those.&nbsp; The benefits of the former far outweigh the latter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 131593842, member: 1428007"] No. The BIG 12 is the conference WVU is IN. The BIG 12 must keep up with the Big Ten and SEC to be competitive and to keep its bluebloods happy. We know this. The SEC just got a new deal that will deliver an additional $20 mil per school starting in 2025. The Big Ten will get a second new deal soon, they are already at $55 mil per school payouts from their conference. What this means is, whether some like it or not, chances are that in order to get the sort of revenues to be competitive and relevant in major college athletics, the BIG 12 MUST be proactive and stop with the nonsensical fear mongering that hurt the league just a few years ago. If media partners require the amount of inventory and games with brand names they desire to boost ratings, then the BIG 12 will need to do whatever is necessary to make that happen. Right now the PAC 12 with an abundance of "name" programs, is in a very bad spot and vulnerable. WVU is not harmed if the conference its in adds major programs, no matter where those major programs come from. Its position as a major program will itself will only be enhanced by such a move. Would you rather see WVU in a conference with i.e. UCLA, USC, ASU, Texas and Oklahoma, or with Houston, ECU, UCF, Boise and Temple? WVU has to fly to all of those. The benefits of the former far outweigh the latter. [/QUOTE]

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