Not sure—With recent rules changes there’s no need for divisions.Does that mean Pods? Because if there can be endless threads with proposed Pods again, I'd be all for it. There are so many combinations to propose that will never happen, worthless arguments to be made, and shear lunacy that could ensue, that I can't wait to ignore them!
Why don't you post this? Is it because it doesn't' fit your narrative
If you find something you find interesting to post- post it. That’s what normal posters on a message board do. The only one with a “ narrative” is you, and SURPRISE! It’s ALWAYS anti WVU and anti BIG 12. Gotta keep your shill checks rolling in I guess huh?
Nothing is going to happen. This is the same story playing out all over again. Different year same story. Normal posters aren't obsessed with expansion like you clown. You don't have much to talk about when it comes to being anti wvu considering you have been bashing NB even before he coached his 1st game.
In 20 years from now the Pac 12 will look the MWC of today and the ACC will be Known as The AAC East and The Big 12 will Be known as The AAC West
Head on over to Fairmont or Glenville then. WVU FANS will be happy to watch the Mountaineers stay relevant and play wherever they need to to stay at the top level of athletics.
I used to share your enthusiasm but the current state of major college athletics is a huge turnoff for me. I suspect a lot of people feel the same. At some point, you have to quit chasing these primadonas who don’t want to play you or be in a conference with you.
So far all we know is what some in the media want to tell you— that there will be two conferences only playing for the big playoff. But there’s not evidence to support that we are anywhere close to that.
Buccaneer I agree with you on the board troll. Why is he still here? Vernon got rid of the troll Greg. Much of the pissing contest quit. Good sports discussion increased.
That they’ve lost touch with the real mission of amateurism and the appeal of what made college football special. You may still be a fan and that’s fine. But I can tell you the appeal and passion isn’t about a select group of blueblood big market schools duking it out every week. It was about rivalries and bragging rights between regional groups of schools. USC against Michigan meant something in the Rose Bowl. Not the regular season. UCLA against Rutgers is not special. WVU Pitt meant something to their fans that the rest of America didn’t have to understand. Penn State Pitt meant something to PA for bragging rights. That made Saturday afternoons special. The little boy in Marion County helping his dad fix the car in the garage while tuning into WVU Penn State on the radio with Jack Fleming meant something. The homecoming game at WVU against Rutgers and WVU Pitt Thanksgiving meant something for the schools playing. And now we realize only certain schools can play for a NC. This is not college football anymore. And despite your optimism, you will see in 10-20 years the result of this.
I'm not a fan of just "blue bloods" getting paid and playing, never have been. A school like Texas or Michigan or Florida getting paid for just having a name is not what its about. and what exactly makes schools like Tennessee, the Mississippis, Vanderbilt, KY, Purdue, Indiana, Rutgers, UMD, etc. etc. more deserving of competing than WVU or TCU or OK State or Texas Tech or ISU or KSU etc? Nothing.
It would be great if a couple of these trolls could be removed. I remember when WVU fans and even some from opposing schools could have real discussions about WVU athletics instead of these lunatic childish ranters trying to run everyone else off the board.
That’s the misconception, the college athletes don’t generate the revenue. Most fans care about the name on the front of the jersey not the back.
Oh, they care about the name on the back--look at the money they spend on buying certain players jerseys, or their desire to have players on the computer games previously. They just don't want those players to get a cut. Everyone else can in unlimited amounts but athletes do and its "oh, woe is college athletics, its not the same!" Makes no sense.
Unfortunately you are right. Fandom and the game has changed. IMO the few programs that can buy the best players will thrive. The rest will play amongst themselves. Most fa s will still support their teams. Many fans will walk away from watching rich teams play each other. Some fans will stop watching most games. IMO NCAA FB will go the way of MLB. You will see more teams struggle like the Pirates and Brewers than the Dodgers, Sox & Yankees.
Agreed. Its not about WVU so much as it is the NCAA in general.
Its not about WVU or its fans . Its about the direction the NCAA is taking college sports. Its about integrity. There isnt much left. Perhaps folks like you are into what's happening, but a lot of folks just aren't. Enjoy......
I do believe that if the majority of college football teams cannot compete or be included, then these things will eventually ruin college sports because the fanbase will be removed from the sport. Its not like people in West Virginia or Virginia are going to be flocking to watch Alabama and Ohio State play one another each year or watch those Vanderbilt Texas or USC Rutgers week in and out matchups. Only the fans of those conferences will--and that will eliminate millions of viewers from the equation.
No, they like the school because it has those players and they buy the jersey because it has the players name and/or number on it. Why do you think the computer games quit making the games once they couldn't make money off the players likeness? Because they were greedy and didn't want to share that with the players, and no one would buy the game if it were just a school with anonymous figures instead of known stars that made the school a known entity in the first place.
Totally disagree with you. I’ve been all around this country, and I the only people I’ve known that likes the a school because of a player are family members and close friends of said players.
