Go read the decision that was made and how they presented their decision.
Don't need proof when I am familiar with people in the know around a few Big 12 universities.
But when WVU was compared to Louisville. It was said that WVU had competed at a higher level in both sports than Louisville.
WVU was willing to sue to get out of the Big East contract. Louisville wasn't that dedicated. They beleived Big 12 would not ask WVU nor did they think WVU had the power to break free of Big East. After realizing they were freaking wrong as usual they cried to their daddy in the senate McConnell.
Sounds like some illegal dealings behind closed doors with McConnell.
Hance said he understood that West Virginia offered greater television appeal than Louisville, but said that Texas Tech was concerned about travel difficulties.
“The opposition to West Virginia had to do with the distance,” he said. He added, “All this TV stuff is important, but it’s not as important as the student-athlete.”
Senator Jay Rockefeller, Democrat of West Virginia, expressed a sentiment similar to Manchin’s, saying: “The Big 12 picked W.V.U. on the strength of its program, period. Now the media reports that political games may upend that. That’s just flat wrong. I am doing and will do whatever it takes to get us back to the merits.”
Don Stewart, McConnell’s spokesman, declined to comment. Boren did not return an e-mail seeking comment.