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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 131756893" data-attributes="member: 1812660"><p>How do you come to the conclusion that I am not a WVU fan?&nbsp; I starting going to games when I was a kid in the early early 90's and spent 8 years getting 2 degrees from WVU.&nbsp; My bona-fides aside, I know what WVU is and what it's fan engagement is.&nbsp; Even before all the improvements from 2000 to now, WVU was still far ahead of Syracuse, BC, Rutgers, and Maryland in all the areas you are mentioning.&nbsp; Yet WVU was passed over for all 4 of those schools which makes it pretty clear that something else mattered a hell of a lot more.&nbsp; Unless there has been some cataclysmic shift, other factor(s) must still hold at least some importance to compete with your fan engagement premise.&nbsp; Especially since the other factor(s) completely dominated the importance of fan engagement a decade ago as illustrated by the absolute **** programs that were taken other than WVU.&nbsp; I'm not saying WVU isn't better than most ACC schools in terms of sports quality and fan engagement.&nbsp; I'm not saying that WVU wouldn't pull its financial weight or even bring in more money.&nbsp; I just doubt it's so much of a value add that the ACC couldn't have a legitimate calculation to not invite WVU.&nbsp; Especially seeing as staying put is an option for them just like the Big 12 found out when we looked into expansion a few years ago.&nbsp; It's precisely because I am a WVU fan, which doesn't mean I must be a homer, that I am pessimistic.&nbsp; That's because WVU has gotten spurned more often than not for programs that are clearly inferior in terms of fans and competitiveness.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 131756893, member: 1812660"] How do you come to the conclusion that I am not a WVU fan? I starting going to games when I was a kid in the early early 90's and spent 8 years getting 2 degrees from WVU. My bona-fides aside, I know what WVU is and what it's fan engagement is. Even before all the improvements from 2000 to now, WVU was still far ahead of Syracuse, BC, Rutgers, and Maryland in all the areas you are mentioning. Yet WVU was passed over for all 4 of those schools which makes it pretty clear that something else mattered a hell of a lot more. Unless there has been some cataclysmic shift, other factor(s) must still hold at least some importance to compete with your fan engagement premise. Especially since the other factor(s) completely dominated the importance of fan engagement a decade ago as illustrated by the absolute **** programs that were taken other than WVU. I'm not saying WVU isn't better than most ACC schools in terms of sports quality and fan engagement. I'm not saying that WVU wouldn't pull its financial weight or even bring in more money. I just doubt it's so much of a value add that the ACC couldn't have a legitimate calculation to not invite WVU. Especially seeing as staying put is an option for them just like the Big 12 found out when we looked into expansion a few years ago. It's precisely because I am a WVU fan, which doesn't mean I must be a homer, that I am pessimistic. That's because WVU has gotten spurned more often than not for programs that are clearly inferior in terms of fans and competitiveness. [/QUOTE]

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