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<blockquote data-quote="3xWVUenginEER" data-source="post: 129428451" data-attributes="member: 1476506">Interesting question.I think WVU is in the best conference from a mindset of priorities there is for us.&nbsp; The Big XII is a football conference.&nbsp; &nbsp; Basketball is for getting through until football season.&nbsp; It's round robin play and EVERY game matters.&nbsp; 9 conference games beats 7, and at least 7 marqui opponents in the conference every year.&nbsp; The toughest schedules WVU has EVER played.&nbsp; I love it.&nbsp; What's not to like?I also believe culturally the Big XII fits us.&nbsp; WV is a beer and bbq/pepperoni roll state and crowd.&nbsp; Tailgating and following the state school or Alma Mata.&nbsp; No real singular allegiance to a pro franchise.&nbsp; WVU is the franchise.&nbsp; This is like the other schools &amp; fanbases in the Big XII.Geography is the only drawback of the Big XII,&nbsp; but honesly I would rather be here more than any conference perhaps short of only maybe the SEC.&nbsp; AND Really outside of Kentucky &amp; Tennessee, the Geography with the SEC would be as near as challenging.I do not miss the old schedule that everybody talks about.&nbsp; NOT AT ALL!!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; The big east was a dumpster fire and broken business model from day one.&nbsp; You had some schools football only, some basketball only, some both, and then ND stealing bowl options and giving WV and other football schools NOTHING.&nbsp; The leadership was nonexistent and PATHETIC and WEAK, and unfortunately was never in danger of being hired away for a bigger opportunity or conference.As for old opponents:I really don't miss Pitt.&nbsp; They are an urban school that is 30 years + past the last time they were relevant and are the 3rd or 4th choice in their own city.&nbsp; They play in a pro stadium and are like Miami with worse weather and parking.VPI was fun but Beamer &amp; Weaver turned female compulation organ and dropped us from their slate, so move on there too.PSU was more than 20 years so it's a distant memory.Maryland is still a possibility for the future, but who knows?Cuse &amp; BC?&nbsp; Please, they both between them didn't bring 500 people a season for football games and were embarrassing for fan support in their own venues.Miami was cheating the whole time that makes SMU seem small time &amp; amateur hour.&nbsp; No thanks.&nbsp; Don't miss them either.The rest of the ACC can keep their academics and high standards, especially UNC with their academic fraud in both football &amp; basketball.&nbsp; I don't miss the wine &amp; cheese crowd or having to put up with ND being partially in.Bottom line I love where WVU is and I dont want to relive or have any reunion with the past.&nbsp; I don't even go to high school reunions.&nbsp; Enjoy the best conference WVU has ever been in!&nbsp; I think one&nbsp; of the larger MEGA conferences (ACC) will break up when the SEC &amp; B1G decide to go to 16.&nbsp; That many schools of different size can't stay satisfied.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3xWVUenginEER, post: 129428451, member: 1476506"] Interesting question. I think WVU is in the best conference from a mindset of priorities there is for us. The Big XII is a football conference. Basketball is for getting through until football season. It's round robin play and EVERY game matters. 9 conference games beats 7, and at least 7 marqui opponents in the conference every year. The toughest schedules WVU has EVER played. I love it. What's not to like? I also believe culturally the Big XII fits us. WV is a beer and bbq/pepperoni roll state and crowd. Tailgating and following the state school or Alma Mata. No real singular allegiance to a pro franchise. WVU is the franchise. This is like the other schools & fanbases in the Big XII. Geography is the only drawback of the Big XII, but honesly I would rather be here more than any conference perhaps short of only maybe the SEC. AND Really outside of Kentucky & Tennessee, the Geography with the SEC would be as near as challenging. I do not miss the old schedule that everybody talks about. NOT AT ALL!!!! The big east was a dumpster fire and broken business model from day one. You had some schools football only, some basketball only, some both, and then ND stealing bowl options and giving WV and other football schools NOTHING. The leadership was nonexistent and PATHETIC and WEAK, and unfortunately was never in danger of being hired away for a bigger opportunity or conference. As for old opponents: I really don't miss Pitt. They are an urban school that is 30 years + past the last time they were relevant and are the 3rd or 4th choice in their own city. They play in a pro stadium and are like Miami with worse weather and parking. VPI was fun but Beamer & Weaver turned female compulation organ and dropped us from their slate, so move on there too. PSU was more than 20 years so it's a distant memory. Maryland is still a possibility for the future, but who knows? Cuse & BC? Please, they both between them didn't bring 500 people a season for football games and were embarrassing for fan support in their own venues. Miami was cheating the whole time that makes SMU seem small time & amateur hour. No thanks. Don't miss them either. The rest of the ACC can keep their academics and high standards, especially UNC with their academic fraud in both football & basketball. I don't miss the wine & cheese crowd or having to put up with ND being partially in. Bottom line I love where WVU is and I dont want to relive or have any reunion with the past. I don't even go to high school reunions. Enjoy the best conference WVU has ever been in! I think one of the larger MEGA conferences (ACC) will break up when the SEC & B1G decide to go to 16. That many schools of different size can't stay satisfied. [/QUOTE]

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