Shortest trip for West Virginia in the Big XII, 733 miles to Iowa State.
Shortest trip for West Virginia in the Big XII, 733 miles to Iowa State.
WVU Football will be fine with those extra costs for traveling. It's the other sports that might be hurting more (as it seems like it's all sports for WVU moving to Big XII).
Regardless, it is a stupid affiliation.
Stupid, yes. But, welcome to the ridiculousness that is NCAA Football.Originally Posted by AustinWolv
Either way, this move isn't happening for WVU until 2014, at the earliest, because of the Big East requiring a 72 month exit time.
Huh? 72 months is 6 years.
Long-time acquaintance already. Unsatisfied customer.welcome to the ridiculousness that is NCAA Football.
From what I'm hearing, neither Mizzou or West Virginia will not move until 2013-14, so they'll be around one more year. If Mizzou was smart they'd stay in the Big XII now as they are starting to become a little more stablized.
I don't get it either. I'm just spouting what I've heard from various radio/printed media. I never knew anything about the 72 month requirement but, apparently, there's some way around it where WVU could possibly be in the Big 12 next year from everything I've been hearing now.
Unless the idiots in the media meant 27 months, and for some reason were saying 72. I wouldn't put it past them. I'm affiliated with them via work, I've seen how bad it can be, especially with the AP.
I thought the Big East wasn't doing the stringent requirements until more teams joined and they were going to then set some higher penalties?
As far as I know, they are planning to increase the buyout to $15 million, but WVU will, apparently, be getting out of that by saying that they are leaving now instead of later or something along those lines.
As for other penalties, I'm not sure what all they are planning on adding. Again, I knew nothing about the wait time requirements until it started to be reported by media people so I don't know how they are getting out of it or if they aren't or what.
You know, 27 months does make more sense since it's 3 more months for this year and then 2 years from then, putting it right at the 2014-2015 season that I've been hearing is the earliest time for WVU to be able to join the Big XII.Unless the idiots in the media meant 27 months, and for some reason were saying 72. I wouldn't put it past them. I'm affiliated with them via work, I've seen how bad it can be, especially with the AP.
It is 27 months. I'm not sure if the Big East can enforce some of these penalties if the conference falls below 6 for football. I thought I read that if you drop below six you aren't considered a conference and some of those teams might be able to get out of their exit fees. Not sure.
I think that's the possible exit strategy. WVU waits for Pitt and Syracuse to leave and hopefully someone, like UConn, to jump ship as well and then WVU completely gets out of the $5 million exit fee and, possibly, the wait as well.
WVU move on hold now
Good... I absolutely don't want those cross-nation conferences taking off.
What I'd love to see is CUSA meet up with MWC & Big East and split that conference between the two. Houston & SMU could join Big 12, maybe a handful join SBC (Memphis, Tulane/La Tech, Southern Miss)... that would at least lead to more regional conferences, which is my priority from a fan standpoint.
Or if they do get together and do that huge 32 team conference. Have a East and West division and the winners play in the championship game.
Crossing fingers here also.Good... I absolutely don't want those cross-nation conferences taking off.
I'm all for it. Anything to get WVU out of the crumbling Big lEast.
How about this?
BEHOLD THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE SUNBEAST
I just want this all to end... With a playoff system.
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