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Dan Wolkin said Navy's AD dismissed any overtures about the Big East today.
 
Tank said:
I still don't see the push for West Virginia! The closest big city to fly into is Pittsburgh and just the traveling expenses alone will be high b/c of that. Yes, the Big 12 can get a foot in the door to West Virginia but that really doesn't buy the conference that much considering how close they are located to Ohio State, Pitt, Penn St, Virginia Tech, etc... TV market wise.

IMO, the Big 12 needs to add TCU, BYU, Louisville and Air Force. This will get the Big 12 into Utah, Kentucky and back into Colorado and with the national following of BYU and Air Force, can add TV sets around the world.

After those four, I think the Big 12 needs to go after Cinci, New Mexico, Colorado St or Wyoming. These schools add the states of Ohio, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. All schools that add new stomping grounds for the Big 12 that fit geographically and don't involve the state of Texas.
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Why make the geographic argument about Morgantown, WV, when you are going to advocate for BYU? Do you know how far out there Provo is? The only current Big 12 team that might want BYU over WV because of a significant difference in distance is Texas Tech. And for ISU it's really a no-brainer: Morgantown is 250 miles closer.
 
UNIGuy4Cy said:
Dan Wolkin said Navy's AD dismissed any overtures about the Big East today.
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I don't think Navy is dismissing it. They're saying, why don't you show me nobody else is leaving...

Navy AD Chet Gladchuk on TCU news: Big East needs to ‘figure out how to right the ship’ - Mids Insider - The Washington Post

Gladchuk said last week that Navy was in no rush to make a decision about whether to join the Big East, and that the academy would consider the change from football independence only “when the Big East is on solid footing.†He reiterated those comments Thursday.
“As I said from the beginning, our position remains comfortable as an independent,†Gladchuk said. “We’ve had discussions with the Big East about possible membership. There is no timetable or sense of urgency on our part. We asked the Big East to stabilize. Obviously this is a step back for them.â€
Without TCU, the Big East would be left with only six schools that play major college football. Last month, Syracuse and Pittsburgh announced that they would leave the conference to join the ACC.
“As it stands today, the issue is not ours. The issue is theirs. They’ve got to figure out how to right the ship,†Gladchuk said.
 
In the Gazette.com in Colorado Springs it says AF could keep football in MW and move their other sports.
 
Have nothing to actually say. Just been a while since I posted on this thread and need to get my thread number up.

About as useful as somethings mentioned.
 
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Time to give MU 24 hours to decide and then dismantle to little east. Time for them to be our ***** and shut ESPN, sports radio and bloggers the **** up!!!!!! So tired of everyone hoping for the demise of the B12.
 
I think the first step we need to be waiting for is the TCU press conference saying that we have accepted and will be joining in 2012-13. While it certainly seems guaranteed I won't be satisfied until it is a done legal deal the way this realignment has gone down...

Once that is done then I think you will see us waiting for the Mizzou answer, if they stay than we could be staying at 10 unless the tv analysts say those extra two (whether it's BYU/Louisville/WVU) are worth it in revenue.
 
Die4Cy said:
Why make the geographic argument about Morgantown, WV, when you are going to advocate for BYU? Do you know how far out there Provo is? The only current Big 12 team that might want BYU over WV because of a significant difference in distance is Texas Tech. And for ISU it's really a no-brainer: Morgantown is 250 miles closer.
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OK then, how about this argument? Morgantown is a crap hole compared to Provo, enough said!
 
Die4Cy said:
Why make the geographic argument about Morgantown, WV, when you are going to advocate for BYU? Do you know how far out there Provo is? The only current Big 12 team that might want BYU over WV because of a significant difference in distance is Texas Tech. And for ISU it's really a no-brainer: Morgantown is 250 miles closer.
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OK then, how about this argument? Morgantown is a crap hole compared to Provo and it is a lot easier to fly into Salt Lake City and drive to Provo than it is to fly into Pittsburgh and drive to Morgantown.

That is good enough reason for me!!!
 
Tank said:
OK then, how about this argument? Morgantown is a crap hole compared to Provo and it is a lot easier to fly into Salt Lake City and drive to Provo than it is to fly into Pittsburgh and drive to Morgantown.

That is good enough reason for me!!!
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I would take a gameday in Morgantown over Provo every time. Morgantown is one of the best scenes for college football in the country.

Provo is no doubt a beautiful place to visit, but if I'm just going for a game weekend, I'm taking the better atmosphere which is undoubtedly Morgantown.
 
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