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    GAME THREAD West Virginia football vs. Texas Tech

    5 TDs in 11+ quarters against FBS teams. Averaging less than 1 TD per half. Saw a stat a while back that over the past 4 years - WVU averaged something like 18 points a game in Big12 - which ranked 9th out of 10 teams during that time. (Kansas was 10th.)
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    Cal, Stanford to Big12?

    All these conference moves in the past 13 years feel like fear-of-missing-out decisions by schools. A few years from now, will UCF see Big12 as untenable? Will the same be felt by Stanford in the ACC? Washington in the B1G? Will there be a re-shuffling when schools grow tired if sending their...
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    Cal, Stanford to Big12?

    I am confused. Not long ago - the B12 guarded against adding members - because the pie had to be cut into more pieces. Not a problem if a league adds Texas and Oklahoma - as the pie gets bigger. If the B12 adds Cal, Stanford, WSU, OSU - will the TV networks give the conference $120 mil more per...
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    Cal, Stanford to Big12?

    SF Chronicle reported Stanford & California may be coming to Big 12... bring OSU and WSU with them. https://www.si.com/college/stanford/football/stanford-and-cal-reportedly-exploring-the-possibility-of-joining-the-big-12
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    When the ACC folds

    I think half of my high school graduating class (Princeton, 1984) lives in N.C. now.
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    When the ACC folds

    I see UVa and UNC in B1G - not SEC. I think they are better fit academically and for Olympic sports. But SEC may want Virginia and NC markets... so maybe VaTech & NC State end up in SEC. ACC is going to break-up. Writing is on the wall.
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    Gotta figure the ACC is feeling a bit

    Imagine Arizona turned their program around and made college football playoff 4 of the next 5 years. SEC or B1G would poach them. We would go if we had success and got the invitation. This never ends until SEC & B1G are the only 2 conferences of value and take every media dollar available. The...
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    When the ACC folds

    Some say Big12 takes 4 from ACC when they implode. "Value added" seems to be the only consideration. I'd like some drivable away games and old rivals. Big12 takes VA Tech, Pitt, NC State. I am no fan of GA Tech, but they may make sense. Syracuse and Louisville are probably in the conversation.
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    Gotta figure the ACC is feeling a bit

    Read where some Florida State big shot made the comment, "...it is only a matter of 'when' - not 'if' - Fla St leaves ACC.
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    Wash & Oregon close, per report

    Washington Post - today, 8/4 Big Ten reportedly close to adding Oregon and Washington to its ranks That would seal it - PAC is dead. How many PAC teams does Big12 want? -Just Arizona, stop at 14? -Also AZ St & Utah? 16, but all additions are power conf schools? -AZ, San Diego State, and Eastern...
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    Rich investors may build a conference

    I think I am going to be ill. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/third-party-influence-may-soon-shake-foundation-of-college-football-impacting-conferences-programs/
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    Reports coming the ACC is eyeing WVU, Oregon, Washington, SMU

    5 years ago, I'd gave preferred the ACC. Now, I'd rather stay Big12. Let's just bring Pitt & VT to Big12.
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    Big12 - are even-numbers of teams necessary?

    I thought about that - for Olympic sports... 4-team pods... play your pod most to reduce travel cost. But the comment about getting to 14 could only be 2, 7-team divisions. Maybe "goal is 14" is to reduce charges of "raiding" when end up at 18 or 20 teams.
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    Big12 - are even-numbers of teams necessary?

    I read the Big12 commish (I think it was) said the aim is 14-teams after OU/UT departure. If Colorado is 13... who is 14? And if Colorado departure begins break-up of PAC, could we (would we) take more than a 14th team? AZ and Oregon would be 15. With no football divisions it seems even-number...
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    Rock bottom

    We did... and I hope they all stay. I have doubts about us competing consistently in the NIL market for football & basketball. It may be easier to just try and be good at basketball. You only have to buy 5 or 6 good players instead of 15 or 20 you'd need to buy for a top 10 football team.
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    Rock bottom

    I was thinking around 1978... basketball went 12-16 and football 2-9. Nehlen and Catlett brought in and we had a nice turnaround. With NIL now, I don't think we have the $$ to compete with OhSt, USC, Texas, etc. Not sure I want to see millions thown at high school seniors to try to keep up with...
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    Next year

    First 3 games against Pennsylvania. I'd rather we had Temple instead of Duquesne, but I like regional games. The 1977 schedule had UVa, Richmond, Va Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Pitt, Penn State, and Villanova.
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    WVSPORTS.COM WVU football schedule announced

    I see 6-6... but 7-5 possible. 7-5 and a minor bowl win to finish 8-5 would be an accomplishment.
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    Huggins will leave when Huggins wants to leave.

    I looked it up the other day... WVU is something like 32-50 against Big12 opponents since 2019. Don't know what to say about that. I don't know the answer.
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    GAME THREAD West Virginia basketball vs. Kansas

    I predicted 8-10 in conference play. Now I think 5-13... 0-9 road, 5-4 at home.
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