It doesn't make a ton of sense. WVU can't be happy with the travel aspects. (Don't think about football - think about sending golf/volleyball/tennis/non-revenue sports on all of those trips).

I don't think the idea of the Big East is dead. Look at those three geographical oddities in the ACC - Pitt, BC and Syracuse. Add UConn and you have the makings of a decent conference. You'd need at least eight.

West Virginia would return their call. Virginia Tech and Miami wouldn't. What about Rutgers? Temple? Cincy? All former Big East schools.

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Posted by Mithridates6

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Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:23 am to anc

The ACC definitely should've taken WV over Louisville. Was it just b/c of Papa Johns money? lmao

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Posted by Mithridates6

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Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:24 am to Bulldogblitz

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drop it back to 10. the latest 4 additions have "added" nothing to the conference.

I wouldn't say nothing, but we were fine without them. Mizzou and Florida or A&M and SCar being in the same conference is retarded.

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Posted by anc

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Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:27 am to Mithridates6

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The ACC definitely should've taken WV over Louisville. Was it just b/c of Papa Johns money? lmao

At the time, Louisville gave them more power in their first love - basketball.

The other elephant in the room is the rise of the commuter schools:
UCF
USF
Houston
Memphis
Cincy

Those five schools have a ton of students, are creating huge alumni networks, and have started to have success on the football field. Will a Power 5 conference take a chance on one of these? I don't think the Pac, SEC or B1G would, but the ACC and Big 12 might.

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Posted by LSU Tigerhead

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Posted on 11/20/19 at 11:32 am to SCgamecock2988

We only took you because you had a great baseball team.