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Hate to say it, but West Virginia might be a diamond in the rough in the future.

Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:09 pm
Posted by Mister Tee
On the Lake
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:09 pm
We are all talking about Virginia Tech and the various North Carolina schools, but they are pretty much tied down for the moment as far as bargaining power goes. West Virginia needs A LOT of polish as far as getting into the SEC in the future... but they are a State school with a lot of raw...(very raw) potential.

They fit every mold at this point except for the money-making aspect. If the SEC could change the perception of those guys and actually get them to buy into competing at a higher level (not only as a University, but also as an Athletic Department)...then I would welcome them with open arms.

I just think that they are an option. And a very smart "buy" for the SEC if nothing else. Why not consider them?
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:11 pm to
Posted by WestCoastAg
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Posted by PrettyLights
Member since Oct 2014
1162 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:14 pm to
WVU is a great school but I think there are other colleges that would be a better options for the SEC. We need to poach a solid ACC school from North Carolina and Virginia to be complete, IMO.
This post was edited on 6/2/15 at 8:14 pm
Posted by AUbagman
LA
Member since Jun 2014
10559 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:15 pm to
I take it you didn't go to the WVU/AU game? Is that really a fanbase you'd want to mingle with every year?








No thanks. You can leave that trash right where it is.
This post was edited on 6/2/15 at 8:20 pm
Posted by RD Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
27288 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:19 pm to
OMG...do me a favor and attend a WVU game and observe...there's absolutely not 1 good reason for them to be an SEC school.

What freaking "mold" do they fit?
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:20 pm to
quote:

I take it you didn't go to the WVU/AU game? Is that really a fanbase you'd want to mingle with every year?


Not just the WVU/AU game....


quote:

Morgantown police say that four LSU fans were attacked after the victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. One of the victims suffered severe head injuries.

The attack is said to have happened late Saturday night as fans were exiting Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. A news release sent out by the Morgantown Police Department said someone threw a rock through an open window of the vehicle carrying the four LSU fans.

It was then that several people approached the vehicle and began assaulting the driver. At that point, the three passengers were also assaulted.

The Charleston Daily Mail reports that injuries suffered by the fan most severely assaulted were a broken nose, crushed eye socket, and various other injuries. He was brought to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for surgery.

The situation is currently under investigation with the Morgantown Police Department working with the university's Department of Public Safety.


Examiner

Posted by Mister Tee
On the Lake
Member since Jun 2014
2761 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:21 pm to
Would you prefer NC State? How is that any better? Not a bad choice, but at least West Virginia has a whole state to claim as their own. And they border Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Lots of connections. Philadelphia, Columbus, Cincinnati, Baltimore.

Sounds a bit like what the BIG 10 and Big 12 are trying to do. Think about that for a moment.
Posted by PrettyLights
Member since Oct 2014
1162 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:22 pm to
Dream Schools:
-UNC
-UVA

Realistic Options:
-Virginia Tech
-NC State
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:22 pm to
shite no.

NC State and Virginia Tech are the two options.
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38197 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:22 pm to
WVU fans are by far the worst fans of any college in the country. West Virginia is also the trashiest state in America. It's terrible, really.
Posted by Rebel Land Shark
Member since Jul 2013
30161 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:22 pm to
Well as far as fanbase goes I don't want the northern version of LSU in the SEC
Posted by Patton
Principality of Sealand
Member since Apr 2011
32647 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:23 pm to
If WVU ever gets in this conference I'd prefer Alabama go indy.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
54562 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:23 pm to
quote:

Why not consider them?


Low population poor state with no brand status for a start?
Posted by Eric4tigers
Member since Apr 2015
994 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:25 pm to
UNC and dook
Posted by tiger perry
Member since Dec 2009
25668 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:25 pm to
No more expansions
Posted by BuddyLAM
New Orleans
Member since May 2013
2633 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:26 pm to
They play some fun football to watch but they aren't SEC material
Posted by jlovel7
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
21300 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:26 pm to
My brother and best friend both go to WVU And I attend LSU and I by no means have inflated views of LSU. I understand it is by no means an elite academic school but after seeing WVU and their on campus and off campus facilities, LSU looked like Harvard.
Posted by PrettyLights
Member since Oct 2014
1162 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:26 pm to
Very beautiful state but full of rednecks.



Posted by tWildcat
Verona, KY
Member since Oct 2014
19283 posts
Posted on 6/2/15 at 8:27 pm to
I hope we stay at 14 schools.
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