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No doubt in my mind now that WVU is coming to SEC.

Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:40 am
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28269 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:40 am
If the Syracuse and Pitt rumors are true.
Posted by PetermanFanClub
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
376 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:44 am to
Can someone tell me why we'd want to add WVU?
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
36465 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:44 am to
FSU+WVU to the east (why would they go to 13?)
TAMU+? to the west?


BTW I hate the 16 team conferences....go to 14 and stay there
Posted by jaf 65
Houma, La
Member since Jan 2007
1870 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:46 am to
I agree!!

Worst idea EVER to go to these "Super Conferences"!!!
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28269 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:46 am to
FSU is not coming. Florida won't allow it.
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
101735 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:47 am to
I bet TCU feels pretty dumb right now.
Posted by RunningBlake
Member since Aug 2011
4121 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:47 am to
WV primer

LINK

Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28269 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:49 am to
quote:

I bet TCU feels pretty dumb right now.


I think had they not jumped the gun, they could have gone to the Big 12.
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
87455 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:52 am to
WVU gets a ton of hate here, but I think they would be a nice fit.
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
20484 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:53 am to
quote:

Can someone tell me why we'd want to add WVU?


1. Above-average football program
2. Above-average basketball program
3. Natural rival for Kentucky (states border each other and makes for good basketball matchup)
4. Eastern team to balance divisions with A&M's entry into the Western Division
5. Won't be blocked by other SEC members since it's not in an existing state
Posted by CavalryAg07
ChiTown
Member since Jul 2009
2834 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:57 am to
running blake. that was hilarious.

:lol: :lol:

" you want to hear the boon county mating call?/ shakes bottle of hydrocodone
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
36465 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 10:57 am to
quote:

FSU is not coming. Florida won't allow it.


I think you are wrong. JMO....Who else is the ACC getting? Why would the just go to 13?
Posted by PetermanFanClub
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
376 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:03 am to
Just seems like we're settling for WVU.
Geographically speaking, they're not in the southeast. They're not a great academic institution. I don't see them pulling in new TV markets. Their only selling point is above average athletics and a rabid fan base.
This post was edited on 9/17/11 at 11:05 am
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:04 am to
Appalachia's not the southeast? WVU is south of the MAson-Dixon Line, unless the state has moved.
Posted by PetermanFanClub
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
376 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:08 am to
remember your history? West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union. Hardly a southern state.
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:10 am to
But that had more to do with the people of the mountains hating those on the Tidewater. The plantation owners had frozen the mountains out of the House of Burgesses.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28269 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:11 am to
quote:

West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union


Does that mean we only want confederate states?
Posted by PetermanFanClub
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
376 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:20 am to
Does that mean we only want confederate states?


...no, just southeastern states. Maybe we'll be the only conference with a name that matches its membership.
Posted by Navtiger1
Washington
Member since Aug 2007
3368 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:26 am to
This is probably a safe statement. It looks like the ACC is going to 14 maybe 16. No one is going to leave the ACC...so people can want FSU all they want, they are staying in the ACC.

WVU and Mizzu may very well end up in the SEC. The SEC now needs 1 or 3 more teams to keep pace with what is happening with the other Conf. So, expect the SEC to make a move in the next week or so to strengthen it's position.
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
20484 posts
Posted on 9/17/11 at 12:38 pm to
quote:

Their only selling point is above average athletics and a rabid fan base


And that's a problem?
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