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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129459941" data-attributes="member: 1428007"><p>Some members--wouldn't say half but two or three are against expansion because they are having a difficult time with the thought of adding schools that are from some place else than what they are used to. There is an elitist mentality and some still haven't accepted that other schools left a few years ago and that P5 schools aren't available now. These schools thought Notre Dame would jump at the chance to join them--they are a bit detached from reality. They want state flagship institutions rather than city name school--one reason UConn is coming up so much.</p><p></p><p>No state institutions available exist near WVU or in between WVU and the rest.</p><p></p><p>Further, there is some backwards thinking in the conference. They had some trouble with a CCG in the past where schools knocked each other out of a championship a few times. So some thought they would be advantaged by NOT playing that game-but the reverse has proved true and they are having a hard time accepting that.</p><p></p><p>There is a problem-along with the selection of actual school--of geographic proximity. It costs lots of money to travel and no one wants to add to their travel budget. Travel also makes winning more difficult--probably travel fatigue related. TCUs HC recently spoke about not wanting the added travel expansion would bring. Really, there aren't any "close" schools for everyone, just schools that bridge the conference over to WVU, but they may not be ideal in other ways.</p><p></p><p>There's likely a concern from some over the round robin going away. No one wants to give up playing UT and OU or other big money/attendance games and the divisional/conference alignment weighs heavily in thoughts of expansion. Schools like Kansas, TCU, K State and Iowa State just gained the ability to play UT and OU each year and don't want to give that up. OU and UT undoubtedly like playing certain programs each year as well.</p><p></p><p>A primary factor in adding schools is timing--they have to know where other conferences media rights are going so they may best package their own group of schools and media rights to be at the forefront. Timing is an important factor in the decision--but time is running out. There are several G5 schools that would meet the needed criteria for the BIG 12--the January deregulation vote will help determine many things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129459941, member: 1428007"] Some members--wouldn't say half but two or three are against expansion because they are having a difficult time with the thought of adding schools that are from some place else than what they are used to. There is an elitist mentality and some still haven't accepted that other schools left a few years ago and that P5 schools aren't available now. These schools thought Notre Dame would jump at the chance to join them--they are a bit detached from reality. They want state flagship institutions rather than city name school--one reason UConn is coming up so much. No state institutions available exist near WVU or in between WVU and the rest. Further, there is some backwards thinking in the conference. They had some trouble with a CCG in the past where schools knocked each other out of a championship a few times. So some thought they would be advantaged by NOT playing that game-but the reverse has proved true and they are having a hard time accepting that. There is a problem-along with the selection of actual school--of geographic proximity. It costs lots of money to travel and no one wants to add to their travel budget. Travel also makes winning more difficult--probably travel fatigue related. TCUs HC recently spoke about not wanting the added travel expansion would bring. Really, there aren't any "close" schools for everyone, just schools that bridge the conference over to WVU, but they may not be ideal in other ways. There's likely a concern from some over the round robin going away. No one wants to give up playing UT and OU or other big money/attendance games and the divisional/conference alignment weighs heavily in thoughts of expansion. Schools like Kansas, TCU, K State and Iowa State just gained the ability to play UT and OU each year and don't want to give that up. OU and UT undoubtedly like playing certain programs each year as well. A primary factor in adding schools is timing--they have to know where other conferences media rights are going so they may best package their own group of schools and media rights to be at the forefront. Timing is an important factor in the decision--but time is running out. There are several G5 schools that would meet the needed criteria for the BIG 12--the January deregulation vote will help determine many things. [/QUOTE]
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