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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129481857" data-attributes="member: 1428007">What gives with YOU is the question.&nbsp; Why are you so desperate for the BIG 12 to fail?&nbsp; Because there are clear obvious issues that must be addressed now by the conference.Why are you pretending there aren't expansion candidates available now that meet the needs of the BIG 12 when Oklahomas president- a member of the BIG 12s expansion committee tells you there are?So what exactly is the problem?&nbsp; Expansion will strengthen the conference.&nbsp; It will put the conference on an even plane in terms of making the playoffs without the desperation band aid of a ten team CCG which has a 50/50 shot of backfiring badly.&nbsp; Expansion will increase the footprint, bring new fans and more viewers.&nbsp; Revenue increases not possible now will come with expansion.&nbsp; The conference's future won't be questionable anymore-- so again, why are you so determined that it not happen?&nbsp; What do you personally get out of that?If expansion does not happen then multiple schools such as WVU may be in big trouble.&nbsp; Do you want WVU to become a mid major or something?&nbsp; To have revenues reduced, and to be out of major competition?&nbsp; Because that is where doing nothing is going to lead.It's like some of you are blind or something.&nbsp; Expansion isn't going to make things worse it's going to make the, better.&nbsp; What, are you afraid you won't be able to brag to your office buddy because your schools conference got Cincinnati instead of Louisville?&nbsp; What the hell difference does that make to anyone when adding Cincinnati is going to allow your school to be more successful in every way a conference membership can make an athletic department more successful?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129481857, member: 1428007"] What gives with YOU is the question. Why are you so desperate for the BIG 12 to fail? Because there are clear obvious issues that must be addressed now by the conference. Why are you pretending there aren't expansion candidates available now that meet the needs of the BIG 12 when Oklahomas president- a member of the BIG 12s expansion committee tells you there are? So what exactly is the problem? Expansion will strengthen the conference. It will put the conference on an even plane in terms of making the playoffs without the desperation band aid of a ten team CCG which has a 50/50 shot of backfiring badly. Expansion will increase the footprint, bring new fans and more viewers. Revenue increases not possible now will come with expansion. The conference's future won't be questionable anymore-- so again, why are you so determined that it not happen? What do you personally get out of that? If expansion does not happen then multiple schools such as WVU may be in big trouble. Do you want WVU to become a mid major or something? To have revenues reduced, and to be out of major competition? Because that is where doing nothing is going to lead. It's like some of you are blind or something. Expansion isn't going to make things worse it's going to make the, better. What, are you afraid you won't be able to brag to your office buddy because your schools conference got Cincinnati instead of Louisville? What the hell difference does that make to anyone when adding Cincinnati is going to allow your school to be more successful in every way a conference membership can make an athletic department more successful? [/QUOTE]

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