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Hokie Fiji

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It's fair to say that WVU was our closest ally in the Big East


And more than likely our only ally. Miami certainly took a strong turn in the way they managed conference politics between the formation of the Big East football conference and 2000. My take has been that their support (whether overt or complicit) was pretty important in terms of us being invited to the football conference in 1992.

But regardless of Miami's stance, it's not like anyone in the Big East (besides WVU) was standing with us back in those days.

Ultimately, I think whether or not either WVU or Virginia Tech have a seat at the table depends entirely on the size of the table. If the contraction of big time sports results in an overall number of 40, I am not confident that Virginia Tech makes the cut. If it's more like 48, then I think we make it into one of two "superconferences" by the skin of our teeth. I see West Virginia's inclusion in the Big XII as a "tell" indicating that the Mountaineers certainly must have some kind of valuable leverge in terms of conference negotiations.

Just my opinion, of course.
[Post edited by Hokie Fiji at 08/12/2021 4:20PM]

(In response to this post by M-I-C)

Posted: 08/12/2021 at 4:20PM



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