That may be your perspective....
and even that of some other fans of WVU but, that is not what actually happened. You can look up the actual reports as your memory needs refreshing. First of all, VT did not leave in the dark of the night with no notice. They made an attempt to salvage the Big East, including your Eers, with the proposal that ALL schools sign an agreement essentially committing to the Big East, when people balked that made it an every school for itself situation. While WVU helped VT to join BE for football, do not downplay the original second class citizen treatment other sports got having to go to the A-10 nor the less than equitable treatment once full conference membership was offered. As far as the rest of the dramatics you recount, there is at least a reasonable debate as to whether that happened as you assert or in response to what can only be termed, an even more ridiculous Morgantown home environment, than normal.
You are right, the natural inclination is always for schools to look out for themselves, thinking otherwise is naive and getting mad is misplaced as well. Trying to rewrite history with at least a slanted, if not largely fictitious, account runs counter to your advice.
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Posted: 08/23/2021 at 11:39AM