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I see some other benefits for having WVU.

The most obvious is the football rivalries with VT and Pitt plus secondary ones with Syracuse, Louisville, UVA, etc. And granted the fan behavior and lower tier academic reputation are a downside.

There are some other positives though. WVU's men's basketball is competitive, and it has been for about 3 coaches now. WVU brings another wrestling school. The ACC could use a seventh member sponsoring wrestling as it is trying to grow stature in wrestling. WVU brings women's gymnastics. Three ACC schools sponsor women's gymnastics today. Adding WVU would enable the conference to sponsor it meeting the minimum of 4. Any new sport is content for any network.

But the biggest reason is regional geographics. It just makes sense for that mostly. WVU sits in a hole in our map.

In response to this post by marcbvtgm

Posted: 12/28/2015 at 5:44PM

SI: Is the Big 12 set for major change or expansion? -- VTHOKIE21020 12/27/2015 8:52PM

If they do not IMO -- BigCrumpy 12/29/2015 11:01AM

BYU and Cincinnati appear to be the 2 front-runners.... -- Old Line Hokie 12/27/2015 9:40PM

WVU's distance East is an issue for the Big XII. -- HOO86 12/27/2015 11:29PM

You are absolutely right -- BigCrumpy 12/29/2015 11:09AM

I wonder if the B12 would just let the ACC take WVU without -- Mr. Touchdown 12/28/2015 8:06PM

Let's look at WVU for a minute -- BigCrumpy 12/29/2015 12:13PM

ACC has academic Sharing -- BigCrumpy 12/29/2015 12:04PM

What about Louisville? -- Mr. Touchdown 01/04/2016 09:44AM

The Big XII needs to decide what it wants to be when it grows up first. -- HOO86 12/28/2015 8:34PM

I'm sure there are some Big 12 schools that wished WVU never joined... -- Old Line Hokie 12/28/2015 10:49AM

Probably just a lament that the B12 couldn't be more proactive -- Marooned 12/28/2015 8:48PM

Greg Swaim was a big one complaining about missing on Louisville. -- HOO86 12/28/2015 5:32PM

UL made its commitment to improving its academic standing clear to the ACC -- Marooned 12/28/2015 8:39PM

I hate WVU, but they should be in the ACC -- Bashful Baron 12/28/2015 10:43AM

Similar to Louisville, WVU is the professional sports team for those fans. -- HOO86 12/28/2015 5:55PM

Shoulda been ACC #12. So easy to see, only the ACC could screw it up. -- chuckd4vt 12/28/2015 3:23PM

I don't believe MD would've stayed if WVU came in instead of BC -- Marooned 12/28/2015 8:30PM

Agreed. Dr. Wallace Loh is working to transform MD into his own image. -- HOO86 12/29/2015 12:32PM

Yep - the passion in this conference is blah. ** -- HokieMJL 12/28/2015 1:17PM

I agree, WVU would be a good football addition to the ACC... -- Old Line Hokie 12/28/2015 10:57AM

And a lousy addition to the conference overall ** -- marcbvtgm 12/28/2015 3:53PM

I see some other benefits for having WVU. -- HOO86 12/28/2015 5:44PM

That's not much. Ultimately WVU would be a net $$ taker, not giver. ** -- marcbvtgm 01/01/2016 9:31PM

Butts in seats and TV viewers is the biggest. ** -- chuckd4vt 12/29/2015 12:47PM

Butts in the seats means little...as is the TV audience WVU brings ** -- marcbvtgm 01/01/2016 9:29PM

EXHIBIT A for why the ACC is second tier right now. ** -- chuckd4vt 12/28/2015 5:17PM

They should have taken Louisville for the airport itself -- Hamburger 12/28/2015 12:19AM

I see some other benefits for having WVU.

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