Apparently, West Virginia is taking the advice to “Go West young man” literally. The Mountaineers are posed to accept an offer from the Big 12 Conference.
The Big 12 continues to receive some good news after the conference almost landed in the garbage dump. TCU and West Virginia ACTUALLY want to be in the league.
But the Big 12 will no longer be a regional conference. For my foreign readers, West Virginia is on the East Coast many, many and many miles away from the other Big 12 members. The Big 12 has forever been a Midwest and Texas-based conference. But as they say, “Times are changing.”
The Mountaineers will bring competitiveness to its new league. They provide nationally ranked teams in football and men’s basketball. The football coach and men’s basketball coach both have spent time in the conference.
So I would say the Big 12 is fortunate to have West Virginia join the group.
The frequent flyer miles will jump up now, but the conference better not complain. It’s a whole lot better offering the welcome mat then getting the parting gifts package ready.
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