bitcruncher
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WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
I've heard golf mentioned as a men's sport to be added, which this article neither confirms or denies. But the article is interesting for addressing issues on the Big XII side of the arrangement. Apparently both sides have issues to address...
WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?Quote:Late last October, when West Virginia struck an agreement to join the Big 12, athletic director Oliver Luck said he was pretty certain that the school would be required at some point to add sports. How many and what they might be, he said, was a question he wouldn't be able to answer until after he'd had a chance to more fully explore the league's bylaws.
Well, it's been five months and Luck still doesn't have much more of a grip on what will be required of the school than he did in the fall. Here's the thing, though: The Big 12 isn't sure what will be required, either.
It appears the school might only have to add one sport and it will have to be on the men's side. That has been the general consensus all along.
But the Big 12 bylaws are in such a mess that it's really hard to tell.
"I think the conference office is probably grateful to us because it's forcing them to take a look at their bylaws,'' Luck said. "I don't think they'd paid much attention to some of the things that are in there.''
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TampaKnight
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
does West Virginia play baseball?
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04-02-2012 09:01 PM |
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vinman3
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
(04-02-2012 09:01 PM)TampaKnight Wrote: does West Virginia play baseball?
Yes
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04-03-2012 06:00 AM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
Well, sort of, vinman...
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04-03-2012 09:45 AM |
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vinman3
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
(04-03-2012 09:45 AM)bitcruncher Wrote: Well, sort of, vinman...
bit, he didn't say a good baseball team lol
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04-03-2012 01:19 PM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
Neither did I. So we're in agreement...
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04-03-2012 01:57 PM |
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vinman3
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
(04-03-2012 01:57 PM)bitcruncher Wrote: Neither did I. So we're in agreement...
LOL, agreed.
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
I think you folks in West Virginia should also think about adding women's equestrian. This is the first year that the Big 12 will sponsor this as a championship sport. TCU has had a team for a few years now and I was not into it until I saw it in person. There is just something about a beautiful woman on a horse. http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/w-equest/...-body.html
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04-08-2012 07:06 AM |
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
FYI, the rumor out of Morgantown is that golf is the stong leader at this point to be added
Jackson
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04-11-2012 06:14 PM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
It is by far the cheaper option for men's sports...
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04-12-2012 09:08 AM |
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wimsmatthew
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
Mens Tennis also has a very great chance. It was here originally, but it was taken away as the program collapsed to many penalities and violations. They could give it another go.
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04-16-2012 08:04 AM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
I lettered in track @WVU long ago. I miss seeing WVU compete in men's track and field...
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04-16-2012 08:38 AM |
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RE: WVU will add men's sports for Big 12 compliance, but where and when?
(04-16-2012 08:38 AM)bitcruncher Wrote: I lettered in track @WVU long ago. I miss seeing WVU compete in men's track and field...
Men's olympic sports went by way of the doe doe bird after the BS law - Title IX. A law that still today has not done what it intended to do sans allow non-freak men's atheletes to have less opporutnity.
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04-19-2012 09:27 AM |
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