(12-19-2019 08:08 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 06:51 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 02:15 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 09:50 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(12-18-2019 08:48 PM)bullet Wrote:  You're under the delusion that WVU and UL were equals. WVU was a much stronger football program at that point in time. They were very good in the 90s and 2000s. They won 3 BCS bowls from 2005-2011. They were an upset against Pitt in the final game from playing in the BCS title game in 2007. Louisville was just a few years since they were promoted from CUSA.

Again...find me a media report that says WVU was considered ahead of Louisville for Big 12 membership. I’ll wait.

The end result makes it obvious along w McConnell’s lobbying

Louisville was approached in July 2011 about joining The Big 12. Tom Jurich quietly said thanks but no thanks. The linked article above from August 2011 mentions that fact. You will find no mention of WVU in connection with The Big 12 until Louisville (and Pittsburgh) said no.

Again “the end result” and “McConnell’s lobbying” took place well after the events I have documented.

Still waiting for a media report proving The Big 12 approached WVU before 8/11; I’ll wait.

You can't prove a negative. But you can point out how self-serving UL's AD would be with his story. And how nonsensical it is. The most nonsensical part is that the school that would hire Pitinio and Petrino is somehow more virtuous than anyone else.