(03-09-2020 06:28 AM)EvilVodka Wrote:  

(03-06-2020 10:12 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-06-2020 08:46 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  I thought it was the Big 12 TV partners who said that the TCU/WVU combination was what was acceptable to them following the TAMU/Mizzou departures.

Yes.

WVU is a really valuable property in the east. They were a national power in the 90s and 00s. During the BCS era, they had more BCS bowl wins than the entire ACC. They were an upset loss in the final game in 2007 from a #1 ranking. They were unbeaten going into their bowl game in 88 and 93. 88 was essentially a national title game vs. Notre Dame. They've improved the Big 12's coverage in the east. Part of it is their football successs. Part is that people have to leave WV to find jobs.

West Virginia is a national power? Lol

0 National Championships, 0 Title appearances

If one believes that Oregon was a national power the last 5 to 10 years, then WV was every bit the national power on the level of Oregon in the late 90's, early 2000's.