Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff


Jackson

Jackson1011 Wrote:Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff


Jackson

That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

Quote:That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

-- Well if you look at the BE papers all the football schools voted to leave.

-- From the outside looking in, I don't know why WVU would show any loyalty to the bball onlys. Syracuse and Uconn have a lot of history with them. However, WVU has nothing in common with schools like PC, Seton Hall or Nova. Plus those schools tried hard to prevent us from becoming an all sports member

-- I wonder if there was some sort of discussion between WVU, SU and Pitt (makes sense the Panthers would be there too) that if the league would lose its BCS, they might become members of that organization as Indys in a similar way Notre Dame and Navy are now. It makes sense as a way to stay in the club if a worst case scenario occured. That would have been tough on Uconn and Rutgers though


Jackson

Perhaps it was just Mike Tranghese using West Virginia and Syracuse as examples, rather than specifically, of what could have happened a few years ago. All five remaining football schools voted to leave then, including Connecticut and Syracuse, so he may have meant that all of them could have walked out together but only cited a couple of big names while talking to the reporter.

Quote:-- Well if you look at the BE papers all the football schools voted to leave.

Sure they all voted to leave. But they did not leave. They stayed together with the bb schools. WV fans usually blame Cuse for that, but it seems that WV also had a say in staying with the bb schools. But it all worked out for the best at this time.

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Jackson1011 Wrote:Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff


Jackson

That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

If you wanted proof, all you had to do was look it up. I didn't plan to spend a day looking for information that you wanted. I remember the votes when they took place. My father was a sports editor in West Virginia covering the Mountaineers and their opponents for 40 years until he retired. He still has his contacts too. As a computer professional, I don't have time to research things unrelated to my job. If you can't look it up yourself, that's your problem, dude.

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cuseroc Wrote:

Jackson1011 Wrote:Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff


Jackson

That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

If you wanted proof, all you had to do was look it up. I didn't plan to spend a day looking for information that you wanted. I remember the votes when they took place. My father was a sports editor in West Virginia covering the Mountaineers and their opponents for 40 years until he retired. He still has his contacts too. As a computer professional, I don't have time to research things unrelated to my job. If you can't look it up yourself, that's your problem, dude.

Why dont you post this in the original thread instead of hijacking this one dude. BTW, if you cant back up what you say, then dont say it. And dont come up with excuses.

cuseroc Wrote:

bitcruncher Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

Jackson1011 Wrote:Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff


Jackson

That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

If you wanted proof, all you had to do was look it up. I didn't plan to spend a day looking for information that you wanted. I remember the votes when they took place. My father was a sports editor in West Virginia covering the Mountaineers and their opponents for 40 years until he retired. He still has his contacts too. As a computer professional, I don't have time to research things unrelated to my job. If you can't look it up yourself, that's your problem, dude.

Why dont you post this in the original thread instead of hijacking this one dude. BTW, if you cant back up what you say, then dont say it. And dont come up with excuses.

Because the boldface quote wasn't in the other thread. And it's your quote too. Boy ... some people can be real stupid when they want to.

bitcruncher Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

bitcruncher Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

Jackson1011 Wrote:Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff




Jackson

That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

If you wanted proof, all you had to do was look it up. I didn't plan to spend a day looking for information that you wanted. I remember the votes when they took place. My father was a sports editor in West Virginia covering the Mountaineers and their opponents for 40 years until he retired. He still has his contacts too. As a computer professional, I don't have time to research things unrelated to my job. If you can't look it up yourself, that's your problem, dude.

Why dont you post this in the original thread instead of hijacking this one dude. BTW, if you cant back up what you say, then dont say it. And dont come up with excuses.

Because the boldface quote wasn't in the other thread. And it's your quote too. Boy ... some people can be real stupid when they want to.

Stupid is saying something with no proof, that you cant back up and geting offended when someone calls you out on it. BTW; my post wasnt directed at just you. There were other WV fans who have made assertions in the past about Cuse voting in the BE. I have yet to read an article anywhere that states how Cuse has voted in the past.

Screw this. I refuse to battle wits with a moron. :banned:

bitcruncher Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

bitcruncher Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

bitcruncher Wrote:

cuseroc Wrote:

Jackson1011 Wrote:Tranghese made the following quote to the Blue and Gold news, a weekly publication about Mountaineer sports etc. When asked about the BE raid, the commish responed by saying, "WVU and Syracuse could have broken off from us right there, and I'm not sure West Virginia would not have been better off for doing it. But President Hardesty and the other university presidents were men of integrity and they wanted to show loyalty to their friends at the other universities. They said they were not going to do anything that would harm the basketball schools or jeopardize the Big East...."

-- SU and WVU considered a move back to being Indys? Or perhaps heading to other leagues? Interesting stuff




Jackson

That quote also leads me to believe that contrary to alot of WV fans assertions the WV admininstration also voted to keep the 16 team BE league together. So it wasnt just Cuse and Uconn as some have tried to say, with no proof I might add.

If you wanted proof, all you had to do was look it up. I didn't plan to spend a day looking for information that you wanted. I remember the votes when they took place. My father was a sports editor in West Virginia covering the Mountaineers and their opponents for 40 years until he retired. He still has his contacts too. As a computer professional, I don't have time to research things unrelated to my job. If you can't look it up yourself, that's your problem, dude.

Why dont you post this in the original thread instead of hijacking this one dude. BTW, if you cant back up what you say, then dont say it. And dont come up with excuses.

Because the boldface quote wasn't in the other thread. And it's your quote too. Boy ... some people can be real stupid when they want to.

Stupid is saying something with no proof, that you cant back up and geting offended when someone calls you out on it. BTW; my post wasnt directed at just you. There were other WV fans who have made assertions in the past about Cuse voting in the BE. I have yet to read an article anywhere that states how Cuse has voted in the past.

Google it up. Do I have to do all your work?

Yes. If I say something stupid with no proof.

I think its pretty much fluff coming from the hoop school's, Mike T, and ND regarding the hope that the football school's won't bolt after the 5 year waiting periord expires.

cuseroc Wrote:Yes. If I say something stupid with no proof.

You always do. So what else is new.

Now that I've said that, I refuse to participate further in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

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cuseroc Wrote:Yes. If I say something stupid with no proof.

You always do. So what else is new.

Now that I've said that, I refuse to participate further in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

The only one who is unarmed is you. You have been called out and you have no amunition to back up your statement, so you do the next best thing when you have nothing, that is to resort to childish namecalling. But its to be expected from you. Whenyou make things up on the internet, and someone asks for proof, the burden onf proof is on you. Sheesh, talk about being unarmed.

Speaking of stupid, following is another stupid, baseless gem from yourself:

Quote:As for Syracuse voting to split, I think they were expecting to get the football schools away from the basketball schools before they bolted for the ACC. In everyone's minds, that would kill the BEast.