It hasn’t been all that long ago. July 27, to be exact. That’s when I spoke to some in the hierarchy of WVU about Oklahoma and Texas leaving the Big 12. We’ll do everything possible to position WVU in the best light, they said. There are many variables, was the response, including input and negotiations […]

This past Friday, a tweet popped up from the Mountaineer Sports Network. It was deemed an “IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT” regarding MSN broadcasts. Links to three apps were followed by a message. Being the dinosaur I am, I dropped my head, let out a sigh and tweeted that “I’m old enough to remember when I could hit […]

So, the news is out. According to a release, “Today, the Big Ten, the ACC and Pac-12 announced an historic alliance that will bring 41 world-class institutions together on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics.” Basically, the conferences’ schools will schedule more football and basketball games against each other to challenge […]

Let’s face it, college football is becoming one big Walmart. Many rivalries are being forgotten. Many traditions are falling by the wayside. Networks and power conferences are turning it into a big box store. And I have a question. Granted it’s a big-picture question, which none of the network nor power conference heads seem to […]

The visit and topic warranted the prime spot on the front page of The Intelligencer in Wheeling. The visit of WVU president E. Gordon Gee, that is, and the topic of possible conference realignment for the Mountaineers. “I think we all understand there is a changing dynamic in college athletics,” Gee told Rotary of Wheeling […]

I didn’t even flinch when word came out Tuesday via The Athletic that Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby was meeting with new Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff. West Virginia University has been in the same conference as Miami, Fla. It’s been in the same conference as Texas. Why not USC? Of course, I’m getting way ahead […]