Why are college football leaders choosing to turn off so many fans?
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 […]
WVU’s Gee on conference alignment; Mountaineer football notes; Goetz
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 […]
This is what makes talks between the Pac-12 and Big 12 interesting
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 […]
What WVU fans need to understand with OU, UT bolting Big 12
If you’re new to the game, well, this Big 12 making news has been unstable for years. Sure, the impending exit of Texas and Oklahoma is the proverbial icing, but think back. In case you’ve forgotten, in June of 2015, Oklahoma president David Boren kicked off an 18-month run of uncertainty by saying he believed […]