The question is how does our admission add value to WVU? Marginally reduced travel?
I don't know that they'd oppose us, but I don't see them being hugely motivated to support us.
I tend to agree. Aside from being former conference mates and co-signers of the ACC lawsuit, I don't really think WVU would go to bat for us. Then again, I don't think WVU has that kind of pull inside the B12. I don't see WVU pulling a BC/Fruit boots quaking deal either.
The B12 is in direct competition with the ACC to maintain its long-term "power" status. It
should be thinking about a large expansion that would include several of the top potential future targets of the ACC. Those would include: UConn, Cincinnati, UCF and possibly USF. If you take those 3 or 4 off the table, the ACC is forced to wish upon a lucky star that Notre Dame will commit to its conference
and they can find a 16th member from a diluted talent pool. If the B12 expands by 6 teams, they make the ultimate survivor move (the largest since the ACC attacked/killed the Big East). But this time, it would all come in one fell swoop. UConn, Cincinnati, UCF + BYU, Boise and Houston/USF would address football, basketball, markets, conference TV network, and football/basketball recruiting territories. Best of all, as I said before, it leaves the ACC with no quality candidates to pair with ND if/when they ever decide that they need to join full-time. Who would be left? Memphis? Temple? ECU? No school from the SEC or B1G would leave to go to the ACC, that's for sure. If the B12 took
all of the top G5 targets from the list, then ACC members would likely look to jump ship. The ACCN is no closer to being launched than it was on the day that the GoR was signed. Once you start the ACC exodus, the B12 remains as a long-term viable power conference that spreads across 3 time zones.
But, as we all know, the B12 isn't as forward-thinking. They will likely add the minimum 2 schools just to get a CG added. One school will be someone that Texas demands and the other school will be someone that everyone else collectively can agree upon. They'll tread water until the GoR expires then fold when its top tier schools jump towards more lucrative conferences with larger payouts. And one has to wonder if WVU will even be able to find a home when all of their B12 counterparts are whoring themselves for a seat.