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Message: [QUOTE="jostar1, post: 1315600, member: 1737"] [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594931115313496064']17m 17 minutes ago [/URL] Great weather delaying my post. It’s mountain bike season plus now I’m the Jeff Bagwell of a co-Ed softball team. Also the coach. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594931196758466561']17m 17 minutes ago [/URL] But is coming. Just have to write it up. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594931407606120448']17m 17 minutes ago [/URL] Note: I don’t go looking for info to support my opinion. I look for the truth. I also verify. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594931649642651651']16m 16 minutes ago [/URL] I understand sources have a bias - intentional or not. I understand I have a bias. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594931975393288192']15m 15 minutes ago [/URL] But I would never let my bias interfere with the facts. I don’t backward engineer info to make myself feel good. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594932319498215429']14m 14 minutes ago [/URL] More importantly my network has grown large enough that I can get a wide view of what’s occurring. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594932659903672320']13m 13 minutes ago [/URL] I can balance what B12 sources tell me with what my contact at ESPN tells me & filter out the bias using multiple sources. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594932892855365632']12m 12 minutes ago [/URL] Everyone is eager to jump to conclusions when the slightest bit of info, accurate or not, props up what they want to believe. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594933040339677184']12m 12 minutes ago [/URL] But If you stop & think it’s easy to cut thru the BS. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594933244988104705']11m 11 minutes ago [/URL] Some people want to make their reputations arguing with me & I’ve stopped playing that game. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594933470209638400']11m 11 minutes ago [/URL] I’m not the story. I’m at the mercy of a at least a dozen sources who are kind enough to share info with me. Why? They trust me. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594933733641330690']11m 11 minutes ago [/URL] They trust me not to spin the info to fit my personal agenda. They trust me to help fill in the gaps between legitimate media & social media [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594934048373485569']9m 9 minutes ago [/URL] I can tell you this prior to the post that will be long & detailed. The NCAA rule requiring 12 schools in 2 divisions will be revoked. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594934325566689281']9m 9 minutes ago [/URL] Revocation of that rule has been 5 years in the works. Revocation is supported both by the NCAA & at least 3 of the 5 P5 conf. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594934596661280768']8m 8 minutes ago [/URL] The playoff committee is not affiliated with any conf. They do not serve some secrete agenda to conspire against the B12 to force expansion. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594934971862769665']7m 7 minutes ago [/URL] The 4 P5 conf with a CCG see the advantage the B12 may have by not having one. They would like to see the B12 have a CCG. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594935341141860353']6m 6 minutes ago [/URL] But none of them seek to force the B12 to expand. I will explain why in detail in the post. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594935605248786432']5m 5 minutes ago [/URL] In regards to the B1G a source within the BTN confirms that AAU membership is a hard requirement for future expansion. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594935798509764608']5m 5 minutes ago [/URL] No school will be considered without being a member of the AAU prior to their application for admission. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594936177007960064']4m 4 minutes ago [/URL] The BTN source confirmed if B1G expansion occurs it must be within markets lucrative in both $ & exposure. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594936463239880704']3m 3 minutes ago[/URL] a source within the VT athletic department tells me that VT has had absolutely no contact with the B1G & has no interest in the B1G. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594936868426375170']1m 1 minute ago[/URL] The same source tells me that that GT has no interest. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594937035472904192']1m 1 minute ago [/URL] He says that to the best of his knowledge only FSU & UNC would consider leaving for the B1G & that NCST’s SEC desire isn’t a secret. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594937293074489345']11s 11 seconds ago [/URL] Tomorrow I will share what I learned. I will not debate or argue what you believe or what you want to happen versus what is happening. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594937720595709952']1m 1 minute ago [/URL] The post tomorrow is based on conversations I had with 7 sources at the NCAA, WVU, the B12, VT, ESPN and others. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594938012443762688']50s 51 seconds ago [/URL] It is not my opinion. It is not what I believe is happening or what I want to happen. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594938410944622592']16s 16 seconds ago [/URL] You are free to form your own opinion. I can’t change your minds or convince you of what you don’t want to believe. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594938656634314753']now 8 seconds ago [/URL] But you should have the facts and a broad view of the factors influencing events & their likely outcomes. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594939066895982593']now 18 seconds ago [/URL] I took issue with someone who took statements out of context & tried to say what I had previously shared with about the B12 was wrong [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594939392453640192']now [/URL] He said that my sources deliberately face me false information. That offended me. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594939731789672448']31s 32 seconds ago [/URL] Mostly because it impugned the character of sources who go out of their way to share info with me. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594940009377042432']26s 27 seconds ago [/URL] My sources understand the power of social media & how I help fill in the gap between what journalists can print & what I can share. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594940337132544000']8s 9 seconds ago [/URL] His statement also implied I would be naive enough to believe what was told to me without verification. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594940584801996800'] 18s 18 seconds ago [/URL] If you look back - especially over the past 2 years - you will see that what I have shared has tracked closely with events. [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV'][B]Christopher Lambert[/B] @theDudeofWV [/URL] · [URL='https://twitter.com/theDudeofWV/status/594940885563023360'] 13s 13 seconds ago [/URL] Info I shared about why the B12 would not expand was later echoed almost word for word by the B12 & media that covers the Big 12. [/QUOTE]

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