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Originally Posted by warpaint*
TCU's was an atrocious add. They brought absolutely nothing to the table for the Big XII. Big fish in a small pond. Seemed like a knee jerk move to me. Nothing wrong w/ adding WVA. State school, decent hoops and fball programs, expands the footprint even if it isn't contiguous. For what was available it was fine. They were a big fish in a small pond as well but that's a program that can grow and hold their own over time, plus additional TV sets. TCU OTOH is Baylor playing in the Mountain West.
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Neither were terrible adds individually, but they were terrible together. Both would be acceptable complimentary pieces to pair with a big fish. The problem is that there was no big fish.