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Originally Posted by Cochise
Obviously the Big 12 was reaching for any free agent school who'd won a few football games in recent years to keep its brand relevant.
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WVU was a replacement for mizWhos departure.
With BCS and Finals Four appearances, they are a major improvement athletically for the conference. mizWho has neither of these, and never will.
I'd say cutting dead weight like the four pathetic schools that left did more for the relevance of the conference than keeping them, as the conference strength in both major sports suggests.