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Latest update from the WVU Scout Board:

Latest update:

The Big 12 has decided that 12 is the best number. 2 more is all they will add. We could go to 16 right now and add Vile, Fsu, Clemson, MD, GT, and any one of about 6 other schools. We could do this in about ten minutes if that is what the B12 wanted to do.

Problems with going past 12: Fox will pay more but espn will only guarantee the same amount per school once we go past 12 provided they are solid additions( that's why 11 and 12 are so important that they add the most value possible) ESPN does not want the demise of the ACC. Neither does the B12. TX and Ok are willing to go to 12 but no more. They feel too many teams not playing each other yearly dilutes the conference too much. playoff money also becomes less lucrative when being split more and more.
FSU wants 14 with 3 of their ACC mates making the jump with them. We are all standing firm at 12 now.
ND negotiations have hit a stand still and if nothing has been worked out by the time we release the tv schedule then our paths will go separate ways(for now). Like em or hate em the Irish add the most value for any conference they join.
All these reasons stated above Have caused a dance of sorts between FSU and the B12. They say they want in. We say we want them. They make requests. We make requests. Things look imminent. Then they cool off. Rinse. Repeat. This is why I feel FSU will not be added as 11 until the regular season is near its end. Too much to still work out. So I guess you win that bet i never made with you Geauxy. Enjoy it for a few months.
Clemson is waiting on whatever bone we throw them. They would come now as 11 if we would invite.
The Big 12 holds nearly all the cards in this matter.

Did I mention playoff Money earlier? I did. When all is said and done for the years we place one team in the playoffs the B12 will get(current projections) around 9.5 million per school (includes champions bowl,let's call this tier 1 and 2) if we stay at 10. If that team advances to the final they will receive a larger cut of the next tier of payout(about 25% of the 3rd tier payout, the rest is split amongst the other 9(or 11).
If we get no team in the playoffs then we still get about 5.5 million per school from our Bowl contracts.
I was told a B12 team advancing to the final game would earn about a total of $15 million in post season money.

Biggest tidbit of this post. The SEC is going to 16. Their presidents have all voted in favor of going to 16 to maximize their money now while the iron is still hot. Their upcoming network really needs populous states to fully realize their earning potential. No brainer who the top two targets are. At least state wise. VA and NC. With NCST and UNC joined at the hip it will be hard to pull either from the other but they will try . If unsuccessful then Duke becomes the next target. But one school to watch for is the Vile Forget all the same-state garbage when a school offers to take half the money of anyone else-permenately After expansion the SEC will successfully lobby the NCAA to allow conference semi finals. The Big 12 has a plan to adapt a semi final game with 12 schools if the NCAA will allow it.


I will return with more tonight.