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I like West Virginia

They add flavor 

Burn more couches


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I like West Virginia.  But their location is a big negative for the conference, both short-term and long-term, I think.

I hope it ain't so.

An 8-team playoff, that is.

I think an 8-team playoff is inevitable and is more like 4-6 years away.  One main reason-- it'll make even more money.  Secondary reason, it would allow auto-bids to G5 teams and relieve some of the anti-trust pressure that grows stronger every year against the powers that be of college football.  It's really a win-win for "big football."

For the average fan, it has some advantages and some disadvantages.  There are things I don't love about it, but there are things I don't love about the current playoff.  And the BCS before that.  And the Alliance before that.

If I could wave a magic wand I'd go back to the conference alignments and bowl affiliations from about 1980.   I'd also transport ESPN back to about 1990 magically kill off the 24/7 sports news cycle.   

We ARE getting long in the tooth though.  I've known some of youse guys for 20 years now.  Almost.

Texas and Oklahoma are doing some serious OOC scheduling, are they not?  Of course it takes two to tango, and I imagine this isn't really a change for them, I know both played Ohio State in the past.  Anyway, I like marquis matchups, even if they don't happen until 2076.