U communicate like a blue balled teenager
I don’t give 2 blanks about West Virginia but realistically speaking their program is worth more than UCF’s and I just can’t understand how u don’t see that. U just compared West Virginia’s record to a bunch of g5 teams without taking into consideration that WVU’s record the past 7 years consisted of playing teams in the big 12, that is a big deal, they’re playing Oklahoma, Texas, TCU etc every single year. I get that you’re trying to make the point that (IF U) were in charge you’d go off potential and market size etc but history has shown us that’s not what these conferences focus on (hence the big 12 adding West Virginia rather than Houston, SMU, UCF, USF or the PAC 12 adding Utah rather than a school like UNLV. Prestige matters, brand matters and most importantly money matters, conferences want teams that invest in their athletic programs, go compare UCF/USF to West Virginia, I’ll wait. Before u blow your load again I’m simply telling u that these p5 conferences don’t look at expansion in the black and white way that you’re trying to push, u are the minority that thinks we should add the UCF’s of the world because football is not king in Florida from a fan perspective and it barely supports the teams we already have, go compare UF’s attendance/TV ratings to Tennessee or Nebraska etc. it’s not always about population but it is always about money.
You're a dope and I'm done with you.
I provide demographics, I provide objective facts, and you yap about "realistically speaking their program is worth more than UCF's".
You're a fraud. No facts, no stats, just a bunch of generalities. You make *****-like excuses for WVU playing in the "oh-so-hard" Big 12, the conference that is so bad that they are usually left out of the Final Four (unless Oklahoma is decent).
Here, let me provide a re-rank, including those oh-so-difficult Big 12 schools you mentioned (but not Oklahoma, nobody disagrees on Oklahoma):
The last 7 years, UCF has a 62-28 record, with 4 Top 25 finishes and 6 bowl games (including 2 Fiesta Bowls and a Peach Bowl).
The last 7 years, Memphis has a 60-32 record, with 3 Top 25 finishes and 6 bowl games (including 1 Cotton Bowl).
The last 7 years, TCU has a 56-34 record, with 3 Top 10 finishes and 5 bowl games (including 1 Peach Bowl).
The last 7 years, Cincinnati has a 55-35 record, with 2 Top 25 finishes and 5 bowl games.
The last 7 years, WVU has a 49-39 record, with 2 Top 25 finishes and 5 bowl games.
The last 7 years, Texas has a 49-41 record, with 2 Top 25 finishes and 5 bowl games (including 1 Sugar Bowl).
The last 7 years, USF has a 46-41 record, with 2 Top 25 finishes and 4 bowl games.
You whine about how WVU has suuuuuch a tough schedule, and basically Texas is the SAME EXACT TEAM (and barely better than USF) for the past 7 years (while TCU isn't even as good as UCF or Memphis). Outside of Oklahoma, the Big 12 just isn't that good, and college football essentially agrees.
But as opposed to stats and demographics, you are just going to make up crap about "prestige" and "brand". Two things that WVU doesn't even have.
As for your childlike obsession with what colleges spend on athletics, anyone with a brain would realize that it also depends on REVENUE, of which nobody disputes that the Big 12 pays out more than the AAC does. But in an attempt to compare apples to apples...
2017-18 WVU expenditures - $92 million (on revenue of $102 million)
2017-18 UCF expenditures - $68 million (and they definitely didn't have revenue of $102 million)
If UCF was getting ACC money, UCF **** sure would "invest" more money.
But why speculate, let's look at what has actually happened. In 1986, WVU expanded the stadium to 63K. The last renovations in 2004 REDUCED the size of the stadium by 5% down to 60K. The basketball arena was built in 1970 and seats 14,000. WVU built an IPF in 1998.
UCF built a 45K stadium in 2007 and are due to expand capacity to 65K. The basketball arena was built in 2007 and holds 10,000. UCF built an IPF in 2005.
USF plays football in an NFL stadium and has discussed building a $200M on-campus football stadium, and they only have a lease with the Bucs stadium through 2023. The basketball arena was built in 1980 and holds 10,000. USF will soon build its IPF.
So the concept that WVU "invests in" sports soooo much more than Florida state schools is a joke.