West Virginia Tells Florida State Of Intention To Cancel 2012 Game
by Patrick_the_Ruminator on Feb 4, 2012 1:22 PM EST
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PrintThe West Virginia Mountaineers move to the Big 12 seems to be picking up speed. Today, Florida State released a statement on West Virginia's intention to cancel this season's game against the Seminoles, a game that was scheduled as part of the settlement between the Big East and ACC over the ACC's original raid of the Big East that resulted in the departures of Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech. West Virginia reportedly must pay at least $500,000 to get out of the game with Florida State as it is less than 12 months from the kickoff.
Here is the statement from Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman:
"We were informed in writing late Friday afternoon of West Virginia University's intention to cancel its 2012 football game with Florida State University scheduled for September 8 in Tallahassee. We are disappointed for our coaches, players and fans that this game will not take place as originally scheduled. We now face the challenge of completing our 2012 schedule just seven months before the start of the season. We will work quickly and diligently to fill the hole on our schedule and will communicate with our season ticket holders and fans as the process moves forward."
The status conference in Rhode Island Superior Court for the Big East and West Virginia is scheduled for Feb. 9. Check back with us to see what the outcome of that meeting is.
For more coverage West Virginia's attempt to leave the Big East early, stay tuned to our Big East Falls Apart section
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ESPN reported WVU intends to pay FSU only $350,000
I don’t know if ESPN just didn’t research it well enough, or if WVU actually said that, and how FSU would react to that.
Okay, somebody in the Big East has made this necessary. "BC" in my nickname references the icon. I AM NOT A BOSTON COLLEGE FAN.
Its being reported elsewhere
It looks like FSU is going to join the BE band by suing WVU. I hope WVU has deep pockets!
by Vinnie Giordano on Feb 5, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
If this was mandated by the FSU departure from the ACC, does it mean they could get involved, too?
Okay, somebody in the Big East has made this necessary. "BC" in my nickname references the icon. I AM NOT A BOSTON COLLEGE FAN.
I'm sure it's something simple that I'm overlooking..
Can someone connect the dots for me on why WVU needed to cancel FSU to join the B12 now? Is it because of more conference games in the B12?
they had four non-con games scheduled
B12 has a nine-game conference schedule. So they had to cancel someone, and FSU made the most sense for various reasons. Really, they’d probably like to dump a second opponent and schedule Pitt, but that probably won’t work.
from what I hear
the Pitt game is likely to go to an “every other year” type basis. Supposedly, Maryland one year, Pitt the next, etc.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Feb 6, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
What a shame it would be
if the Backyard Brawl fails to be played annually. Although PITT has clearly been down over the course of the past half century :), it’s a great game with a great atmosphere. Besides, the game is essentially a WVU home game when played at Heinz Field….WVU is the city of Pittsburgh’s team not Pitt.
And a Pittsburgh report this weekend stated that Steve Pederson, Pitt AD, wants to explore the possibility of replacing WVU with Penn St. I wonder why :) ?
I would also like to play Syracuse every other year if possible. The Maryland game isn’t really much of a rivalry (except to eastern panhandlers) to Morgantown like PITT.
Well
The problem is that both Pitt and WVU will be playing a 9 game conference schedule and that only leaves 3 open non-conference games for each school. And really only 1 non-conf spot since 2 of those 3 have to be played against a non-AQ. And you can’t blame Pitt’s AD for wanting to play either Penn St. or ND more. There is more $$$ and national publicity when you play those schools. In the end, everything is about money. And I listen to Pittsburgh sports talk on the radio all the time, and I hear about Pitt all the time, but very little – if any – talk about WVU sports.
So yes, the days of the Backyard Brawl as an annual game are over.
Nice bit a trolling, Columbus
but while WVU definitely has an undeniable presence in Pittsburgh, it’s no greater than Pitt’s. After the Pens and the Steelers, Pitt basketball reigns supreme in Pittsburgh. I would still put Pitt football ahead of us too in the city. After living there for a while, I rarely heard much about WVU on the radio.
That being said, I have no desire to continue the Syracuse rivalry. Not because I have no respect for ‘Cuse, but I just don’t feel the game like I do the Pitt or even Maryland games. (I’m biased toward the Maryland game because I’m currently stationed in Maryland.)
Playing Pitt annually would be hard for both teams with a 9 team conference slate. You only get 3 non-con games a year. Maybe if the ACC goes to 16 and the Big 12 goes to 12, well, you never know. I think WVU’s interest in the series outweighs Pitt though. I think it’d be a shame to lose the series annually, but… meh. If it doesn’t happen I’m not going to lose sleep over it.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Feb 6, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Personally
I oppose 9 game conference slates for this very reason. It doesn’t give you much flexibility with the non-conference slate. 8 games in conference is plenty enough.
And, it’s not just the Pitt and WVU series that could be in trouble. There are a ton of other once big rivalries which are going down the way-side. You have the Big 12, ACC, Pac 12 and I think the Big 10 in 2018 will also be going to a 9 game conference slate. It appears as if the Texas-A&M, Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalries are dead. You also have Clemson-SC, Florida St. and Miami against Florida, Georgia-Georgia Tech, Iowa-Iowa St.. Basically with this 9 game conference schedule, those teams will never be able to play another AQ school again since the other 2 non-conference opponents will always have to be non-AQ. What a crying shame a 9 game conference schedule is.
Agreed.
This is the biggest reason why I want the Big 12 to go back to 12.
If anything, it’s nice to play different teams for the variation. No one wants to play the same exact teams every single year.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Feb 7, 2012 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
A lot of conferences had 8 conference games back when only 11 regular season games were allowed
at least under most circumstances. But back then there weren’t minor bowls for every 6-6 team, so more schools were willing to risk playing 2/3 of their non-conference games against someone they had a decent chance of losing to.
Right on
I don’t think any college football fan of any team wants to keep on playing the same out of conference team every year. Everybody wants variety and intrigue in the scheduling. It’s exciting to see new teams from other AQ conferences on the schedule for future years. But with the 9 game conference slates everyone seems to be going to now, you just won’t see that as much.
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