Six Mountaineer football players have been honored by the Big 12 for their accomplishments on the football field in the 2012 season.
In a stark contrast to WVU's previous conference affiliation (0 ranked teams), WVU is amongst five other Big 12 members being ranked by the coaches SID's preseason poll. Oklahoma is the highest at #4, followed by WVU at #11, Texas at #15, TCU at #17, Oklahoma State at #19 and Kansas State at #21. Baylor is 6th out.
...assuming the pot gets split evenly amongst the league members and we hold pat at 10. I don't know about you, but the Big 12 is looking better and better daily.
Coach Holgorsen stopped by and spoke to the folks at Yahoo! Sports to talk about WVU entering the Big 12
"The Sooners received 32 of 41 first-place votes and totaled 396 points. West Virginia was chosen second with 339 points and garnered seven first-place tallies. Texas was picked third, followed by defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma State in fourth. TCU and Kansas State each received a first-place vote and finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Kansas rounded out the poll."
Not surprisingly, Mon County Circuit Court Judge Clawges has refused a stay motion by the Big East, which means the case can move forward in WV without waiting for things to play out in the RI court. He also issued a ruling refusing a dismissal motion by the Big East.
In best Joe Pesci voice, "Oh, a counter-offer."