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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 07:33 PM
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Mitch McConnell lobbied to get Louisville into Big 12 instead of West Virginia?
Edited on Wed Oct-26-11 07:33 PM by El Supremo
Sources: West Virginia fighting Louisville for Big 12 spot; politics entering arena

Nothing is certain in realignment until the ink is dry, and that includes the Big 12's replacement for Missouri.

The only thing missing in the drama was politics - and that just became part of the storyline in a big way.

A day ago, West Virginia was the preferred choice by the Big 12 to replace Missouri, multiple sources confirmed. Now the Mountaineers are in a dogfight with Louisville, which has made an 11th hour push to join the conference.

Two Big 12 school sources confirmed that Louisville is back in the mix. And the sources confirmed a New York Times report this morning that Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) had lobbied Oklahoma president David Boren, a former Senate colleague. McConnell grew up in the Louisville area and has an undergraduate degree from Louisville.
The abrupt turn of events raised the ire of West Virginia's two Democratic senators....

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/10/sources-west-virginia-competing-with-lou.html

:wtf:
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 08:19 PM
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1. Occupy Mitch McConnels chin!!
Oh, fuck. He doesn't have one. Never mind.
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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 08:47 PM
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2. You oughta like David Boren...
He was one of the most Conservative Democrats ever in the Senate.

From Wiki: Boren was one of only two Democratic senators to vote in favor of the controversial nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court, in 1987.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:10 PM
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3. Nah, El. I'm like you when selecting teams to follow.
If my mothers sisters aunts cousins plumbers nephews friend likes 'em. Good enough for me.:thumbsup:
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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 10:04 PM
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8. Only my late sister went to Kansas.
Oh, and one distant cousin was the Chancellor. And my dad went to UTEP. I don't think I mentioned that my mother graduated from Pitt. Did any of your relatives even finish high school?
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 09:28 PM
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14. and I went to Oklahoma City once,
AND my DU 'ID' says
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 12:31 AM
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15. STILL a Brooklyn Dodger here, Con!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:14 PM
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4. You know, Condem. You spent the last two years yammering on about how
great realignment of the conferences would be, and now we have a fucking disaster. I was willing to deal with Penn State, but going to 12 and now all this shit about going to 14 or 16?

:wtf:

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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:19 PM
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5. What in the fuck are you talking about?!?
Once the Big Ten added PSU in '93 we had to add one more. Big Jim is holding steady. If forced, we add two more. Texas and Notre Dame. Despite lazarus' feeble protests, academics has a ton to do with Big Ten expansion.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:30 PM
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6. If it's about academics, then Texas will not be in the Big 10, and Notre Dame is joining the
Mid-American Conference (at least in football).
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:35 PM
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7. Dammit, mad.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 06:43 AM
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10. Bam!
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 05:59 PM
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13. which is why they added Nebraska
right?
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era veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 06:12 AM
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9. Hey Condem, don't be too mean to Mitchie.
The SOB was going to grow a beard but married one instead.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 09:07 AM
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11. This is bullshit...politicians should stay out of it, especially these 2 assholes...nt
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-27-11 10:42 AM
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12. PLAYOFFS!!!
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Capt. America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 05:49 AM
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16. Mitch McConnel should only be lobbying for his radical neckectomy.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 03:42 PM
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17. And a big fuck you to Mitch the Bitch.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 03:44 PM
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18. A much more worthier team
Edited on Fri Oct-28-11 03:44 PM by trumad
Although I hate the one-toothed Mountaineers.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 03:49 PM
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19. Agree on all points, Tru.
Got in a brawl at WVU in '81. Then got shot (pellet gun) doing a century ride near Winchester. Beautiful, but I hate the place.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 03:52 PM
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20. Years ago the Canes played them at their stadium...
Edited on Fri Oct-28-11 03:53 PM by trumad
And won on the last play. As they were leaving the stadium, their fans started throwing garbage cans at the Hurricane players severely hurting one of the Cane coaches.

Hated them ever since.
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