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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy
Gotta fly to Charleston to get to Morgantown, IIRC.
I drove to Huntington, WV to see Marshall - KSU. Never again.
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There is an airport in Morgantown, only United flies there. But yes, It would be difficult travel even for fan bases that do travel well.
I think the SEC might have a positive effect on travel. I know Missouri for whatever reason does not travel well traditionally, but perhaps the prospect of seeing your team play at one of these storied programs would interest people.
Like others have said, WV has found a sweet spot in a conference with low admissions standards and conducive to piling up good records in football, and they had a great coach. The right next step for them is to try to move up. But it definitely remains to be seen if they could duplicate this success in an academically better conference.
I think they would be a good replacement for Missouri because it would persevere about the same football respectability for the Big 12. There are no Nebraksas out there, so its still down, but this would help keep things alive.