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January 2012, NCAA-Conferences
Big 12's Neinas Wants it Both Ways
Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas is peeved that the University of Missouri is bolting his conference for the SEC, but finds it perfectly acceptable that West Virginia should leave the Big East to help fill the gap left by Mizzou and Texas A&M as they depart his conference.
Neinas refused to comment on exit fees for Missouri and Texas A&M as they depart the Big 12 for the SEC. Nor would he comment on when he might comment, the Kansas City Star reported.
But as he has on several occasions during the last week, Neinas said he anticipated West Virginia — despite a lawsuit by the Big East to keep them — would join the Big 12 for the 2012-13 season.
“We have a schedule with West Virginia,” Neinas told the Gazette. “We have a contractual commitment with our television partners that we must release a schedule by Feb. 1 and we will do that.”
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