I think you are correct on this year being huge for VT. However, think about the $EC for example. They are without question the best football conference, top to bottom. They don't need to get better at football, so why add more football schools. They are on the fringe of being one of the top 2 basketball conferences. Adding UVA to that mix would give them a recent national championship team and boost that basketball narrative. It would also give them a national championship baseball team. Unfortunately, I think that is the main driver. Put yourself in this spot, assuming the $EC didn't have Ole Miss or Mississippi State in its conference. All other 49 states were looking on at what the SEC would do. Although Mississippi State has a much more passionate fan base, the vast majority of the 49 states would say pick Ole Miss because they are the flagship school of the state. I think we have some of that going on with UVA as compared to VT. Meanwhile, you have a conference like the Big XII who doesn't care about all the other things, but wants to create excitement and a buzz around football primarily since they already have one of the best basketball conferences. VT fits their model perfectly.