SEC was looking for a partner for the Aggies. There was internet speculation that the SEC came to Morgantown to check things out. Apparently the football and basketball facilities were ok but there was a real issue with Olympic sports facilities especially baseball. Hawley Field was nothing more than a high school facility. Baseball has always been huge in the SEC. Anyway, Mizzou was the better choice because of market, AAU and facilities. Basically WVU took Mizzou's spot in the Big 12. Since then WVU and Monongalia County have invested in a state of the art college baseball facility that did host a regional a few years ago. Also, have always heard we finished runner up to South Carolina when SEC expanded in the early 90's. No idea if either of these are factual. Virginia Tech will be a good candidate for the SEC if future expansion occurs and UVa ends up in the B1G.