This was merely a formality. Everyone knew. It’s been known. Even the settlement was known since last week. Just that now it is official. I know this is a shock, but the Big East didn’t actually post the press release they sent to the media.  Let’s take a read. Annotations supplied

The BIG EAST Conference Board of Directors has voted to terminate West Virginia University’s membership in the Conference, effective June 30, 2012. This vote is conditioned on WVU fulfilling its obligations under a settlement agreement with the Conference that resolves the litigation between the parties.

You can’t quit. I’m firing you first. Right after I filed that lawsuit to keep you.

“West Virginia University has acknowledged and agreed that the Court in Monongalia County, West Virginia, will enter a judgment that the BIG EAST Conference Bylaws are valid and enforceable, and will dismiss with prejudice all of West Virginia’s claims against the Conference.” stated John Marinatto Commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference.

Dear Pitt and Syracuse, screw you. No. This won’t help you. If you even consider a lawsuit, this settlement means nothing for giving you a loophole to go out on the cheap.

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Too many links piling up. Need to dig out. So, here are several that I found of interest, and somewhat related to Pitt.

As expected Maryland QB Danny O’Brien is done after Randy Edsall did his level best to botch the situation. Taking the top rookie QB in the ACC the previous year and doing all he can to wreck him — including benching him 3/4 through the season. Then expressing shock and blaming O’Brien for transferring.

“I’m disappointed by Danny’s decision,” coach Randy Edsall said in a prepared statement. “Danny told me that he’s not committed to our program, that he’s not ‘all in.’ I want what’s best for all of our players. Danny wants a fresh start elsewhere. I wish him well.”

That elsewhere, though, won’t be Pitt. According to tweets and reports ACC schools — including future ACC schools — are right out when it comes to schools Edsall and Maryland will let O’Brien transfer. So is Vanderbilt, where Maryland’s former OC  James Franklin is the head coach. Why? Because Randy Edsall is a dick.

I don’t say that lightly. But when you drive 24 players off a team in a year’s time. Yeah, that seems like an accurate reflection of the coach. When the QB you are driving off, is actually a real student — graduating 2 years early (which allows him to transfer and play right away) — yeah, a lot of this goes on the coach.

When I watch these kind of things that coaches and schools can and do, do to kids after they are under scholarship. Well, I have a harder time being outraged by the kids drawing out the recruitment and making coaches jump through hoops and sweat it out with hat decisions.

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