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[QUOTE="nzm136, post: 2696850, member: 2531"]
No. The real question is ask a member of the B1G who they would prefer, PSU or Pitt. They chose PSU.

In a vacuum, sure, Pitt is better, but pretending like this decision was made in a vacuum is crazy. Both Jim Delaney and Barry Alvarez said that the decision was made to placate PSU and keep them from jumping to another eastern conference (the ACC). The questions were: 1) do we want to keep PSU? 2) What would make PSU happy? 3) Are they worth that cost?

Now put yourself in PSU's position. Why on God's green earth would they want to elevate their most hated rival (Pitt)? It was never about pounding people into submission. It was about holding people down (Pitt), and recruiting students, athletes, and donors out of their sweet spots (NYC - Philly - DMV).

(Look at where PSU students come from. Look at where their donors live. Look at where their athletes come from.)

EDIT: There are several stories about the PSU jumping thing. One is from ESPN. The other is from a newspaper in MKE.
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