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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 58970, member: 302"] Zagsblog says BE has advantage in suit...see link following initial #: While West Virginia [URL='http://www.wboy.com/wboyUploads/SKMBT_C45111103114550.pdf'][B][COLOR=#000000]has sued the Big East to join the Big 12 by next season[/COLOR][/B][/URL], the Big East has the stronger argument in the case, according to two sports law attorneys interviewed by SNY.tv. “I think the Big East has the stronger argument because West Virginia has agreed to the rules and because the other schools that are trying to leave [Syracuse and Pittsburgh] have also agreed to abide by those rules,” [B]Michael McCann[/B], editor in chief of the Sports Law blog and a tenured professor at Vermont Law School, told SNY.tv by phone Monday. McCann also said that because the lawsuit was filed in West Virginia state court, “The Big East will try to challenge that.” [URL]http://www.zagsblog.com/[/URL] [/QUOTE]