Hey Tim Curley! See this?
With all the hulaballoo about Penn State's non-conference scheduling, particularly concerning PSU AD Tim Curley, it should be noted that Jim Clements, the new West Virginia University President, really wants his Mountaineers to play Penn State. That's right, you know all those old rivals Penn State doesn't play anymore? Well, one of them is practically pleading for a series renewal willing to chat about the Nittany Lions.
In an interview with Mike Casazza, the Charleston Daily Mail WVU beat reporter/blogger, Clements said: "...the three biggest rivalries historically are Pitt and the Backyard Brawl, Maryland and Penn State. I think having Maryland on the schedule again is pretty cool. It's a quality ACC team. Penn State would be very hard to get on the schedule because they're in the Big Ten and they have only so many outside games they can play, but that would actually be a pretty interesting matchup."
But oh, it gets better. Much, much better. "If you asked me to order them, clearly you've got to have Penn State on [the schedule]..."
Well, West Virginia might not be what it was under Rich Rodriguez and Pat White, but it's still one of the best teams in The East. It's supposed to win the Big East again this year, which would give it three BCS bids in the last five seasons, more than Penn State. Not to mention, it was one of Penn State's BIGGEST rivals before joining the Big Ten.
This should be a no-brainer for the Penn State Athletic Department.
