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Let’s watch the chess pieces move now

Suppose WVU is going out of its way to arrange a non-conference schedule that’s without any green — this isn’t entirely absurd, by the way — and is “actively looking” for opponents.

One and maybe two popped up out of nowhere, which is how these things tend to happen. Georgia and Oregon have decided not to play in 2015-16.

As much as WVU likes the SEC, and vice versa, the Bulldogs and Mountaineers won’t be getting together.

Coach Mark Richt said earlier this month that he preferred for Georgia to play just one nonconference game against a BCS conference opponent a year. The Bulldogs annually play Georgia Tech.

“We’ve been doing it, but I don’t think we need to do it anymore, quite frankly,” Richt said then. “I don’t think anybody in the league needs to do it. I think if we win our out of conference games and win the league, we’ll be in really great position.”

McGarity said that he’s talked to Richt “and he and I are on the same page as far as scheduling now. I know he’s excited about the model that we would have in place.”

I get it, even though that could have been fun. But what of Oregon? Their A.D. has to be looking for non-conference games, and ones that will get the Ducks on television.

I’m guessing the 12-team Pac-10 will have nine conference games. That leaves three non-conference games. Pac-10 conference games aren’t wildly televised as it is, though that will probably change a little with the new membership, and there will be an honus to get this reconstituted league on television.

I don’t think it’s out of the question WVU’s A.D. has a discussion with Oregon’s A.D. The latter would be Rob Mullens, who has an interesting bio.

God help the HDTVs the day those two schools and their sometimes obnoxious unis take the field.