Tuesday, October 26: WVU is going to the Big 12 and working behind the scenes to find the right time and the appropriate means to conduct a press conference the next day. Mitch McConnel (R-Ky.; B.A. University of Louisville, Class of ’64) allegedly has other ideas.

Wednesday, October 27: Rick Pitino (Men’s basketball coach-Louisville) says the Big East must add Memphis and think about Temple.

Today, the Big East, with the influence asserted by one half of the Louisville contingent, added Memphis and stood with the Big East and proclaimed they have completed their membership. Simultaneously, they more or less make WVU’s case against the Big East and underline how decisions in the league can often be made for the benefit of basketball.

Fortunately for us, who may no longer get to witness this Louisville lunacy, McConnell and Joe Manchin, who McConnell truly ought to consider as a tag team partner right now, might get into a lumberjack match in the Capitol soon.

In a private confrontation on the Senate floor late last year, things got heated quickly, according to people familiar with the episode.

McConnell read aloud to Manchin a quote from a university official who said “no improper political influence” had been exerted as each senator was lobbying to get his team the plush conference spot. And McConnell demanded a public apology from Manchin for suggesting that the GOP leader may have acted in an “inappropriate or unethical” manner that could warrant a Senate investigation into his Louisville lobbying efforts.

Manchin refused to back down and said he would always stand up for West Virginia’s rights — not to mention the Mountaineer’ football team.