I had this discussion on another big 12 board. Old Big East v big 12. They actually convinced me the big 12 is tougher, but still, Miami in its hey day was better than any single big 12 school and VT under beamer was top 10 good. WVU also had penn state every year ooc. Against that schedule wvu was unbeaten twice in a 5 year period, once with an eventual super bowl mvp qb, and once with major harris(WVU had penn state 41-8 at halftime.
After the defections, WVU owned the neutered big East, but WVU fans dont expect to own the big 12. WVU fans do expect to win a big 12 title every 5 years or so and DH best finish was 4th in 7 years.
Also, DH snuck out of town like a thief in the night. not a word to his coaches or players.
Neal Brown met with his team and coaches and told them face to face he was leaving for WVU.
WVU is in a better place with Neal brown even if its a wash in wins and losses.