- "The Big 12 leaders voted to add West Virginia, rather than closer Big East rival Louisville, on Friday morning...'I'm not certain how everything went down, but they fought a good battle and won,' Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich said...Louisville made a late push for inclusion that reportedly involved a phone call from Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Louisville alum, to Big 12 officials. 'He lobbied for us, of course he did, as did many other people,' Jurich said." [ESPN [4]]
- "Musicians with the Louisville Orchestra plan to give management nearly 60 forms today rejecting the offer made in a letter last week for 50 orchestral contract positions." [Courier-Journal [5]]
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Posted On: 31 Oct 2011 - 8:00am
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- Big 12 [6]
- Louisville Orchestra [7]
- Mitch McConnell [8]
- Tom Jurich [9]
- University of Louisville [10]
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- West Virginia [12]
- Zach Everson [13]