Article: West Virginia, Louisville Big East favorites as season opens

Joel Godett
University Wire
08-30-2006
(Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It wasn't long ago the Atlantic Coast Conference desired to expand, targeting three teams: Boston College, Virginia Tech and Miami (Fla.). Those three schools had one thing in common: They were members of the Big East conference, and during football season, they were the best of the bunch.

The Big East feared the ACC was conspiring to destroy the conference. Nothing could keep the schools from switching allegiances. With just five football programs left, the Big East expanded, adding three football schools -- Louisville, Cincinnati, South Florida -- and two others for basketball only.

Just one year after ...

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