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Article: All Signs Point to West Virginia; Minus Va. Tech, Miami, Mountaineers Favored to Win Big East
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- The Washington Post
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- August 25, 2004
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With Miami and Virginia Tech gone to the ACC, Big East football is
weaker this year than it has ever been -- and conference coaches are
thrilled about that.
For the first time since 1998, a Big East team other than Virginia
Tech or Miami will earn the automatic BCS bowl bid that comes with
winning the regular season conference championship, boosting optimism
across the Big East. West Virginia, often mediocre, is a conference
favorite for just the second time. Temple and Rutgers, usually
miserable, are confident they can earn bowl bids.
"There are a lot of schools in our league right now that are under
the radar," West Virginia Coach Rich Rodriguez said. "There's
something kind of exciting ...