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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 853420, member: 652"]
This is right for the record. the Big East minutes that were leaked online years ago confirmed that DePlippo and Fr. Leahy of BC weren't as committed the Big East as Crouthamel and Buzz were. Crouthamel even vowed to resign if the Big East went to 16 teams and he did resign afterwards. BC was playing both sides in 2003 the ACC and Big East as after the NCAA refused the ACC request for a championship game with 11 teams the ACC knew it needed another team and Boston College wanted that 12th slot while Syracuse with honor let the ACC move go bye and BC was picked as the 12th team.

Dr. Gross deserves some credit for the ACC move, but IMO we owe more to the fact the ACC resigned with ESPN in 2010 for less money then the conference realized it could get due to TV sports rights being more valuable due to eye balls and ability to sell commercials. The ACC realized to re-open its TV contract with ESPN it needed expansion and Syracuse was discussed early by ACC insiders like David Glenn, and Pitt was chosen allegedly because BC blackballed UConn. I don't think SU was ever a serious candidate for B1G, but who knows when Dr. Gross retires maybe he will say the truth.
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