FWIW, I'm not saying there isn't some scenario where the Orange Bowl decides to have a rotation, at their discretion, of ND, Big East champs and Big 12/SEC/Big 10/Pac-12 #2s & #3s as the ACCs opponent.
But the desperation of those quotes is comical.
There just arn't that many BIG EAST teams with sizeable fan bases. Bowls like ratings/and fans.Absolutely! I think the bottom line is, if the Big East champ is a top 10 to top 15 type of team, they'll get consideration, but if I'm the Orange Bowl, I don't want to HAVE to take the Big East champ.
-- says nobody ever
Sure. That's why you want out and your President is whoring herself to everyone.
Except the computers.
They show that if you add Pitt and SU to the ACC and add Boise, SDSU, SMU, UCF, Houston & Memphis to the BE, the BE is overall stronger.