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Message: [QUOTE="Victory Lap, post: 23319, member: 897"] These things go in phases. The ACC was dominant for a long time and built serious traditions; despite the recent swoon, there is no reason to think that eventually they wouldn't have returned to form (even sans Cuse and Pitt). Teams like Maryland can easily rise back to the top with the right recruiting class, just like we might see St. Johns emerge from a long hiatus, and just like we finally saw G'Town return to relevance over the recent past. Georgia Tech has the best recruiting base in the country, and now that their disaster of a coach is gone, and now that University of Georgia hoops has a bright future, in-state b-ball recruits won't be so eager to skip town for the Kentuckys and UCLAs, etc. The Big East, on the other hand, has struggled at times, but has been dominant over the past 5 years (well, maybe going back to UConn's 99 season), but there is no reason to believe that would continue indefinitely. [/QUOTE]