If Syracuse didn't insist it play BC and Pitt every year and Pitt didn't

say the same thing about Syracuse, then why didn't the divisions look like this afterwards?

Atlantic/Coastal
BC-Syracuse
Pitt-VT
UMD-UVA
Wake-Duke
NC State-UNC
Clemson-GT
FSU-Miami

Or if VT was willing to swap divisions, then the ACC could have looked like this:

Atlantic/Coastal
BC-Syracuse
Pitt-UMD *insisted it play UVA every year back when the the ACC expanded to 12
VT-UVA
Wake-Duke
NC State-UNC
Clemson-GT
FSU-Miami

All I am suggesting is there is a reason BC ended up be a division foe for Syracuse instead of a protected cross-division foe. If the BC-Syracuse rivalry is as huge as everyone claims it is, then they would have ended up being cross-division foes and Syracuse wouldn't have cared about not getting to play Pitt every year.

I found the link on Pitt Panthers football website. Please note the opener to the storyline, "Longtime eastern rivals Pitt and Syracuse will meet for the first time as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference when the Panthers visit the Carrier Dome on Saturday."

From Syracuse's perspective, here is something else that may be worthy of note:

BC-Syracuse football rivalry: 46 games plays (FWIW Holy Cross is the only school to play BC more than Syracuse)
Penn State-Syracuse football rivalry: 69 games (most of any Syracuse's rivals)
Pitt-Syracuse football rivalry: 67 games (second most for Syracuse and third most for Pitt) and has spilled over into bball in recent years
Syracuse-WVU football rivalry: 60 games (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)

[Post edited by VTHokie2000 at 08/02/2016 5:40PM]

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Link: Pitt Panther Football

Posted: 08/02/2016 at 5:40PM

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Great idea if viewed through a VT lens. Not so great through other lenses. ** -- marcbvtgm 08/03/2016 1:10PM

The problem with your proposal is the other 10 members are paired -- VTHokie2000 08/01/2016 4:40PM

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If that is true then why did Syracuse insist it get to play BC and Pitt -- VTHokie2000 08/02/2016 10:10AM

Syracuse didn't insist on anything, nor could it -- Tailgate Guru 08/02/2016 3:22PM

If Syracuse didn't insist it play BC and Pitt every year and Pitt didn't -- VTHokie2000 08/02/2016 5:40PM

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