Published 12/2/2008
by jeff kalafa
at Bleacher Report - College Football
Since the defection of the old Big East teams, Miami and Virginia Tech in 2004 and Boston College in 2005, these three have done nothing but dominate ACC Football.
This weekend the fourth ACC Championship game will be played in Tampa. Virginia Tech will be making its third appearance, Boston College its third.
More than the appearances in the championship games, the overall records of these teams since joining the ACC can be described in two words...totally dominating!
Virginia Tech is 33-9, Boston College is 21-12 and Miami is 21-19. This adds up to 75-50 overall, a winning percentage of 60.
The original Big East Conference was constantly ridiculed for being the weakest of the six BCS conferences, but since the three have joined the ACC, we have seen just how weak the ACC would be without their addition.
What's more impressive is that since the "Big Three" have defected, contrary to what most people predicted, the Big East has flourished in football.
The Big East, appearing ...
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