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im talking about PSU when they went into the Big 10 not earlier version

I agree in 1950's. VT was against bowl games, and the acc left them behind to play in the Southern conference (VT didnt even have a clue that was going on).... When PSU, got the Big 10 invite, (it was also a HUGE Big east fiasco). PSU wanted to be in the Big East and (champion football)..... But not only the religious schools (ie. Georgetown St John/s etc was against), but also Syracuse AD did alot of shenanigans behind the scene against their rival, PSU... PSU was furious, boom... the Big 10 invite. (and ACC sat back didnt even make a overture ..GAWD..
Posted: 10/07/2023 at 03:27 PM ET
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What would the realignment landscape look like if Penn St had joined the
KaHOOnah 10/07/23 10:34 AM ET
Certainly, the ACC wouldn't be as comatose as when you pass gas!**
techcutter 10/12/23 05:31 PM ET
This idea could have actually worked (link)**
mancunian 10/09/23 12:00 PM ET
Didn’t Gene Corrigan miss on that? Then turned his efforts later into ND,
Stech 10/07/23 09:39 PM ET
Yep. The ACC didn’t even make a call to PSU. They were blindsided when
reestuart 10/08/23 01:22 PM ET
the story was PSU would have taken the ACC bid
Mercury 10/08/23 01:30 PM ET
You're making stuff up again.....
2hhoop3 10/08/23 02:29 PM ET
He did.
HOO86 10/08/23 08:45 AM ET
ACC didn't have a bowl tie in either
mrcaniac 10/09/23 12:42 AM ET
I remember when it was the Citrus. UVA played Illinois in it.
HOO86 10/09/23 11:12 AM ET
The Blockbuster Bowl had more names than Sybil
mrcaniac 10/11/23 12:53 AM ET
Yeah, I remember the Citrus tie-in. GT won a share of the natty vs NEB
reestuart 10/09/23 01:16 PM ET
It wasn't the Citrus for very long. Perhaps 5 years.
HOO86 10/09/23 01:43 PM ET
No doubt about the CLT location being best. Hopefully it's permanent.
reestuart 10/09/23 01:58 PM ET
Joe Pa never liked the ACC....
Old Line Hokie 10/08/23 05:37 PM ET
UVA played 4 games with Joe Paterno
HOO86 10/09/23 01:47 PM ET
George Welsh was an assistant coach at Penn State for 9 years...
Old Line Hokie 10/09/23 02:15 PM ET
Boeheim and Crouthamel......
2hhoop3 10/09/23 01:54 PM ET
Agree. **
RJHokie 10/09/23 02:03 PM ET
If the ACC had been just a little forward thinking back in the late 80s,
VTHokie2000 10/07/23 07:51 PM ET
I'd rather think what it would have looked like if VT had been interested
IB4TECH 10/07/23 01:33 PM ET
VT frankly didnt have the infrastructure and support to justify it
Mercury 10/07/23 02:55 PM ET
I have to disagree. Our AD didn't want bowl games. I never heard
IB4TECH 10/07/23 03:20 PM ET
im talking about PSU when they went into the Big 10 not earlier version
Mercury 10/07/23 03:27 PM ET
If only BE had a clue back then. That could have been a game changer if
IB4TECH 10/07/23 03:34 PM ET
But only if the BB-only members left. They were a cancer in the BE**
EDGEMAN 10/07/23 09:07 PM ET
That just proves how clueless the BE was. But yeah, the bb schools had the
IB4TECH 10/07/23 09:37 PM ET
well also VT might have not been in the ACC**
Mercury 10/07/23 01:17 PM ET