Five
years ago today, Virginia Tech was invited to join the ACC. The Hokies didn't
sign on the dotted line until July 1, 2003, and Tech didn't become a full member
of the conference until a year later, but June 24, 2003 is the day to mark on
your calendar and to celebrate, because that's the day the ACC head honchos
finally caved in and voted to offer admission to the Hokies.
Five years. It's hard to believe. The process was shrouded in secrecy and
mystery back then, and half a decade later, it still is. As monumental an
occurrence as ACC expansion was, the world is still waiting on the definitive
tell-all book, a chronicle of what really happened. Alas, if we don't
have it by now, I would think we're never going to get it.