Conference realignment era tests Big East and ACC
Big East meetings near Jacksonville fuel talks of expansion and survival. Miami and Syracuse loom as easy invites for the ACC while Virginia Tech or Virginia may be the third candidate. NFL TV deals and the BCS loom as conferences seek a 12‑team format by 2005 with Pittsburgh and Notre Dame as potential destabilizers.
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