Boston College-Va Tech: Old Big East Continues Domination of ACC 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 on the brink of folding, regrouped and added Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida.  Since the realignment, the Big East has won three BCS games and the ACC has won none.

What about basketball?  What have the defections meant in terms of the basketball programs for both conferences?

The ACC will always continue to be a great basketball conference and Boston College and now Miami are making strong contributions.

As for the Big East....As of yesterday when the latest AP poll was released the Big East had eight teams ranked in the top 25.   They've become the second best league in the country.

The NBA is still the best!