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ACC to Expand?
May 14, 2003 | General
May 14, 2003
Click on the links below to coverage of the ACC expansion issue in Wednesday's newspapers.
ACC EXPANSION: ACC Pursues Expansion
News & Observer
The leaders of the nine schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference voted Tuesday to pursue the most significant expansion of the 50-year-old league, a move that would shake up the world of college sports.
ACC EXPANSION: Hurricane Watch
News & Observer/By Chip Alexander
The idea of Miami, Syracuse and Boston College moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference apparently was first broached five years ago -- by Big East Conference commissioner Mike Tranghese.
ACC EXPANSION: Dascenzo - Good Call for ACC to Expand
Durham Herald-Sun/By Frank Dascenzo
I'm in favor of ACC expansion and the sooner, the better. Times are changing, and the ACC needs to change with them.
ACC EXPANSION: Candidates Bring Plenty to the League
Greensboro News & Record/By Rob Daniels
ACC administrators have been through this stuff so often that they've memorized it the way a loyal alumnus can recite every verse of the beloved alma mater's fight song. And lately, they've been more than willing to share it with curious leaders from their nine schools.
ACC EXPANSION: Decision Moves ACC in Right Direction
Charlotte Observer/By Scott Fowler
For those of us who love college sports, particularly college basketball, the ACC has been a friend since childhood.
ACC EXPANSION: Splitting New ACC into Divisions Will be Divisive Issue
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. - Expansion might have been the easy part. Watch the ACC try to find a two-division split that appeases all 12 schools.
ACC EXPANSION: Not Done - Expansion Plans Need Fleshing Out
Winston-Salem Journal/By Lenox Rawlings
The Miami-to-Boston expansion train keeps roaring down the tracks, gathering speed as the ACC meetings roll along.
ACC EXPANSION: UM Expected to Join New 12-Team ACC
Miami Herald/By Stephen F. Holder
The University of Miami is expected to be invited as early as today to leave the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference after ACC leaders voted Tuesday to expand to a 12-team league.
ACC EXPANSION: Leaving the Big East is No Great Loss
Miami Herald/By Greg Cote
It would be easier to feel good about the University of Miami's apparent imminent sports switch from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference if not for the sad, lingering note of regret over the pending loss of that great, traditional football rivalry vs. Rutgers.
