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Message: [QUOTE="btstimpy, post: 2245662, member: 2673"] Pittsburgh was taken for several reasons by the ACC. Pennsylvania market, football history, existing Notre Dame football rivalry, etc. The Big XII discussions about and with Pittsburgh, linked, prompted action on Pittsburgh by the ACC. It's the only time I can remember the ACC making a move to thwart the Big XII. Tom Jurich from Louisville flew to Austin and sat in Deloss Dodd's office for hours trying to get into the Big XII. The Big XII elected to take West Virginia instead. It is true that Boston College did what you say, but there were other factors in play. [URL="https://www.cardiachill.com/2011/8/29/2388789/big-12-expansion-big-east-expansion-pitt-football-texas-a-m-sec-notre-dame-big-ten"]Big 12 Expansion: Pitt Invite In The Works With Texas A&M SEC Defection? Lunacy Lives.[/URL] [/QUOTE]