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Message: [QUOTE="bennyMr, post: 2351057, member: 8147"] I worked with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association from 2009-2015. During that time I heard all sorts of rumors regarding conference realignment. My favorite was that Georgia Tech was going to the Big 10. That was a done deal until the Maryland lawsuit. The money, TV contracts and exit fees changed which in turn shut it all down, for now. I graduated from UCONN in 2008, so I was obviously pretty pissed about the Big East falling apart. I talked with a handful of coaches, AD's, associate AD's and they all pretty much said the same about why UCONN was screwed. The narrative they all pushed was all about football and BC. Louisville sold themselves in every way possible but sadly it was UCONN's admin, at that time, that was too complacent and made many assumptions about their "rightful" place in the ACC. Louisville presumably ran a smear campaign with an assist from Boston College...it worked. I do not think bribes were ever needed because of BC's or specifically, Gene DeFilippo's, unwavering hate for UCONN. [/QUOTE]