If Wake-Duke and NC State-Wake aren't a "must," then

I am not sure BC-Pitt and possibly Pitt-Syracuse could/should be considered a "must" either. At least I can't find a compelling argument to justify the BC-Pitt "rivalry" as being more important than Duke-Wake or NC State-Wake. If anything the BC-Pitt "rivalry" is on par with the BC-VT "rivalry."

Even though history suggests both fan bases value the Pitt-Syracuse, it appears their fans may not consider it a rivalry, "The rest I could leave, including Syracuse-Pittsburgh, which despite the history, both fan bases seem lukewarm to the idea of any sort of rivalry." I have stumbled across similar posts over the years.

I guess it is possible the ACC paired them out of convenience and neither school wanted to rock the boat. Especially since Syracuse got what it wanted; being in the same division as BC. The Pitt-Syracuse game has been played every year since 1955, so it is unclear how the schools would have reacted if they had switched places when being assigned a division. Then again the ACC would need have needed VT's blessing to go that route because it would have meant pairing Syracuse with BC and Pitt with VT.

In response to this post by Maroon Baboon

Posted: 07/15/2017 at 4:07PM

Swofford next big goal,"scheduling & developing new intra-league rivalriies -- Stech 07/14/2017 08:21AM

The first thing I thought of when he said that was West Virginia. -- HOO86 07/14/2017 3:38PM

Be there -- Millpoint 07/14/2017 6:33PM

All those you mentioned are Arkansas fans. ** -- Old Line Hokie 07/14/2017 7:13PM

Yep, the Clampetts were from the Ozarks, not the Appalachians. ** -- Atlee Hokie 07/19/2017 10:04AM

There are ways to preserve rivalries and still get around to play everyone -- Maroon Baboon 07/14/2017 09:06AM

Clemson and maybe VT have 3 too -- VTHokie2000 07/14/2017 2:02PM

The list needs to be short. Here's mine. -- Maroon Baboon 07/14/2017 9:49PM

If Wake-Duke and NC State-Wake aren't a "must," then -- VTHokie2000 07/15/2017 4:07PM

It is good for the conference to have the long time eastern schools play. -- Maroon Baboon 07/15/2017 11:52PM

If the ACC was to go down this road and public state which games -- VTHokie2000 07/16/2017 3:11PM

I have always lliked this scheduling proposal. Much better than -- hokie4ever 07/14/2017 1:20PM

My opinion -- Millpoint 07/14/2017 09:05AM

My proposal for 3-team partners if ACC divisions scrapped -- The_VT_Rock 07/14/2017 4:15PM

If Wake-Duke and NC State-Wake aren't a "must," then

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