A Hurricane Blowing Into The ACC?

Yeah, I do have other interests outside of politics and current events.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has formally invited three new schools to join the conference. One of those three schools is the University of Miami.

I've been a Hurricane fan for nearly 20 years. It's been a long, glorious ride to where they are today. But I don't like the idea of them joining the ACC.

The Big East is actually a pretty solid conference. Schools like Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Boston College, and Pitt have always managed to provide Miami with some pretty good competition. The scariest game is almost always when Miami has to play Va. Tech in Blacksburg. It creates even more tension than Miami-FSU.

And if Miami joins the ACC, games like that would go away. FSU is good, but Miami already plays them every year anyways. By moving to the ACC, Miami would have an easier time getting to a BCS bowl, but it wouldn't be as impressive to make it. Essentially, whoever won between Miami and FSU would be going to the BCS. Kinda takes all the fun out of it.

Who in the ACC really compares to Virginia Tech? Clemson? Maryland? Georgia Tech? Those are all solid second tier football teams, but they are not a Va. Tech.

Unless the ACC brings in Va. Tech and another powerhouse (Penn State maybe?) Miami needs to pass on the invite. The Big East, even for its nickname of the Big Least, still provides a better level of competition for the Hurricanes.

And I'd rather see them lose in a competitive conference than to dominate a non-competitive one.