![]() ![]() All 14 can be found inside the top 101 (North Carolina State and Florida State are tied with ten other universities at #101) of US News' National University Rankings It is outstanding for an entire conference to be that academically inclined. With the additions of Pitt and Syracuse, the ACC is soon to be made up of 14 universities. especially when just about every college conference has commercials promoting sportsmanship and other good values.Ī more likely reason the university was turned down by the ACC lies in their academics. But the Mountaineers have had some classic moments - chief among them may havev been when former Pitt assistant Tom Herrion was struck by a quarter thrown from the crowd during a game in the Coliseum in 2010.Īctions like these are difficult to stomach. All schools have their good and bad fans, so this isn't simply about ripping apart West Virginia. The first reason for the ACC denying entry in to its conference could be the school's perceived reputation. Now, none of these possible reasons for the declination are facts - just theories floating around the internet. From what I've seen, there have been no definite reports that WVU ever applied to the SEC, so I will focus on the university's denied application to the ACC. No one, though, has come up with a real reason as to why the Mountaineers were turned down by both conferences. Unexpectedly, a tweet heard 'round the world arose from 's National college football writer Brett McMurphy's Twitter Multiple Big East sources said they have been told by WVU officials that WVU rejected by ACC & SEC"īy now, all of the country has heard about the news and ESPN was covering the topic all day. I thought that most of the other Big East schools would take their time reviewing potential options. With the exhausting weekend filled with conference realignment talk, I expected that the first few days of this week would be a little bit slower. ![]()
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