The ACC added three members from the Big East Conference during the 2005 conference realignment. Initially, the conference targeted Boston College, Miami, and Syracuse. The expansion was controversial, as Connecticut, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia (and, initially, Virginia Tech) filed lawsuits against the ACC, Miami, and Boston College for allegedly conspiring to weaken the Big East Conference. Then-Virginia governor Mark Warner, who feared Virginia Tech being left behind in a weakened Big East, pressured the administration of the University of Virginia to lobby on behalf of their in-state foe. Eventually Virginia Tech replaced Syracuse in the expansion lineup and ACC expansion was agreed upon. Miami and Virginia Tech joined on July 1, 2004, while Boston College joined on July 1, 2005, as the league's twelfth member and the first from the Northeast.
the acc added three members from the big east conference during the 2005 conference realignment initially the conference targeted boston college miami and syracuse the expansion was controversial as connecticut rutgers pittsburgh and west virginia (and initially virginia tech) filed lawsuits against the acc miami and boston college for allegedly conspiring to weaken the big east conference then-virginia governor mark warner who feared virginia tech being left behind in a weakened big east pressured the administration of the university of virginia to lobby on behalf of their in-state foe eventually virginia tech replaced syracuse in the expansion lineup and acc expansion was agreed upon miami and virginia tech joined on july 1 2004 while boston college joined on july 1 2005 as the league's twelfth member and the first from the northeast