... an upswing in productivity out of its sports teams since joining the ACC.  Football has stayed at the top of its game, basketball is improving and knocking off the giants, and the Olympic sports continually outdo previous years.

That is all well-and-good for Hokie fans.  However, the addition of Virginia Tech (and that of Boston College and Miami) has not been accepted as great as Hokie fans find it.

Miami, at the time, was a given.  They brought along their buddies from Boston.  The third team in question was Syracuse.  They were supposed to draw in their New York market.  However, the University of Virginia as well as state government "enticed" the ACC to choose Virginia Tech over the Orange.

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