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After reading and listening to various people Tuesday, we realized we
completely misunderstood the Virginia Tech talk. It does a few things, and
does them brilliantly.

• The pressure goes from UVa to Tech. Tech has to decide if it will toss the
  Big East over, abandon the lawsuit, and look ridiculous in public.
  Having said a few days ago they wouldn't accept an invitation, now they'll
  have the chance to decline it. Either way, UVa is free to vote for
  expansion. Oh, and there's no guarantee that Tech would win 7 votes,
  either, which would make returning to the Big East a really ugly affair.
• It's a full-frontal offensive against the Big East. Nuisance
  lawsuit? Fine. We'll take a bigger bite.
• For Duke and UNC, it puts them in a difficult position and diminishes the
  influence they have over the process. It could also cut income to all the
  schools considerably as the pie would be sliced into smaller slices.

On a different note, a few days ago, a Connecticut paper was all but
chortling over how the city slickers had taught the bumpkins a lesson about PR
and power politics. Now, though, that seems a bit premature, if not rash.
It's an old story in America. This is where snipe hunting comes from.

All in all, it certainly changes the picture, doesn't it? And yes, early
indications are that VPI will say "screw you" to the Big East.

• 'Brilliant
  stroke' might clear expansion hurdle
• Will
  Plan B work? Stay tuned
• ACC
  Wooing Makes Virginia Tech Nervous
• Another
  strange turn of events in ACC-Big East saga
• Greedy
  ACC: Fat Cats and Pigskin
• Report:
  ACC will invite VT to join
• Virginia Tech,
  ACC Say No Invitations Offered
• Hokies
  to Make Choice
• Va.
  Tech Has a Right To Choose: Hokies Could Drop Lawsuit, Opt for ACC
• Greedy
  ACC: Fat Cats And Pigskin
• Hokies
  could face tough call if invitation comes
• For
  Dick, One Right Path: See It Through
• Expansion
  fiasco embarrassing for all parties involved
• ACC
  welcomed with open ears?
• Tech
  may be facing tough call
• Ire certain,
  Tech must seize chance
• Hokies'
  AD says ACC a possibility
• ACC
  expansion not for big bucks
• Indecision,
  Indecision, Indecision - the ACC and expansion