![]() ![]() Tech AD Dave Braine picked the Atlantic 10 over the Colonial because of three factors. Two weeks later, 1995 - Tech joins the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football, which is in the BIG EAST, and wrestling, which is in the Colonial.A portion of conference revenue was going to be withheld from the two schools, but this settlement put an end to the issue. 3, 1995 - Tech, VCU and the Metro agree to a $2.27 million settlement which the Hokies and Rams split. As a result, those five league members decided to vote them out of the league. At the time, those schools were planning a merger with other Midwestern schools (hence, the birth of Conference USA) and the Hokies and Rams were not interested in such a merger. January, 1995 - Five Metro members - UNC Charlotte, Tulane, Louisville, Southern Miss and South Florida - voted Tech and Virginia Commonwealth out of the league.Tech joined American, George Mason, James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion, and William & Mary Virginia Tech joins the leauge in wrestling only. July, 1991 - The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) adds wrestling as a conference sport.Tech joined Miami, Syracuse, Boston College, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Temple and Rutgers as charter members of the conference. 5, 1991 - After 26 years as a football independent, Tech officially accepts a bid to join the newly-created BIG EAST Football Conference. "It will provide us with national exposure and television coverage, as well as improve the basketball schedule and bring good teams to Blacksburg." "Affiliation with the Metro Conference is beneficial from the standpoint of scheduling, national identity and postseason activity," Tech president William Lavery said. Louis and Tulane in the Metro, which was founded in 1975. The Hokies join Cincinnati, Florida State, Louisville, Memphis State, St. the Metro) for all sports except football. Tech ends its 13-year status as a major independent by accepting a bid to join the Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference (a.k.a. ![]() July, 1965-May, 1978 - Tech competed as an independent in virtually every varsity sport.June, 1965 - Tech withdrew from the Southern Conference.1953 - The following seven colleges withdrew to form the Atlantic Coast Conference: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Maryland, South Carolina and Wake Forest College.The Southeastern Conference, thus, was formed with Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt as the members. 1932 - It was agreed that the 13 southern-most members should form a separate conference.The following year, VMI joined the conference, and in 1929, Duke joined. Also, conference officials added the University of the South to the conference. December, 1923 - The name of the conference was officially changed to the Southern Conference.In 1922, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Tulane joined the conference. Other members included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington and Lee. ![]() "Sally" Miles, joined the Southern Intercollegiate Conference as a charter member. 25-26, 1921 - Tech, under the leadership of athletics director C.P.
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