Joe PA was right. The northeast needed all sports conference that didn't include the small private catholic schools that don't play football. He told you so in 1976.

Boston College
Connecticut
Maryland
Massachusetts
Notre Dame
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
Virginia Tech
West Virginia

These schools are now in major conferences or in the case Notre Dame as a major independent. What could have been.

We all know what he was wrong about.

Team - Then - Now/Future
Boston College - Big East OLY/1-A Indy FB - ACC
Connecticut - Big East OLY/1-AA Yankee FB - Big East
Maryland - ACC - ACC Now/Big Ten 2014
Massachusetts - A-10 OLY/1-AA Yankee FB - A-10 OLY/MAC FB
Notre Dame - Horizon League OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big East OLY/1-A Indy FB Now / ACC OLY/1-A Indy FB by 2015 or sooner
Penn State - A-10 OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big Ten
Pittsburgh - Big East OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big East Now/ACC 2013
Rutgers - A-10 OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big East Now/Big Ten 2014
Syracuse - Big East OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big East Now/ACC 2013
Temple - A-10 OLY/1-A Indy FB - A-10 OLY/Big East FB Now / Big East OLY & FB 2013
Virginia Tech - Metro OLY/1-A Indy FB - ACC
West Virginia - A-10 OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big 12

Distant Cousins
Team - Then - Now
East Carolina - CAA OLY/1-A Indy FB - CUSA
Cincinnati - Metro OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big East
Louisville - Metro OLY/1-A Indy FB - Big East
Memphis - Metro OLY/1-A Indy FB - CUSA Now/Big East 2013
Miami - ? OLY/1-A Indy FB - ACC
Florida State - Metro OLY/1-A Indy FB - ACC