It was the dawn of a new era at Boston College, and athletic director Gene DeFilippo was not about to let it pass without an observance of the exact moment BC officially became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It didn't matter that it was June 30. As far as DeFilippo was concerned, it was New Year's Eve. (Full article: 1449 words)

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