Two other schools that stand out in terms of overall athletic department profit, or lack thereof in these cases, are Georgia Tech and Florida State.

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The ACC will send either Florida State or Georgia Tech to the Orange Bowl, the Big Ten will have Nebraska or Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and the Big 12 will be represented in the Fiesta Bowl by Kansas State or Oklahoma depending on how their games play out this weekend.

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Meanwhile, at a tech conference in Florida, there was reason for a little optimism from the second-largest computer company, Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ).

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Mary's, Virginia Tech, Creighton, Florida and Notre Dame--none of which made the tournament.

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While its strong basketball programs probably will make the transition seamlessly, it remains to be seen how the up-and-down football teams will fare against the likes of Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Miami.

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According to recent reports in Hong Kong newspapers, the SAR's Disney park is likely to be in two parts: a high-tech park similar to one at Orlando, Florida, and next to it, a Magic Kingdom, the traditional style of Disney theme park.

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"There's no reason we can't maintain the rivalry going forward, much like Florida-Florida State, Clemson-South Carolina and Georgia-Georgia Tech, " Missouri spokesman Chad Moller wrote in an email, referring to annual nonconference rivalries.

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Richard Florida, a researcher who studies society and technology, has documented that tech meccas tend to be co-located in areas with thriving creative cultures.

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On a recent trip to Florida speaking at an AAII event, I was witness to this trend of tech savvy boomers.

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