"Jimbo gives thumbs up to FSU exploring the Big 12 option"

[Chechem]

 
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That island must be a very, very lonely place for Randy Spetman right about now.

Earlier Saturday, Florida State Board of Trustees chairman Andy Haggard very emphatically stated he “can say that unanimously [the board] would be in favor of seeing what the Big 12 might have to offer.”  That interview and those words directly contradict FSU’s athletic director’s ACC affirmation a day earlier.

Now, the head football coach has publicly hinted as much as well that, yeah, maybe looking beyond the ACC is something that should be considered.

“There have been no official talks, but I think you always have to look out there to see what’s best for Florida State,” Fisher said Saturday night according to the Orlando Sentinel. “If that [jumping to the Big 12] is what’s best for Florida State, then that’s what we need to do.” ...

[Marshal Dillon]

Wow, what a crazy story. FSU and/or Clemson to the Big 12 mkaes zero sense. Clemson will end up travelling more than 900 miles for a game and FSU probably about the same. FSU vs. Iowa State/Baylor/Texas Tech doesn't get anyone excited.




 

[pmull]

Why would FSU even consider doing this? Road trips will be awful. If they want to join a new conference they should be camped out at the SEC office in B'ham begging Mike Slive to let them join.

[SUPERCOACH]

Maybe it is that silly gentleman's agreement we've heard of about not allowing new schools into the SEC if there is already a school in that state.

[ricky023]

Why would FSU even consider doing this? Road trips will be awful. If they want to join a new conference they should be camped out at the SEC office in B'ham begging Mike Slive to let them join.

Yea but pmull and others you know why FSU don't want to come to the SEC. They would never be a run at a NCG. They don't have all the lowly teams to beat like they do in the ACC. Kentucky and Ole Miss would be hard for them to beat, much less mention Alabama or LSU or Georgia. RTR!

[Catch Prothro]

Another link, "Basketball, Gators behind Fla. State's Big12 Interest"

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Think about it: Even though the ACC's new deal will bring FSU up to about $17 million annually in TV revenue, that's still $3 million less than the Big 12. Not only that, but some estimate the recently expanded SEC's new deal could earn each conference school as much as $25 million per year. Translation: Over the span of the ACC's 16-year contract, FSU will earn $128 million less than the Gators.

So, FSU is the Auburn of the State of Florida?

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