Florida St. Seminoles fans and trustees have made it clear they'd like to see the program at least listen to what the Big 12 may have to offer, while the president and athletic director have publicly said they're committed to the ACC. But what about the Big 12?
Florida State Might Want Big 12, But Is Interest Mutual?
There haven’t really been any reports of any specific interest coming form the heartland, and that’s after many months worth of reports that the league is interested in BYU, Louisville, Cincinnati and others. It’s not like the Big 12 is an iron drum of secrecy. There’s Texas Tech’s Tommy Tuberville saying FSU would be a nice get, and that’s about it.
Brett McMurphy reports the conference still isn’t even settled on whether it wants to expand at all, likely waiting until it gets to see how the new playoff plan’s money shakes out before making a move:
And, oh by the way, the Big 12 is very satisfied with its current 10-member makeup.
“The Big 12 is literally on the fence as far as expansion,” an industry source said. “One day, they’re like ‘Let’s expand.’ The next day, it’s ‘No, let’s not.’ There’s no reason for them to expand except if there are some compelling reasons.”
Since the playoff stuff won’t be settled until later this summer, expect many more weeks of this before we can even begin talking about it for real. Hope you like conference realignment rumors, because they’re never, ever going to stop!
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