Post by ferris1248 on Jul 18, 2024 11:28:11 GMT -5
"Well, this certainly raised alarm bells on Tuesday afternoon. Brett McMurphy's intel for The Action Network painted a perfectly clear picture when it comes to Florida State's undying want to leave the ACC for another league. Apparently, Florida State has been so disruptive throughout all this that neither the Big Ten nor the SEC will welcome them into their leagues, barring a collapse of the ACC."
"The fact Florida State is not an AAU university already made it difficult enough for the Seminoles to get a Big Ten bid, as pretty much all of their members either have, or had, this research accreditation working in their favor. While adding the Florida territory could be cool, Miami is an AAU school and might be a better cultural fit over Florida State. As for the SEC, they already have a team in Florida."
"There apparently is not an appetite for conference expansion, the Big Ten would rather take its commissioner Tony Petitti's lead on the matter, and if the ACC were to break up entirely, the two most sought-after schools would be North Carolina and Virginia, which both leagues want."
"You may think to yourself, why them?"
"Well, these are two public universities and the flagships in-state. Not only that, but they offer tremendous academics, as well as rich traditions in multiple sports. Factor in that the SEC does not have a footprint in North Carolina or Virginia, and they could be all about it. These schools occupy the territory that both the Big Ten and the SEC would honestly want."
"Above all else, it seems as though many people in the know cannot trust Florida State after this:"
“Look what they did: getting the attorney general involved, accusing [former ACC commissioner] John Swofford of rigging the television rights to help his son, filing a suit to expose ESPN’s TV deals — something the other three power leagues are against, by the way," said one of McMurphy's sources. "They’re not a good partner. There’s no congeniality. No one wants that."
"All in all, it seems as though Florida State is trying to reignite more conference realignment and no one is willing to take the bait. In the eyes of many university presidents, conference commissioners and athletic directors, Florida State has done irreparable damage to its brand over its ACC divorce."
"Florida State tried to lead a coup, but it didn't take, so they must wait patiently for chaos to happen."
www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/nobody-likes-you-florida-state-unlikely-to-get-big-ten-sec-bid-barring-acc-collapse/ar-BB1q9FNL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=60b6b1984d3245fe80862584bd54dead&ei=30
"The fact Florida State is not an AAU university already made it difficult enough for the Seminoles to get a Big Ten bid, as pretty much all of their members either have, or had, this research accreditation working in their favor. While adding the Florida territory could be cool, Miami is an AAU school and might be a better cultural fit over Florida State. As for the SEC, they already have a team in Florida."
"There apparently is not an appetite for conference expansion, the Big Ten would rather take its commissioner Tony Petitti's lead on the matter, and if the ACC were to break up entirely, the two most sought-after schools would be North Carolina and Virginia, which both leagues want."
"You may think to yourself, why them?"
"Well, these are two public universities and the flagships in-state. Not only that, but they offer tremendous academics, as well as rich traditions in multiple sports. Factor in that the SEC does not have a footprint in North Carolina or Virginia, and they could be all about it. These schools occupy the territory that both the Big Ten and the SEC would honestly want."
"Above all else, it seems as though many people in the know cannot trust Florida State after this:"
“Look what they did: getting the attorney general involved, accusing [former ACC commissioner] John Swofford of rigging the television rights to help his son, filing a suit to expose ESPN’s TV deals — something the other three power leagues are against, by the way," said one of McMurphy's sources. "They’re not a good partner. There’s no congeniality. No one wants that."
"All in all, it seems as though Florida State is trying to reignite more conference realignment and no one is willing to take the bait. In the eyes of many university presidents, conference commissioners and athletic directors, Florida State has done irreparable damage to its brand over its ACC divorce."
"Florida State tried to lead a coup, but it didn't take, so they must wait patiently for chaos to happen."
www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/nobody-likes-you-florida-state-unlikely-to-get-big-ten-sec-bid-barring-acc-collapse/ar-BB1q9FNL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=60b6b1984d3245fe80862584bd54dead&ei=30
