Are you having withdrawals? Face it, the last two summers provided plenty of sports talk show and blog material given the seemingly minute-by-minute discussions and machinations which were college sports conference realignment. I have to admit that I'm a bit bummed at the lack of sports page material on this topic as it was a nice diversion from the fortunes of the local Major League Baseball franchise.
There is some noise coming from Tallahassee, FL that the Seminoles of Florida State may be hiking their skirt up to some appealing conference--notably, the Big 12. FSU is said to be upset at how third-tier rights are handled in the ACC and that this piece of the media agreement favors schools like North Carolina and Duke. And, where have you heard this before--an informal poll of Seminole fans indicates that they are all too willing to say "let's skeedaddle." Thus, more fuel is added to this latest realignment brush fire.
The possibility of Florida State in the Big 12 is appealing. FSU isn't the toniest academic institution in the southeast but it outshines schools like Louisville and Cincinnati, who also have been rumored to be on the Big 12's radar. Florida State would bring more football punch to a conference now boasting TCU and West Virginia as its newest members and also has a much-improved basketball program.
Big 12 coaches probably like the idea of a toehold in the fertile recruiting ground of Florida. And, bringing on FSU would add in another Eastern time zone school.
Who knows if there is actually any "there" there with this latest realignment buzz. And, perhaps it's the lessson of the past two summers which have caused us all to be suspicious about this latest "news." For now, we'll keep our ear to the ground, check out the usual suspects who are blogging about this annual summertime topic, and continue to consider the possibilities.
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