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http://www.burntorangenation.com/20...orida-state-inevitable-conference-realignment
The messages from the actual Florida State administration still seem mixed regarding a possible move to the Big 12, but a report on Sunday from Ingram Smith on ChuckOliver.net has added more momentum to the runaway freight train that is conference realignment by calling the prospective Seminole move to the Big 12 "inevitable."
Clearly seeking to establish the credibility of the report (after all, what is ChuckOliver.net and who is Ingram Smith?), Smith cites sources "with the strongest ties possible to the Florida State's Athletic Department."
It smacks of a strategic leak as the Florida State administration seeks to come to their own consensus behind the scenes about the next move and waiting for movement on the part of the Big 12, but using a relatively unknown website would be an odd way to go about doing that.
Whatever the credibility of the sources used for the story, the example of Texas A&M provides sufficient evidence to support the argument that these realignment rumors can create enough momentum within a fanbase and, more importantly, the power-wielding donors and boosters of a school, that the move to another conference can essentially be taken out of the administration's hands due to the amount of pressure applied.
And, also, money -- that green stuff is important, too.
As far as the Big 12 is concerned, the league now appears to be stable (i.e. not in danger of completely collapsing), in large part due to the influx of TV money with the conference's new deal that is fueling much of this talk after the numbers associated with the ACC's new deal came out, but that old issue of consensus has once again reared it's head.
At issue again is whether the league wants to expand past 10 teams:
The messages from the actual Florida State administration still seem mixed regarding a possible move to the Big 12, but a report on Sunday from Ingram Smith on ChuckOliver.net has added more momentum to the runaway freight train that is conference realignment by calling the prospective Seminole move to the Big 12 "inevitable."
Clearly seeking to establish the credibility of the report (after all, what is ChuckOliver.net and who is Ingram Smith?), Smith cites sources "with the strongest ties possible to the Florida State's Athletic Department."
It smacks of a strategic leak as the Florida State administration seeks to come to their own consensus behind the scenes about the next move and waiting for movement on the part of the Big 12, but using a relatively unknown website would be an odd way to go about doing that.
Whatever the credibility of the sources used for the story, the example of Texas A&M provides sufficient evidence to support the argument that these realignment rumors can create enough momentum within a fanbase and, more importantly, the power-wielding donors and boosters of a school, that the move to another conference can essentially be taken out of the administration's hands due to the amount of pressure applied.
And, also, money -- that green stuff is important, too.
As far as the Big 12 is concerned, the league now appears to be stable (i.e. not in danger of completely collapsing), in large part due to the influx of TV money with the conference's new deal that is fueling much of this talk after the numbers associated with the ACC's new deal came out, but that old issue of consensus has once again reared it's head.
At issue again is whether the league wants to expand past 10 teams:
