They might have thought that they had a safe landing spot, and their stock was finally high again.
Even just one game at 63-3 can change the perspective, can’t it? Why would the SEC want an extra mouth to feed in an area that they already control? The only answer previously was to keep the B10 out of the area, but now FSU has to look a lot more like another Nebraska/Rutgers debacle to the B10 than an opportunity. The B10 also has to be concerned about the potential for the same issue with some of the schools that they have already recently assimilated. And if the B10 doesn’t want FSU, the SEC will lose all interest since they don’t need to defend their turf.
I think that FSU had to leverage their position between the two super conferences, but they just lost a lot of brand credibility in just one game. They are Fool’s Gold. Look for them to pull a Michigan legal “nevermind” when they find that they don’t have a safe place to land.
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The B10 will take Miami (a much bigger tv market and AAU school) over FSU 10 times out of 10.
I'm curious as to where FSU thinks it can go if it somehow free's itself of the ACC?
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Had FSU shown a real interest in the Big 12 before, it might be a different story.
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