'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Just when it looked as if there would be peace, that the conferences were done realigning, the Big Ten struck another blow that will send shock waves across the country.
The president of Florida State University says moving the athletic program from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big 12 has several drawbacks to be considered.
Jimbo Fisher heads into his third season at Florida State with the nucleus intact from a team that failed to live up to some big expectations in 2011.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has received application letters from Pittsburgh and Syracuse to join the league, a move that would leave the Big East scrambling to replace two of its longest tenured members.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that its council of presidents unanimously voted to accept Pittsburgh and Syracuse, a move that increases its membership to 14 and sends the Big East scrambling — again — to replace two of its cornerstone programs.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has received application letters from Pittsburgh and Syracuse to join the league, a move that would leave the Big East scrambling to replace two of its longest tenured members.
Florida State University President Eric Barron said Saturday that he doesn't know how to make it any clearer: There have been no _ as in zero _ conversations between university officials with anyone about joining the Southeastern Conference.
The Texas A&M System board of regents has called a special meeting Monday that includes an agenda item about conference alignment. The session comes amid speculation that Texas A&M is leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference.
Florida State University President Eric Barron said Friday he's heard the rumors that the Seminoles are moving to the Southeastern Conference and said that's all they are at the moment _ rumors.
"All of this conference jumping seems as if it keeps going and going," Florida State President Eric Barron said. "I don't necessarily understand it. The ACC is a fine conference, a fine conference academically and a fine conference athletically."
He also writes that the possible financial gains the Tallahassee-based school could make under the Big 12 TV contract might not be enough to make up for the cost of competing in that league.
