...and the reason why is coming from Tallahasse, not Dallas, Austin or anywhere among the current conference members:
↵↵↵FSU prez Barron says he will talk about Big 12 today. ... @tdonline#fsu
↵— doug blackburn (@dblackburn) June 7, 2012
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↵How's that for ominous? Just because we're naive and take the good-hearted, earnest, salt-of-the-earth conference commissioners and school presidents at their word, we'll remind you that just a week-ish ago, the league "reaffirmed its commitment" to 10 teams, which, among laughable public statements, has the forced humor and worthless context of a "Scary Movie" sequel.
↵Will the "talk" simply be a flat-out refuting of these rumors in the first place? We doubt it. And if Eric Barron's comments are even remotely foreboding that either party is considering the move, expect a whole new flood of potential candidates to join the Seminoles (cue requisite Notre Dame conjecture) and a fresh round of ACC and Big East doomsday prophecies.
↵For more on conference realignment, check out SB Nation's college football news hub.
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