Any chance of seeing Ole Miss take on Florida State in the Southeastern Conference won't happen anytime soon. College football insider for Action Network Brett McMurphy reported that sources have said that the SEC and the Big Ten conference are not interested in adding the Seminoles.
Sources told Action Network that Florida State would not have a spot in the SEC if it's successful in leaving the ACC and the ACC stays intact. One of those reasons is that "it doesn't make financial sense for either league; there's no appetite for more expansion."
The latest reports come several days after sources said that Florida State and Clemson were both expected to join the Big 12 Conference. The Seminoles are trying to exit the ACC due to the ACC's revenue distribution model, believing it puts their program at a disadvantage compared to the SEC and Big Ten Conferences.
If the reports that Florida State's top choices are the SEC and Big Ten Conferences, and these sources suggest that both are not interested in adding the Noles, then it will come as a blow for the football program and athletic director Michael Alford.
One thing to take from the reported sources is that they said the conferences were not interested if the ACC stays intact. If we see a Pac-12 scenario with the ACC and more than Florida State and Clemson exit, then it will be interesting to see if the SEC changes its reported stance.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey focused on 16
At the SEC Media Days, conference commissioner Greg Sankey spoke to the media yesterday. When asked if he was monitoring the Florida State and Clemson situation, Sankey confirmed he was focused on the 16 but has people following any developments.
""We're focused on our 16, period, I'm not going to guess about what happens next. We can certainly remain at 16 for a long time and be incredibly successful.""Greg Sankey at SEC Media Days
Greg Sankey said he had people around him monitoring the situation with Florida State and Clemson, but his job was to focus on the 16 SEC teams.
If the SEC feels they will add schools from the ACC, North Carolina and Virginia are the two schools that would offer more to the conference. Just when we thought conference realignment had settled down, it started to pick up pace again.