Unconquered

The more I think about it the more I think the Big 10 is better for FSU than the Big 12. Geographically we will be on the outskirts of either conference. Money wise the Big 10 has a better long term prospectus than the Big XII. Most importantly, in any given year we should be able to steamroll through that conference except for OSA and maybe one team.....and we wouldnt be playing them every year with a 16 team confeerence. The ACC is bad and we lose games in it, but the ACC isnt slow. I just cant see slow teams like Purdue being able to match up well against us and I think defending against Big 10 offenses is a lot easier than Big XII offenses. Academically I could care less about. A football conference should be about what gives the school the biggest advantage to succeed in football, nothing more. Money is just as good or better in the Big 10 and the path to a conference championship (and a playoff berth) is easier.

Two things though......cold games and boring football. Big XII football would be much more entertaining to watch.

My wife and I are from south Florida. We lived in Dallas for a few years and now live in Columbus, Ohio. Honestly, B1G football is superior to the Big12 and ACC. I attended undergrad at Univ of Tenn too so I have a good perspective on all this.

The B1G has been down the past few years but their programs have much more tradition and long term success than the Big12, except for Texas and OU. I'm not sure the B1G would accept FSU because they're not an AAU school but if they did it would be a huge win for both, IMO. Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Penn St., and Michigan St. are a much better lineup than Texas, OU, Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, West Virginia, and TCU.

Plus, the financial payout is huge! They're estimating schools will bring in $50 mil annually in the B1G now that the NY and DC markets are in play for the Big Ten Network. That money would bring FSU ahead of Florida.

+ 1,000,000

Call me selfish, but a move to the B1G means I'd get to see my Noles for the first time.

45 minutes from Ann Arbor, 1h20 from East Lansing, 3 from Columbus.

Money's big, too.

Where does this come from though?

Texas' Rivals' site said we put out feelers to the Big Ten (tifwiw). Barron has mentioned academics as being important and that the Big 12 lacked them. The recent rumors of the Big Ten seriously considering/offering membership to Georgia Tech. Not that FSU had been mentioned as such in the rumors, but FSU would make a great partner with GT. (Only taking one would be a mistake but neither school may go if they were the only one invited anyways.)

You live near Toledo or something?

As a Ohio State fan. I totally under peoples feeling on expansion.
It has ripped apart regional cultures, rivalries, and most importantly, traditions
since the SWC was torn apart.
It is a weird when you hear that an FSU, OU, and Texas have back door talks to the BIG.
Texas in fact is a piece of the pie Delany has looked at.
My understanding is that Texas has some regrets about the 20 years deal with ESPN.
The LHN is not working as planned.
It was great growing up rooting for your team against the regional foes and then you would play
in a bowl with likes of FSU, OU, USC, A&M, etc.
But, who knows. Unfortunatly, MONEY talks.

From a competitive football standpoint, I get concerned with those cold weather games..

Being a Bucs fan, I know how those warmer climate teams perform when theyre away in colder climates and the result usually never ends well.

Maybe there'd be some agreement to play more home games in late October/November and more conference road games in September/early October. They play a lot of nooners in Big Ten country and that mitigates some of the cold issues as well. That way they won't have to play in the 90+ heat and humidity and we won't have to play in the 40 and below cold and wind.

But the weather is the LAST thing that should be considered, seriously.

Trick, I hope you're right. I grew up in B1G country and would love to see us play those same teams I grew up watching. I just can't get away from some of the comments that Delany has made about wanting flagship universities and being so obsessed with academics.

I do think that if anyone could convince Delany into an invite, it would be President Barron. Barron has a brilliant mind and while people may not enjoy his short term moves, I believe that he has a great grasp on what FSU needs to do to have a successful long term future.

How many of those are on the lines? Wisconsin alone sends 3 ol a year to the nfl

Again, it could be a perception thing. However, I do think that many of the B1G NFL successes are guys in the trenches.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada, to be exact. About 45 minutes from Toledo.

I'd be in heaven watching us spank midwestern schools in person... Lol

Nebraska WAS AAU when they were admitted to the B1G. I think that was the key to their entry.

FSU does boast an excellent medical school, don't they?

Are we a long way off of AAU certification?