Ready To See – What Does Florida AD Scott Stricklin Really Think About FSU in the SEC?
DEBARYLIFE – Following the Noles’ legal settlement with the ACC in a Leon County, Florida, court, Florida AD Scott Stricklin appears receptive to the notion of FSU joining the SEC during the upcoming conference realignment cycle.
Granted, he didn’t seem to be leaning in any certain direction and gave enough ambiguity in his response to allow him to respond in any direction.
“We have a good relationship with our friends in Tallahassee,” added Stricklin. “In this league, no school possesses a veto. We will grow if you can secure a ¾ of the league to fund our expansion. We would encourage anyone who improved our league to join the SEC.
“The league leadership has always been able to explain to us why adding Arkansas and South Carolina, A&M and Missouri, Texas and OU makes sense, whenever we have grown in the past. Three fourth of the league said, “Let’s do this,” after we all saw the financial predictions and the competitive justification.
In the unlikely event that an opportunity arises—again, no interactions have taken place—someone may stroll in and introduce themselves as a school, explain what they offer, and explain how it improves everyone. We would be in favor of that.”
FSU may not be of interest to the SEC after they depart the ACC.
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A day before Stricklin’s remarks, McMurphy appeared on The Paul Finebaum Show and put down any notion that the SEC would even desire FSU when the Noles eventually renounce their ACC grant of rights.
Rather than focusing on expanding into Virginia and North Carolina areas, McMurphy claimed interest in the “It Just Means More” conference.
If that’s the case, FSU and Clemson would cheerfully allow the Big Ten to expand into the Deep South.
With elite teams from the Midwest, West Coast, and South, both brands will generate a large amount of income and help the conference become a national brand.