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Message: [QUOTE="Rufus, post: 5011033, member: 7277"] I asked Microsoft CoPilot to tell the story of Florida State joining the B1G. Here is what it came up with............. [HEADING=2][B]The Seminole Shift: Florida State’s Journey to the Big Ten[/B][/HEADING] [HEADING=2][B]Chapter 1: The Whispers[/B][/HEADING] In the quiet corners of college football, whispers began to circulate. Rumors swirled like autumn leaves caught in a gusty wind. Florida State, a proud member of the ACC, was contemplating a leap into uncharted territory—the Big Ten Conference. [HEADING=2][B]Chapter 2: The ACC’s Dilemma[/B][/HEADING] The ACC had long been a comfortable home for the Seminoles. But comfort doesn’t always translate to prosperity. As the SEC and Big Ten reveled in lucrative television deals and playoff revenue, the ACC found itself bleeding out financially. The Seminoles and their orange-clad brethren at Clemson grew restless. They wanted more—a seat at the table where the feast was grander. [HEADING=2][B]Chapter 3: The Escape Plan[/B][/HEADING] Florida State and Clemson hatched a daring escape plan. They would sue the ACC, clawing their way out of the grant of rights deal that shackled them. The legal battle was fierce, but the prize was worth it: the promise of greener pastures in the Big Ten. [HEADING=2][B]Chapter 4: The Big Twenty[/B][/HEADING] The announcement echoed across the nation like a cannon shot. Florida State and Clemson would join the Big Ten in 2025. The conference, once known as the Big Ten, now stood as the Big Twenty. USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington had already packed their bags, ready to dance with the legends of the Midwest. [HEADING=2][B]Chapter 5: A Historic Shift[/B][/HEADING] The fall of 2024 arrived, and the Seminoles donned their garnet and gold. They stepped onto Big Ten fields, their helmets gleaming under the northern sun. The Nittany Lions of Penn State welcomed them, memories of triple-overtime battles and citrus-scented dreams. The Tigers of Clemson roared, ready to clash with the Wolverines and Buckeyes. And so, history unfolded. Twenty schools, one conference. The Big Ten, once a Midwestern enclave, now stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Notre Dame, with its hockey ties to the conference, whispered about joining the party. The Seminole shift was complete—a leap of faith, a gamble on destiny. Florida State had traded palm trees for snowflakes, oranges for buckeyes. But in the Big Ten’s embrace, they found a new rhythm, a symphony of tradition and ambition. And as the autumn leaves fell, they whispered tales of the Seminoles—a tribe reborn in the heartland. [/QUOTE]

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