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Message: [QUOTE="billybud, post: 4551809, member: 3850"] Nope....more like a program that has fired a coach and has to continue paying him....sad money. FSU and Clemson have not been happy with the conference for many years. It has to do with the emphasis and investment in football. FSU guys always saw Swofford, the ex UNC guy with a campus building named after him, as a basketball first guy who got surprised when the media payout paid based on football surpassed the old model where basketball was the lead.....FSU and Clemson invested in their football programs.. It is frustration built up over years...it was 2012... [I]Andy Haggard, Florida State University's Board of Trustee's Chairman, [URL='http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1364755']blasted the ACC's new television deal and said the board would consider a move to the Big 12 [/URL]if it is in FSU's interest. The article specifically casts doubt on whether there has been any talk between FSU and the Big 12, but opens the door for conversations in the future. Florida State is unhappy that the ACC's new TV contract gives third-tier media rights for football to ESPN/ABC, but allows schools to retain third-tier basketball rights. This favors basketball-centric schools like UNC and Duke at the expense of football-centric schools like Florida State (and Clemson).[/I] Long story and boring to UConn folks...but it is a long running Days of Our Lives. [/QUOTE]