College football insider Brett McMurphy reports that three SEC school presidents reportedly have no interest in welcoming FSU into the conference.
"Three SEC presidents recently told Action Network they had 'no interest' in adding Florida State," McMurphy prefaced before saying, "It takes 12 of the 16 SEC presidents to favor adding another school."
One of McMurphy's sources claims that neither the SEC nor Big Ten are interested in expansion at this moment.
“If the ACC blows up, who picks first ? Who picks second? If there is a need and desire to expand, you take inventory so your competitors don’t get it," the source prefaced before saying, "But the presidents and chancellors are looking for stability. Despite what the social media geniuses are suggesting, no one — the leagues, the networks — is driving expansion.”
Who are the 3 SEC schools that don't want FSU in the conference?
There's a good chance that two of the schools that reportedly had no interest is Florida and South Carolina.
In UF's case, it's simple: the Noles would add another program to the conference from the Sunshine State and take some shine away from the Gators. The Gamecocks, meanwhile, likely vetoed due to not wanting Clemson to join FSU in the "It Just Means More" conference.
For Florida and South Carolina, things would just mean less with better in-conference competition in their own states. They very likely were two of the "no's."
But who was the third? That's not as clear.
It's possible that a new addition like Texas or Oklahoma would be against adding more schools to lessen the impact of their arrivals. Maybe Vanderbilt doesn't want to be further buried at the bottom of the conference.
We may never know who vetoed FSU. But if the Big 12 rumor is true, it might not matter in the end.