▁sent ▁out ▁a ▁statement ▁from ▁his ▁email ▁account ▁that ▁listed ▁four ▁reasons ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁followed ▁by ▁seven ▁reasons ▁why ▁F SU ▁should ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁A CC . ▁Bar ron ▁also ▁took ▁a ▁dig ▁at ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁school ' s ▁fac ulty ▁considered ▁it ▁" ac adem ically ▁we aker " ▁than ▁the ▁A CC . ▁The ▁mixed ▁messages ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁days . ▁Form er ▁F SU ▁football ▁All - American ▁Der rick ▁Bro oks , ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁F SU ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Tim ▁Br ando ▁Show , ▁a ▁national ▁sports ▁talk ▁program , ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁was ▁act ively ▁purs uing ▁Florida ▁State . ▁All ▁this ▁led ▁CBS ▁Sports ' ▁Tony ▁Bar n hart ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁" the ▁spec ulation ▁on ▁Florida ▁State ' s ▁future ▁is ▁at ▁DE F CON ▁ 1 ." ▁Finally , ▁when ▁F SU ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁R andy ▁Sp et man ▁was ▁asked ▁for ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁rum ors ▁surrounding ▁the ▁school ' s ▁future ▁plans , ▁all ▁he ▁said ▁was ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁how ▁Der rick ▁got ▁that ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁was ▁shut ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁despite ▁T C U ▁and ▁Bay lor ▁finishing ▁as ▁co - ch amp ions ▁at ▁ 1 1 –