▁ 1 2 , ▁but ▁later ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁A CC . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁several ▁Florida ▁State ▁University ▁figures ▁sent ▁decided ly ▁mixed ▁messages ▁about ▁that ▁school ' s ▁future ▁in ▁the ▁A CC , ▁express ing ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 . ▁First , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁A CC ' s ▁annual ▁spring ▁meet ings ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁begin , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁Andy ▁H agg ard , ▁bl asted ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁new est ▁media ▁rights ▁deal , ▁telling ▁an ▁F SU ▁fan ▁site ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁" un anim ously " ▁fav ored ▁" see ing ▁what ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁might ▁have ▁to ▁offer ". ▁However , ▁his ▁statement ▁was ▁in ac cur ate ▁on ▁some ▁key ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁deal . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁Jim bo ▁Fish er ▁told ▁the ▁Or lando ▁S entin el , ▁" There ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁official ▁tal ks , ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁you ▁always ▁have ▁to ▁look ▁out ▁there ▁to ▁see ▁what ' s ▁best ▁for ▁Florida ▁State . ▁If ▁that ▁[ j ump ing ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ] ▁is ▁what ' s ▁best ▁for ▁Florida ▁State , ▁then ▁that ' s ▁what ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁do ." ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁F SU ▁president ▁Eric ▁Bar ron