FSU MUST take a long term view on conference realignment By LouC @louciaccia on Jul 28, 2021, 4:30pm EDT 1 Time to party like it’s 2011. I’ve been on this realignment game for a LONG time. Some of you might remember me from such classics as "FSU & the Big 12: The Dude Never Sleeps" and "Swofford, The Ninja Who Cried". There’s a fair amount of valid consternation from FSU fans about the SEC’s latest expansion with OU and TX. Let’s just get the ground rules down…this is a big honking deal. FSU and the ACC have been playing the conference payout deficit game for well over a decade now, but that gap is about to get a dose of horse steroids. Realistic projections anticipate SEC and B1G payouts to be in the $75-85M range within a few years. The ACC is currently paying out in the $30Ms.