ACC commissioner John Swofford was unconcerned Wednesday about the recent speculation swirling around Florida State and its future in the conference. Amid questions about whether the Seminoles have an interest in listening to the Big 12, Swofford said at the conclusion of the league's spring meetings that he has had several positive discussions with Florida State president Eric Barron. Florida State has had to issue several statements reiterating its commitment to the ACC, and Barron wrote an extensive memo detailing several points both for and against making a move. Athletic director Randy Spetman declined comment Tuesday and Wednesday. Earlier in the week, coach Jimbo Fisher said: "We're in the ACC and that's where we're at. I'm not a decision-maker." "Florida State's been an excellent member of the ACC," Swofford said during a media briefing Wednesday. "We're looking now at a league that is currently 12, soon to be 14 in nine contiguous states that covers the entire Eastern seaboard that has just extraordinary potential. We've got 14 valuable members and Florida State is certainly one of them. "It has been, and I would anticipate that it will continue to be, a very beneficial relationship to both parties, which is what it should be." When asked whether he had concerns about Florida State potentially leaving, Swofford said: "I don't deal in hypotheticals; I deal with what's tangible. It's what we're doing as a league with the current 12-, soon to be 14-membership league, and we're moving ahead on the basis of that full membership." The drama began this past weekend, when board of trustees chairman Andy Haggard said in a published interview he was unhappy with the new TV deal the ACC received. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...sses-some-florida-state-seminoles-speculation
