Last weekend, rumors abounded across the college sports world about potential further Big 12 Conference expansion as both college football radio hostGreg Swaim, as well asJason ScheerofWildcat Authority, tweeted that sources pointed towards an "internal belief" within the league that Florida State and Clemson would join the Big 12 within the next year.
Working to verify a report from two staffers that at least four @ACC schools have agreed in principle to join#Clemsonand#FSUin their exit, and likely to the#Big12.
— GREG SWAIM SHOW (@GSwaim)July 13, 2024
Also continuing to hear unanimously that the#B1Gand#SECwill not be adding anytime soon.
Stay tuned...
According to sources, there is an internal belief in the Big 12 that Florida State and Clemson are likely to join the conference within the next year or so.
— Jason Scheer (@jasonscheer)July 14, 2024
Now, further fuel is being added to the flames by Swaim -- who has a long history of correctly identifying potential realignment moves early in the process -- who dropped a series of tweets on Wednesday indicating that his sources have told him moves are currently being made behind the scenes which could affect "every Power 4 school" at some level.
Swaim firstannouncedthat his longest-tenured source on the conference realignment subject has given him information that "would sound insane" if released publicly, and that ACC schools looking to avoid the current situation of Oregon State and Washington State should "get ready to act quick." He followed up bytellinghis followers that "a lot of things [are] happening today" that could affect virtually every power conference school.
If I was to repeat what I was just told by my longest tenured source for conference realignment, it would sound insane...even for me!!
— GREG SWAIM SHOW (@GSwaim)July 17, 2024
But now I'm more sure than ever that Yormark is playing checker, and everyone else is playing checkers.
I will just say this...if you are an…
A lot of things happening today, which affects every P4 school at some level...stay tuned right here!!pic.twitter.com/LxCboe5sRj
— GREG SWAIM SHOW (@GSwaim)July 17, 2024
Swaim also seemed toindicatethat feelings amongst those in the Big 12 are that Florida State may bring a sense of an entitlement to the league similar to recent departures Oklahoma and Texas, and that the answer to whether or not he wants to add such a program to the conference could be "closer to no."
His most recent tweet as of publishing this article was a GIF of dominoes falling in sequence, with the caption "it's happening." While it is just one reporters cryptic tweets, Swaim's history of accurate realignment predictions and his tenure as a reliable journalist could point towards more conference realignment news coming soon.
#FSUgetting a horrible national reputation, as is well documented, but perhaps with the#Big12just losing two of the most entitled fan bases in college football, and adding another this year (#Utes), does Yormark really want to add another overentitled mouth to feed with a lot…
— GREG SWAIM SHOW (@GSwaim)July 17, 2024
It's happening...pic.twitter.com/nK4DL8ml2J
— GREG SWAIM SHOW (@GSwaim)July 17, 2024
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