But they saved face by voting to not offer FSU and invitation after FSU announced plans to join the ACC. South Carolina was a back up, and they have performed like a back up ever since in the SEC. I was off by a year, but same story. Reminds me of Jim Delany pursuing Notre Dame. He too lost.

"We boldly observed that Florida State was a natural for the Southeastern Conference, and that Miami wasn't far behind. Needless to say, we, as well the SEC athletic directors, were surprised by the Seminoles' recent decision to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Gracious losers that they are, the SEC athletic directors voted last week not to extend mighty Florida State an invitation to join. Of course, they did this after they learned the Seminoles had committed to the ACC.

Then, completing the classless farce, Louisiana State Athletic Director Joe Dean suggested that Florida State would regret the day it spurned the SEC. Dean went so far as to say that SEC teams should consider banning the Seminoles as future opponents.

As one might expect, few tears were shed for the SEC.

"The SEC was so aggressive, so overly aggressive, that it caused other conferences to defend themselves," said Fred Jacoby, Southwest Conference commissioner. "They're acting like a jilted lover, a jilted suitor. (The vote) was a face-saving technique.""

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