If you’ve been following the ongoing saga between Florida State and the ACC, April Fools’ Day might have gotten under your skin a little more than usual.
Joke posts on social media aren’t anything new, but neither are rumors around FSU and its legal fight to leave the conference for greener pastures in the Big Ten or SEC. With Clemson now joining the fray, the questions are only increasing. Would the Seminoles and Tigers leave together? Are they going to bring Miami with them? Just how much money is at stake with the ACC’s TV deal, and how much is ESPN to blame for all this?
Nothing is set in stone yet regarding FSU bolting from the ACC, though that path is starting to clear. Here’s what we know:
What are the new rumors that Florida State is leaving for the Big 10?
On March 31, a series of fake posts went up on the site formerly known as Twitter that seemingly came from the FSU and Clemson football accounts. The posts announced the schools were leaving the ACC for the Big Ten, and they were accompanied the following morning by a story on a Penn State blog. See if you can spot the issue.
I didn’t realize this was an April Fool’s joke until I could only find one other source reporting on Clemson/FSU officially joining the Big 10.
I feel like it’s not a very smart thing to post when they’re actively involved in a legal battle against the ACC. https://t.co/I4uRRURolR
— Nicole W (@NicoleLaurane) April 2, 2024
Turns out it was all an April Fools’ joke. The Clemson handle in the post swapped out the “L” in Clemson for an “I,” a common tactic in joke posting that is easy to overlook without close examination. The prank even involved a fake account for ESPN reporter Pete Thamel seemingly corroborating the report. On Tuesday afternoon, if you Googled “FSU to the Big 10,” the top result was a snippet from the joke story claiming…
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2024-04-02 20:00:31
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