The divorce between Florida State and the ACC is inevitable but, as we’ve seen so far, will be far from amicable.
Florida State’s initial filing in December made the stakes perfectly clear. The university views leaving the ACC, by any means necessary, as a must for the survival of Seminole football and the ability of its athletics to compete at the highest level. The Seminoles are missing out on millions of dollars annually because of the ACC’s mismanagement of its television rights, money that is essential for FSU to compete in the ever-growing arms race of college athletics.