And just like that looks like FSU stays another year..............
REPORT: Florida State 'Most Likely' Not Leaving ACC Prior To August 15 Deadline
The Seminoles may take the next year to devise an exit strategy ahead of potential ACC departure.
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The relationship between Florida State and the ACC isn't in the best of places right now. FSU has even put pressure on the conference, as the program needs adequate resources to dominate the college football scene.
Florida State President Richard McCullough and the Board of Trustees made their position clear a few weeks ago.
"I believe FSU, at some point, will have to very seriously consider leaving the ACC unless there was a radical change to the revenue distribution," McCullough said.
In the meantime, FSU has plenty of obstacles in the way of a potential departure, including a media deal between the conference and ESPN through 2036.
The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach reported on Monday that an ACC team wanting to depart next season would have to give notice by Aug. 15, which FSU has yet to do.
The reasons for Florida State's unrest can be made obvious as Auerbach pointed out that Boston College will be receiving the same share of revenue as Florida State.
"FSU is set for the same payout from the conference as Boston College, despite vast differences in the two athletic departments' investment in revenue-generating sports and large gaps in the number of eyeballs they draw for football games," Auerbach wrote.
Again, if the Seminoles want to depart from the conference, they've got hurdles they've got to jump.
According to Auerbach, the most 'likely outcome' at this hour is that the Seminoles don't make a move on Tuesday.
By not rushing any decision to leave the conference, FSU gives themselves time to make the correct decision. The Big Ten and SEC are two potential landing spots for the program, and deciding between the two and getting an offer on the table will be important to give the university leverage when trying to get out of the ACC.
"One trustee suggested earlier this month that FSU give itself a year to figure out its exit strategy from the ACC," Auerbach writes. "That could be the best option right now."
Regardless, Florida State can't wait to make a move much longer or risk further falling behind the programs in the SEC and Big Ten that are raking in serious cash thanks to media deals.
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Saying "there is no way we are leaving the ACC for the next 13 years" is not a message that can be given right now without getting someone fired.
They need time to back things away from the brink over the next few years (like what is happening in this article), until everyone calms down.
** Edited by Truthahn at 8/15/2023, 11:25:49 AM
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2y
Unless they want to pony up the cash.
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FSU might be able to do the same. I think they are here through 2035.
They will see our new TV deal before they leave. So maybe they will get the numbers they want to stay by then?
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Alabama also receives the same share as Vanderbilt. Kinda the point, FSU.
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2y
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Was wondering what time press conference was...
Figured Zero Dark Never (or TBD 2036)
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2y
pay top coaches, they have the facilities already, they have their reputation, and they can still recruit. This idea that somehow Indiana is going to overtake them because of a media contract is insane.
FSU is not Texas, not by a long shot. It's not my conference, but FSU needs to sit down, be quiet, and get in the playoffs, otherwise it's just noise the ACC can do without.
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I know they still win some games, but they are the best example of why the ACC will never get the same kind of interest or money as the P2. They just exist. There is nothing else that really makes college sports fans care (except for hockey fans).
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They're beyond worthless
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Or maybe Rutgers?
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Not counting ND (since that is tied to the ACC agreement), they have played 6 P5 teams over the most recent ten seasons. I checked from 2014-2023 (included this season) and only counted their regular season (no bowl games).
6 P5 teams over ten years. And even with that 2 games were in 2019. So the other 9 seasons had 4 P5 games OOC. Here is a sample of some opponents. It's so much worse than I expected.
2023: Army, Holy Cross, UConn, Northen Illinios
2021: Colgate, Temple, UMass, Missiouri
2018: UMass, Holy Cross, Temple, Purdue
2016: UMass, Wagner, Buffalo, UConn
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snarky with BC
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It is not that we "bring" the DC/NOVA and rest of Virginia to either the SEC or Big. It is that having a team from the area allows the heavyweights from the SEC or Big to have access to the DC/NOVA/VA market. All they really want is the foothold for their existing teams. That is almost exactly what the ACC wanted with BC, having UNC and Duke Bball get a foothold in the Boston market.
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Yeah, Tech is 2-3 vs. BC in the last 5 football games...
and 12-8 vs. BC since both started ACC play. Men's basketball is worse. Tech has lost 5 straight to BC in men's basketball and is 11-17 vs. them since both started ACC play. Wake is another school that seems to do well vs. Tech. I am guilty of giving BC and Wake a hard time but they are just as competitive as Tech, which tells you how far Tech football has fallen in the past decade.
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Neither BC or Wake create buzz, even when they are good. When we were good, we had some national interest, not sure we will when we get back to good again, but we will still be more of a draw than either of them.
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situation, I always come back to ACC original expansion targets to realize how we got here
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