Why would FSU leave the ACC?

 Not posted much on ACC lawsuit but just odds and ends posted here. The most obvious answer that gets ignored is $30 extra million dollars a year. But there are many more.

Never forget the ACC was better prepared to preemptively drop a lawsuit on Florida State than it was to coordinate bowl selections with its member institutions on Selection Sunday.

— Slowdell Haggins 🎒 (@CSteph90) December 29, 2023

ACC commish statement on FSU lawsuit is longer than his statement on his 13-0 conference champ being left out of the CFP.

Pretty telling, if you ask me

— Kyle Meredith (@kmeredith22) December 22, 2023

College football fans: "Stop bitching about not getting in the playoffs. Your conference sucks"

Also college football fans: "Stop bitching about wanting to leave the ACC."

— Tyler Huck (@TylerHuck) December 22, 2023

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/the-acc.2127838/page-7

Tom81 at bottom

"I'm referring to the pesky habit the ACC had before ?2012? of scheduling FSU on the road the week before the ACCT, which meant 2 weeks in a row away from home and school for our student athletes. Meanwhile, UNC was at home, or at least in the state of NC almost every year the week before the ACCT. I'm sure it was just a quirky scheduling anomaly

That is what prompted Mark to leave key players at home for the ACCT. He/FSU were reprimanded and fined. Lo and behold, the next year, I believe they changed the format to have the first round at home and FSU and UNC's schedule the week before were not so disparate. It therefore does not fit the description of a PIDOOMA."

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/sports/soccer/19seminoles.html

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/the-acc.2127838/page-8

Tom81 at top

Further info.
FSU schedule the week prior to ACC tournamenet

2010 at MD and BC

2009 at UVA And VT

2008 at UNC and NCSt

2007 at Clem and Duke Tournament at Lake Buena Vista

2006 Jacksonville and Clem at home Wow!

2005 Citadel at Home and Clem on the road

Back then there were up to 3 ACCT games on Wed/Fri/Sun


UNC same week

2010 At Duke and WF

2009 at Clemmy and at Md

2008 FSU and UM at Chapel Hill

2007 NCS and UVA at home

2006 only WF at home

2005 only WF on road


To summarize, UNC in 6 years the week prior to the ACCT was out of the state of NC 1 time.

Meanwhile FSU was on the road 9 times vs 3 at home.

Mark protested and lo and behold the format changed in 2011. Who woulda’ thunk.

You see my skepticism is well founded, not PIDOOMA.