Read an interesting piece about why ESPN is in no hurry to keep FSU from leaving the ACC. With Miami already in the ACC (and of course Florida in the SEC), allowing FSU to join the Big 12 gets all of those eyeballs in Florida watching non-SEC and non-ACC games in a (primarily) different timezone and vice versa.
Much like A&M leaving the Big 12 does not really dampen viewership in the Big 12 (while growing that of the SEC), FSU leaving wouldn't cut out the state of Florida and only increases interest elsewhere.
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