FSU football continues to score huge TV ratings, ACC settlement literally paying off

Some fans of college football programs across the nation have tried to make fun of FSU for losing its last two games and criticize the school for considering a move to a better conference. What those people fail to realize is that FSU understands its worth, which is one of the big reasons they were the first to sue the ACC in the first place in December 2023.

People want to watch FSU play. They either want to see them win or lose, but at the end of the day, that’s all that matters. FSU continues to prove they were right about their worth, and now, with the settlement of the ACC lawsuit, they’ll get paid much more for it.

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FSU was among the most-watched college football programs nationally for the second consecutive week. They were the most watched college football game ever for the Friday night game against Virginia the week before last. This past weekend, they averaged six million viewers for their game against Miami, peaking at 7.3 million. It was the most-watched game in prime time.

FSU has played five games, and three have drawn monster TV ratings, which FSU will get paid handsomely, which was part of the ACC settlement. The teams that drew the most TV viewership would get paid more, instead of equally distributing that money among all of the teams in the conference.

It was crazy that a team like FSU had to split money evenly with teams like Wake Forest, Boston College, Syracuse, and others that don’t drive TV viewership. FSU has a couple more games that will likely do well, especially if they win against Pittsburgh this week, and those future opponents like Clemson and Florida can win a few more games.

FSU may not be undefeated, but folks can't argue that they aren't one of the most valuable brands in college football.