FSU football: Brand continues drawing strong TV ratings despite poor start

FSU football hasn't gotten off to the start everyone expected in 2024. The former No. 10 ranked team lost their first three games they were all betting favorites against, including the Memphis Tigers last week. FSU welcomed Mike Norvell's former program to Tallahassee for a noon kickoff on ESPN. Memphis isn't a major football program, but the game was the ninth most-watched program of week three with 1.59 viewers.

This news is for all uninformed people questioning why FSU is suing the ACC to leave the conference. This scenario is a prime example of exemplifying the FSU brand power. They're facing a team nobody cares to watch regularly and have already seen its season goals evaporate with back-to-back losses to open the season. That's the thing about brand power. Fans want to see those teams win or lose, but either way, they're watching. That's the aspect the other teams, fans, and North Carolina-based ACC shills don't seem to understand. It doesn't matter if FSU is winning the ACC or not, though when they won the ACC last year, they were by far the most-watched program in the conference. TV executives care about what teams draw eyeballs, and FSU is the best in the ACC. The numbers don't lie. It's another reason why the ACC seems to be trying to find a way to keep FSU and Clemson in the conference as long as they can, according to the latest reports from Ross Dellenger:

Dellenger explains nothing is a forgone conclusion, but all of those ACC supporters claiming the ACC Grant of Rights was "ironclad" have some explaining to do either way!