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[QUOTE="qdawgg, post: 4918335, member: 52"]
The biggest issue with the hypothetical is thinking how much extra money they’d have from switching conferences to pay off their debt.  FSU won’t get a full share other B10 teams get for about 10 years.

“Oregon and Washington will receive 50% shares of Big Ten media rights revenue to the tune of $30 million in 2024 with annual $1 million escalators” (CBS sports)

There’s no way FSU is going to get a bigger payout the first 10 years then the B10 agreed to with the former PAC teams.  FSU might actually lose money at least the first 5 years.  I’ve been saying for awhile on here, I think it could take FSU 20 or more years just to break even if they have to pay close to 500 mill to leave.  The numbers don’t make sense at all for FSU to leave this early.  Then tack on the cost of travel.  Washington is projecting it will cost them potentially 10 mill more in travel costs joining the B10.  Let’s say it’s only 7 mill for FSU.  Then they’ll also feel obligated to upgrade facilities, spend more in recruiting, do everything they do now at an elevated level to compete in the B10.  All of that costs more $ while they’ll actually be making less $ at first, by leaving the ACC.
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