Why? Don't they have free association rights? Tough to say that a startup league is less competitive than only having a single league.If they leave and don't allow other schools the option to join, it becomes an anti-trust issue.
Did Greg forget how to add? If FSU is member #19, then Notre Dame and UNC or Clemson and Miami cannot both be #20.
Per the reports today ESPN has a unilateral right to extend past 2027, which means that ESPN does have that contractual guarantee, which FSU will be legally challenging in its litigation.ESPN not having a guarantee to extend the deal past 2027 is HUGE. That is FSU's out right there.
Yes, they have the right to - but it does not mean they will. That means the GoR only exists, as of now, through 2027.Per the reports today ESPN has a unilateral right to extend past 2027, which means that ESPN does have that contractual guarantee, which FSU will be legally challenging in its litigation.