As Florida State president Richard McCullough began his remarks to his board of trustees during a virtual meeting on Wednesday, more than 2,000 people were tuned into the livestream on YouTube.
Among those were officials both in the ACC office and schools across the league. Shortly after McCullough told the board that Florida State would "very seriously" consider leaving the ACC unless there is a radical change to the conference's revenue distribution model, the backlash from those inside the league followed.
While Florida State has made it clear it has been unhappy before, this was the first time McCullough said so publicly -- the strongest sign yet that Florida State would consider leaving the league.