There's a distinct possibility that FSU goes the way of Nebraska, but like on a way worse level. Nebraska has so much money and fan support that their women's volleyball program is the only women's program in all of NCAA Women's sports to turn a profit, and still they have been in football purgatory for the better part of 20 years.
This era of NIL was/is the opportunity for athletic departments to go all-in on investing in their football programs until some stabilization happens in the form of a CBA amongst student-athletes, an anti-trust exemption from Congress, etc. Like if there was a worst time to be behind the 8-ball in terms of having money rolling into a program during massive paradigm shifts in the sport, it's literally right now.
FSU will more than likely get a life raft in the next round of major conference realignment due to it's fanbase providing gaudy viewership numbers that will entice the networks, but that won't guarantee that the program will be a consistent winning/elite program in either the SEC or B1G. It'll just guarantee they get a big conference check like Kentucky, Auburn, Michigan State and Nebraska get each year, and nothing more.
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