Though the conference got its two most powerful schools to stop suing it, the league also may have accelerated its own doomsday clock.

With the resolution, Clemson and FSU remain full members of the ACC, and the parties will dismiss all pending lawsuits in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The ACC's Board of Directors has agreed to a new revenue distribution model and a reduced exit fee should any member choose to leave the conference before 2036, putting an end to ongoing litigation between the league,