In an effort to bring Osceola readers a clear-eyed view of the lawsuits between FSU and the ACC, we've been in touch with several legal professionals to help us understand the proceedings and where they may lead. Our panel of advisors offer a couple of consensus opinions. One is the lawsuits are critical to the future of both Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference and therefore not likelly to be settled quickly. The second consensus opinion is that these cases are in the very early stages and could go in many different directions, so rather than trying to forecast the future, this article focuses on the chronology of how we arrived where we are and what the current action means.