Florida lawmakers had been as sad as each different Seminoles fan on Sunday because the unbeaten squad was disregarded of the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
Politicians from Gov. Ron DeSantis to Reps. Byron Donalds and Jared Moskowitz blasted the NCAA and the Faculty Soccer Playoff Choice Committee over the choice to maintain Florida State from the four-team discipline and as an alternative elevated one-loss Alabama into the image.
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Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell takes a second to soak within the second. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat/USA At the moment Community)
“What we learned today is that you can go undefeated and win your conference championship game, but the College Football Playoff committee will ignore these results,” the Republican governor wrote on X. “Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an outstanding season and winning the ACC championship!”
Donalds, R-Fla., referred to as the committee “trash.”
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the Thunderdome on Dec. 02, 2023, in Newton, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Photos)
Rep. Byron Donalds leaves a Home Republican Convention assembly within the Longworth Constructing on Oct. 13, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photos)
“1. @FSUFootball is undefeated. 2. FSU won the conference championship with a 3rd string QB. 3. Texas was never ranked ahead of FSU all year. 4. FSU didn’t need a hailmary to survive rivalry week, like Alabama did. Plus we won with the 2nd string QB!” he wrote.
Moskowitz, D-Fla., took goal on the NCAA.
“I am circulating a letter and will be doing a resolution condemning @NCAAFootball @NCAA decision to leave @FSUFootball out of the playoffs. This decision is about TV money, a corrupt decision for college athletics,” he wrote.
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He then responded to NBC’s Chuck Todd, who referred to as the choice “pathetic.”
“Who made the decision the CFP or the CCP?” Moskowitz wrote.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz attends the Home listening to within the Rayburn Constructing on July 26, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photos)
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stated he was “infuriated.”
“Like millions of college football fans, I was infuriated by the illogical decision to rob @FSUFootball of the chance to play in the @CFBPlayoff. I’ll be demanding the committee answer as to how this decision was made and what led to this outcome,” Scott wrote.
College Football Playoff Committee Chairman Boo Corrigan defined the choice on ESPN.
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“Florida State is a different team than they were through the first 11 weeks,” Corrigan stated. “… We had eight really good teams this year, somewhat of a unique year in the last year of the four.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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