It was a sham.
A charade.
A travesty.
It was pathetic.
Pitiful.
Heartbreaking.
And un-American.
Yes, you heard me.
Un-American.
Undefeated ACC champion Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff on Sunday goes against everything sports is supposed to be about; it goes against everything our nation is supposed to be about.
Whatever happened to honoring those who have overcome adversity; those who find a way to win no matter the circumstances; those who soldier on; those who adapt and adjust; those who persevere and keep pushing?
Instead, the College Football Playoff Committee dishonored all of those qualities by putting one-loss Alabama into the big dance and leaving out the Seminoles because FSU star quarterback Jordan Travis had the audacity to get injured with two games remaining in the season.
And you wonder why college football is considered a cesspool of iniquity and corruption? What does it tell you about the soul of a sport in which a player being injured is part of the committee’s criteria, but a coaching staff that cheats (see Michigan) to gain an unfair advantage is not part of the selection process?
What a shameful injustice to punish all of those other FSU players and coaches who somehow some way overcame Travis’ injury and won their final two games with second-string and third-string quarterbacks.
“I am disgusted and infuriated with the committee’s decision today to have what was earned on the field taken away because a small group of people decided they knew better than the results of the games,” FSU coach Mike Norvell said. “What is the point of playing games? Do you tell players it is OK to quit if someone goes down?”
You want to talk about a heart-wrenching message, go read what Travis put out on social media after the Seminoles were left out on Sunday.
“I wish my leg broke…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/commentary-sec-bias-worst-leaving-015200941.html
Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2023-12-04 01:52:00
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