Never let it be said that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t have his priorities straight.
That’s because his latest decision suggests he doesn’t.
DeSantis is apparently so miffed that Florida State’s undefeated football team was not invited into the college playoff that he lashed out at the NCAA’s College Football Playoff committee on Sunday:
“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.”
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.
Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an outstanding season and winning the ACC championship!
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) December 3, 2023
On Tuesday, DeSantis announced he wanted to take a drastic ― and some would say petty ― move to rectify the snub by setting aside $1 million in the state budget to help pay for “any litigation expenses that may come as a result of this really, really poor decision by the College Football Playoff,”according to the Tampa Bay Times.
I have included in my budget recommendations $1 million for litigation expenses that might come as a result of the NCAA’s poor decision to exclude our undefeated @FSUFootball team from the college football playoffs.
We are with them all the way! pic.twitter.com/YAENaXMJUL
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) December 5, 2023
Currently, the university and the State University System Board of Governors are exploring possible ways to deal with the snub, but DeSantis said nothing will probably happen before the Jan. 1 semifinals at the Rose Bowl (Michigan vs. Alabama) and Sugar Bowl (Texas vs. Washington), the Times reported.
The governor also admitted he’s not sure what effect…
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Publish date : 2023-12-05 22:46:13
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