Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been a vocal critic of the College Football Playoff Committee.
The committee on Sunday created headlines throughout the country when it selected the one-loss Alabama Crimson Tide over the undefeated Florida State Seminoles for the final spot in this year’s playoffs.
DeSantis recently requested an earmark of $1 million from the Florida Legislature to sue the College Football Playoff Committee.
“My first-grader, my fifth-grader and my preschooler … they are all ‘noles and they are big-time fans and they do the tomahawk chop and they were not happy,” DeSantis said, according to the Associated Press. “We are going to set aside $1 million and let the chips fall where they may.”
DeSantis has been one of the most vocal opponents of the decision in Florida politics.
“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,” DeSantis wrote on X on the day of the committee’s decision. “Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an outstanding season and winning the ACC championship!”
One person, however, wondered if the decision was payback from Disney, the parent company of ESPN, in an ongoing feud with the Florida governor.
The college football world was quick to react to the insane theory:
This is now my favorite all time college football conspiracy theory https://t.co/iB4YBvFrv2
— Sean Clement (@SeanfromSeabeck) December 5, 2023
There is a never a moment where college football isn’t on some kind of crack I love it https://t.co/mFZKRD1wAc
— Zach Steinmetz🌽 (@ZSteins_) December 6, 2023
Kirk Herbstreit just called me and told me that this is true https://t.co/OYBQWBNgw0
— Sultan🇺🇸 (@SultanBush) December 5, 2023
They held them out because Nick Saban and Alabama generates more money. They are a business. https://t.co/QzX7kwv3g7
— TF1o1 (@NotThe12GAF) December 6, 2023
https://t.co/ZIzMiBhXBs pic.twitter.com/XA2KhYNPyR
— Jordan (@JDASH325) December 6, 2023
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