Posted on 12/04/2023 9:25:50 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
The former President finally addressed the Seminoles' playoff exclusion Monday.
Former President Donald Trump is blaming a familiar foe for the Florida State University (FSU) Seminoles not making the College Football Playoffs — his chief political rival and fellow Florida man, Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said “Florida State was treated very badly by the ‘Committee.'”
“They become the first Power Five team to be left out of the College Football Playoffs. Really bad lobbying effort…Lets blame DeSanctimonious!!!”
The dig is especially brutal considering outrage over FSU’s perceived snub after the team failed to make the playoffs despite a perfect season. Fans, and even those who don’t fear the spear have taken to social media since the decision over the weekend to decry FSU’s omission even as two teams without a perfect record made the cut. DeSantis was among the perturbed.
Posting to X on Sunday, DeSantis said “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.” Interestingly, DeSantis has talked about Florida State football at various points during this campaign.
During a speech to a group in Prosperity, South Carolina, Ron DeSantis extolled the current performance of the Seminoles, framing it as a welcome change from years of mediocrity from the Sunshine State’s gridiron programs.
“Clemson has won in football recently. Florida, our state, has struggled in college football recently,” DeSantis complained.
“We were the top state for years and years. We’ve not had anybody compete even to make the playoff until this year,” DeSantis added, forgetting FSU’s loss in the CFB Playoffs after the 2014 season.
DeSantis has given variations of this speech before, lauding the Seminoles’ performance and excoriating years of lackluster seasons among the state’s programs before that, and forgetting that FSU made the playoff previously. “We’ve actually never had a team in the college football playoff since the playoffs started. Fast forward, rewind, when I was growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, it was like a Florida team was competing for the national title almost every year,” DeSantis recounted during an interview Wednesday on WFEA’s Morning Update.
The Governor, who played Division 1 baseball at Yale, griped early in his administration about students leaving the state to play college football elsewhere.
“I realized this my first year as Governor. I asked my staff to give me letters of congratulations for all Florida’s high school blue-chip football recruits because we’ve got great high school football in Florida. And I’m signing these letters and it’s like, ‘Dear Michael, congratulations on going to the University of Georgia. Congratulations on going to Alabama.’ And I’m like, why congratulate them for leaving our state?” DeSantis said to a crowd in Georgia this summer.
“That didn’t used to be what it was.”
I think FSU will beat Georgia, mainly because I see a lot of NFL-bound Georgia players sitting it out. And FSU’s players will be highly motivated.
The Non-existent Bowl of course.
Agreed. And as a Gator I do think Georgia got hosed.
But FSU has benefited from a soft schedule for decades and it finally caught up to them. Bobby Bowden and the admin at FSU had their chance to join the ACC years ago.
Re: - “Meatball said he would finish his term, yet he hasn’t stepped foot in Florida in months!!! “
There’s plenty to dislike about DeSantis, but given that, why make stuff up?
Took all of 15 seconds to find multiple hits of DeSantis being in FL. The link below was DeSantis in Kissimmee on 11/04.
Spreading fake news is... so... lazy.
You sure don’t speak for this Floridian.
It’s Trumps way of being quoted. It was unnecessary. But he is being treated so badly, a jibe or two is ok...Personally, I think DeSantis is in it to see how he performs in a nationwide election and to get more exposure for his 2028 run for President. I hope he continues to kick a** in Florida for now.
Suppose Alabama’s qb gets injured early in the win against Georgia? Would Alabama be kicked out?
Alabama team and coaches need to step up....refuse the appointment to the Playoff and let FSU in in honor of sportsmanship. That would be better PR than winning the championship.
You’re the one spreading MEATBALLS, not me!!!
LOL!
Just trying to help the ignorant.
You’re welcome!
*** Bobby Bowden and the admin at FSU had their chance to join the ACC years ago.***
I think you meant that they had the chance to join the SEC years ago, and decided against it, mostly because they figured they could be at the top of the ACC instead of somewhere in the middle at the SEC. The ACC at the time was a very good basketball conference, not so much in football.
Yes you’re correct. Thanks.
If you actually wanted to help you wouldn’t present MEATBALL as a viable option. His disloyalty not only ruined Florida State’s chances but also his chances in 2028. It’s a damn shame 🙁
Glad trump has nothing else to do.
Jupiter voted for Val demmings. I hope your property taxes go up even more. You deserve it.
fully capable of multi tasking unlike the anti trumper’s such as yourself. tunnel vision of hate
I’m sure. Excuses excuses.
Total nonsense...as usual.
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