Florida Senator Rick Scott criticized the NCAA for excluding Florida State University from the college football championships despite their perfect record, questioning the transparency of the decision process and suggesting financial interests may have influenced the snub.
He expressed concerns about the impact on FSU’s football program and called for transparency.
Meanwhile, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville dismissed the discussion as a “waste of time,” citing his own experience of being left out despite a perfect record and the upcoming expansion of the playoffs. (Trending: Kid Rock Rages Against ‘Woke’ Target)
Sen. Scott said that Florida State “did everything they were supposed to do” by completing their season without a loss.
“And he wants to know why the team was left out,” he added.
“Was this a financial decision? If you did the right thing, you should disclose everything. Be upfront about it. Disclose what happened, how they made the decision,” said Sen. Scott.
“Here’s what we know. There was a financial interest by ESPN to have Alabama in. Was that part of the decision? I don’t know. Be transparent. Tell us what happened,” Scott demanded.
“Think about it,” Scott continued. “Now when FSU wants to recruit somebody, some kid’s going to say, ‘You’re never going to get to play in the playoffs because I can come and play here and do everything right, and I’m still not going to play in the national championship.’”
Sen. Tuberville said, “Ahh, that’s a waste of time.”
“They went by the criteria of who played the toughest schedule — all the criteria that they had.”
“There’s nobody more experienced to talk about this than me,” explained the Alabama Senator.
“I got left out in 2004, and we were undefeated,” said Tuberville.
He said the committee did “what they thought was right.”
“You feel bad for Florida State. I do. I’ve been in their shoes,” Tuberville affirmed.
Tuberville was also taken aback by DeSantis putting a million dollars into litigation over the snub.
“A million dollars? “Not going to do any good,” contended Tuberville.
“You wouldn’t have time to get anything done,” he explained.
Tuberville also criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pledge of $1 million for litigation against the NCAA, stating that it would not be effective.
Florida Senator Rick Scott voiced his concerns over the NCAA’s “lack of transparency” for its decision to exclude Florida State University from the 2023 college football championships, even as Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville waived off the discussion as a “waste of time.”
The Florida Republican blasted the NCAA selection committee’s decision to exclude the Florida State Seminoles from the championships despite the team’s perfect 13-0 record and insisted that the sports governing body needs to “disclose” its decision process to show how Florida was left on the outside looking in.
Rick Scott has gone nuclear pic.twitter.com/bxCoBAzG0g
— Barstool FSU (@FSU_Barstool) December 4, 2023
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