'Disappointed kids' drove Ron DeSantis to pledge $1M to sue College Football Playoff

'Daddy, you told me they were going to be in the playoffs. Why not?'

When Floridians ask themselves why their Governor promised $1 million from the new budget to sue the College Football Playoff potentially over the exclusion of the Florida State Seminoles, they can credit — or blame — a seven-year-old, a five-year-old, and a three-year-old in part.

Ron DeSantis noted Friday he had “some disappointed kids saying ‘Daddy, you told me they were going to be in the playoffs. Why not?'”

“So, obviously, when you have two one loss teams and they’re both good teams, but you have an undefeated conference champion. People look at it and say what is going on here,” DeSantis said during an interview with Iowa Press.

The Governor told the media in the early caucus state that the money would be allocated only “if there’s any action,” which is no sure thing.

“So I don’t know whether there’s going to be any action. Obviously, the games aren’t going to change, but it has cost the university a lot of money,” DeSantis added. “If you think about the damages being in that College Football Playoff versus being in the Orange Bowl is a big, big difference.”

Whether the Seminoles, who weren’t the same team once starting quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury, have a case for promissory reliance or some such is a question for lawyers, paid hundreds of dollars an hour to litigate such questions.

DeSantis has told Iowans before about his grievance with the selection process.

“That decision cost the university a lot of money. I mean, like a lot,” he said in Cedar Rapids.

It’s unclear what remedy would ultimately satisfy DeSantis. During previous remarks on the Seminoles’ playoff snub, he has said regarding an expanded field that “maybe it’s probably too many teams because there’s a happy medium between having a playoff, which I think we should, to where the regular season doesn’t mean as much anymore.”

12 teams will be in next year, but that’s too late for today’s FSU football team.

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mstudio
December 9, 2023 at 4:04 pm

Too bad his kids aren’t asking why insurance costs and taxes are going through the roof. “But Daddy, you promised we would be able to afford to live in Florida, what happened? Can’t you sue anyone with tax payer money?”
Michael K
December 9, 2023 at 4:25 pm

One day, the kids will ask Daddy why he hates LGBTQ people, Black people, women, teachers, public education homeowners, and people without health insurance. They may also ask him to explain “moms for liberty” and threeways.
Earl Pitts "The Ronald's Un-Official Campaign Manager" American
December 9, 2023 at 4:38 pm

Good evening Dook 4 Brains Lefty’s,
Ron is rightfully aiming his sights at “The Owner” of ESPN which “Believe It Or Dont” has 100% control over which team’s gets selected by the “Dook 4 Brains Committe’s” for which College teams go to which Play-Off Bowls.
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- rick whitaker
  December 9, 2023 at 8:14 pm
  
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Michael K
December 9, 2023 at 4:44 pm

And by the way. that $1 million is not his to pledge. Those are tax dollars.
- Earl Pitts "The Ronald's Un-Official Campaign Manager" American
  December 9, 2023 at 5:03 pm
  
  Thank you Michael K for chiming in,
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  - rick whitaker
    December 10, 2023 at 11:13 am
    
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ScienceBLVR
December 9, 2023 at 9:05 pm

Sideliner Snowflakes! Suck it up, buttercups, there’s always next year…
Debra
December 10, 2023 at 6:25 am

His kids need to learn Daddy can’t fix everything. I think DeSnotis uses his kids a lot to project his feelings. That said, he is arrogant as hell to use our money to sue.
real woke
December 10, 2023 at 9:26 am

Rona should know darn well about the selection committee’s discretion to pick the bowl contenders and the injury to FSU’s quarterback was apparently a factor in ranking FSU number 5. Any lawsuit would be frivolous as any good lawyer would know. Rona doesn’t have a $ Million to spend on legal fees. So, why the heck does he blather on about this fool issue? What a LOSER!!!
MH/Duuuval
December 10, 2023 at 11:54 am

Is every dollar in the state budget fungible so that Dee can spend it as he sees fit? Once upon a time spending required a legislative appropriation. (Perhaps this money came like Trump’s declassification of documents as he was leaving office.)
Richard Russell
December 11, 2023 at 11:20 am

Stop the BS – there are much better uses for that $1,000,000.