Statement from Michael Alford, Vice President and Athletics Director, Florida State University
"The consequences of giving in to a narrative of the moment are destructive, far reaching, and permanent. Not just for Florida State, but college football as a whole."
"The argument of whether a team is the 'most deserving OR best' is a false equivalence. It renders the season up to yesterday irrelevant and significantly damages the legitimacy of the College Football Playoff. The 2023 Florida State Seminoles are the epitome of a total TEAM. To eliminate them from a chance to compete for a national championship is an unwarranted injustice that shows complete disregard and disrespect for their performance and accomplishments. It is unforgiveable."
"The fact that this team has continued to close out victories in dominant fashion facing our current quarterback situation should have ENHANCED our case to get a playoff berth EARNED on the field. Instead, the committee decided to elevate themselves and 'make history' today by departing from what makes this sport great by excluding an undefeated Power 5 conference champion for the first time since the advent of the BCS/CFP era that began 25 years ago. This ridiculous decision is a departure from the competitive expectations that have stood the test of time in college football."
"Wins matter. Losses matter. Those that compete in the arena know this. Those on the committee who also competed in the sport and should have known this have forgotten it. Today, they changed the way success is assessed in college football, from a tangible metric - winning on the field - to an intangible, subjective one. Evidently, predicting the future matters more."
"For many of us, today's decision by the committee has forever damaged the credibility of the institution that is the College Football Playoff. And, saddest of all, it was self-inflicted. They chose predictive competitiveness over proven performance; subjectivity over fact. They have become a committee of prognosticators. They have abandoned their responsibility by discarding their purpose – to evaluate performance on the field."
"Our players, coaches, and fans - as well as all those who love this sport - deserve better. The committee failed college football today."
Could the Democrat establishment be quietly planning for a President Michelle?
Obviously, nobody thinks Joe Biden is fully in charge of his own White House. The real question is, who is? It ain't Kamala. There are more and more whispers that the man at the heart of things may in fact still be President Obama — who, unlike any other former U.S. presidents for the past century, still maintains a primary residence in D.C. Roughly 75 percent of top Biden aids are Obama-era veterans.
Now, one of Britain's top papers says that foreign politicians assume Biden won't be the 2024 nominee, and when they talk to him they feel like they're just talking to the face of the operation, not its brain. Whoever that brain is, they clearly don't want Kamala as president, and they probably don't want Gavin Newsom either.
Michelle, in contrast, polls well, and can replace Kamala without anyone calling it racist. Watch for Democrats to start quietly pushing Michelle Obama more and more, as a "unifying force" for the party against Trump.
Is Michelle remotely qualified or capable of being president? The answer to that for Democrats is "who cares?" For them, Biden is the ultimate proof of concept they can get the world to accept any warm (or cold) body as "President of the United Sates."