Paul S Scharr

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

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[John William Sherrod @jwsherrod]

@KirkHerbstreit Kirk, you lost the respect of the entire FSU fanbase.

Not some “lunatic fringe.”

Your on-air politicking on behalf of Alabama likely contributed to the playoff committee snubbing FSU.

This will not be easily forgotten by FSU fans.

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

@MiamiDolphins @Chevron Baltimore played extremely well, this is just about as bad as I've seen the Dolphins play. First two drives they looked good and then pffft!

[BFNoles👋🏾👋🏼👋🏿👋🏽👋🏻 @BFNoles]

Next time they try to do @CollegeGameDay at FSU they’re gonna wind up doing it in a Denny’s parking lot in Thomasville because there’s no chance we’re letting them on campus.

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

@finebaum It isn't a college championship, it's an invitational tournament.

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

@KirkHerbstreit @HomeDepot I'm going to miss watching Game Day. Hypocrites and sellouts to the money of the ESPN and SEC contract to somehow try to justify leaving a undefeated ACC conference champion out of the CFP is disgusting! Will not watch anymore.

[FSU’s Tomahawk Chop 🪓 @TheTomahawkChop]

Just so I understand the rules, if Trevor Lawrence is out for the season, does that mean that the Jaguars are not allowed to make the playoffs or play in the Super Bowl??

Wait… that would be idiotic, wouldn’t it?

[Plant The Spear @Plantthespear1]

I'm not trying to go all tinfoil hat here... I'm just presenting some thoughts and information that I find interesting 🤔

In case you weren't aware, ESPN has a 3 BILLION dollar media rights deal with the SEC that goes into effect in 2024. Keeping that in mind.

FSU was still ranked #4 after the UF game. After Jordan's injury. After the offense didn't look great, but UGA (the SEC) was still in. Had UGA won, FSU probably doesn't fall to #5, and we never have this conversation.

However, beating a top 15 team the following week got FSU dropped to #5 because the offense was being judged by a QB's performance who wasn't even going to be the starter in the playoffs. Still, the offense only put up 5 less yards than they did against UF with a true freshman QB against a higher ranked defense.

That "bad" offense put up more yards than #1 Michigan did in the B1G CG. More points than #2 Washington scored on AZ State's 109th ranked scoring defense in late October with a Heisman finalist at QB. They won by a larger margin than Texas did over 5-7 TCU and the same margin as they did against 7-5 ISU in the month of November, with their starting QB. They didn't need a hailmary to beat beat a 6-6 team that got blown out by NM St the week before, like Alabama.

Those games didn't define those teams, but FSU's did. Not the championship level defense they played with. The one that held the #1 offense in the country to 17 non-garbage time points. The same one that Bama gave up 28 to at home with Daniels knocked out of the game in the 4th quarter. That performance was too far in the rear view mirror for FSU, but not Texas' win over Bama that happened 1 week later. That was also against a Bama team that benched their current QB, struggled against USF, and then benched another QB. If FSU is a "different team" now, is it not possible that Bama was a different team back then? FSU's defense would have also gotten a 6'5 - 330 lb 4-star transfer DT back for the playoffs, too.

Never mind the SEC's 7-9 OOC record or the 4-6 record vs. the ACC. Never mind that FSU beat a higher ranked team than Texas in the conference championship game with a true freshman, making his first start at QB.

Coincidence or not, this move also happened to be during the same week that the SEC would have theoretically knocked itself out of the playoffs when Bama upset UGA. Uh oh! 😳 And they still left FSU ranked over UGA. So, the committee believes that after beating a worse team than FSU by 3 points in a neutral site that Bama was so good, they deserved to jump 4 spots and pass FSU. Also, the AP & Coaches poll has FSU in the top 4.

So what happens? They dropped an undefeated P5 champion out of the playoffs for the first time ever and put in two 1-loss teams instead. One of those is a current SEC power brand, and the other will be an SEC team in 2024 when the media deal goes into effect.

Oh, and both playoff games are broadcast on ESPN, btw. Yes, the ACC is an ESPN property, but they don't have nearly the money invested in that ACC as they do the SEC. It's no secret that ESPN's numbers have been dwindling and their parent company is losing money. What better way to create excitement for the SEC and boost the return on your investment! Especially when the team getting left out openly bashed an ESPN owned property for revenue issues and was open to joining a conference run by their largest competitor. As much as we love college football, it is a business, and companies only care about 1 thing.💰

I'm not saying that I've cracked some secret code. I'm just sharing my thoughts on this situation because, honestly, it sounds as plausible as any other scenario that tries to justify FSU getting screwed.

And before you say it was the 55th SOS, Oregon's was 52nd, and they would have gotten in with a win. Before you say they didn't want to see FSU get beat badly in the playoffs, 70% of games in the CFP era have been decided by at least 3 scores. Just food for thought... Go Noles!

[𝙊𝙗𝙣𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 Perry @ObnoxiousFumes2]

A good friend mine loves to say that the CFP was designed from the outset to guarantee at least once SEC team gets in every season. After this, it’s hard to argue with him on that.

What the CFP basically said was that the ACC was not eligible for the playoff, no matter what. You win the conference and go undefeated, but that’s not good enough? Then what would be? Clearly nothing. A Power 5 conference was determined not to have any chance whatsoever at the playoffs.

I would not at all be surprised to see all of this headed to the lawyers and courts.

[Tar Heels Football @TarHeelsFB]

Dear @BooCorrigan #NCSU

Your delusional arrogance and #Pack jealousy have cost @theACC millions and may lead to the collapse of our legendary conference.

When UNC & other successful #ACC universities leave you behind, you will play the victim card the next 50 years

#Fail

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

@TaReefKnockOut These people should all be ashamed of themselves and crawl back under their rocks!

[Coach Richt @CoachRicht]

Sitting here thinking how ridiculous it is that FSU is not in the playoffs

1. They Earned It!!

2. If you want to simply put the best teams in then why is UGA not in it?

3. The committee based their decision off of 1 player, not the TEAM. Football is the Ultimate Team Game!!

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

🚨 BREAKING: I am demanding answers and transparency from the @CFBPlayoff Selection Committee following its unprecedented exclusion of @FSUFootball from the playoffs.

Read my letter to Chairman Boo Corrigan ⬇️

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

@PeterBurnsESPN BS

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

'Disgusted and infuriated': Florida State's College Football Playoff exclusion draws discord across the nation https://t.co/aLBiaJrjAs via @Yahoo

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

Can we get a group going to back "Perhaps we as fans should boycott Fowler and Herbstreit when they call a game" ?

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

CFP committee members should be ashamed of themselves and immediately resign from the committee. Excluding a no loss FSU team is criminal.

[Kurt Warner @kurt13warner]

I once played for “the worst playoff team ever” & we found ourselves 2:30 from winning the Super Bowl & “Shocking the World”, bc we earned the right to play the game!!! #JustSayingForAFriend

[Paul S Scharr @pscharr]

Commentary: SEC bias at its worst! Leaving unbeaten FSU out of the playoff is un-American https://t.co/TDJhH0Xyvc via @Yahoo