ScoMost of the college football community watched the playoff field unveiling last night with various degrees of shock and awe.
While Georgia dropping from the top spot to #6 after losing in the SEC title game to Alabama was largely glossed over, Florida State's argument as an undefeated Power Five conference champion being left out in favor of Big 12 champ Texas and SEC champion Alabama has dominated conversations.
Almost immediately, there was talk of civil or legislative action by government officials, because, well, that's just the era we live in.
Today, we got our first view of that, as a three-page letter from Senator Rick Scott from Florida addressed to Selection Committee Chairman Boo Corrigan (cc'ing the rest of the members of committee) was shared on social media.
In Scott's letter, which he tries to effectively lay out both the heartbreak and billions of dollars in economic impact of the decision that was made, he also makes a list of 10 requests to be immediately responded to.
Among those was this:
"Any emails, text messages or other written communication exchanged between members of the Selection Committee and individuals affiliated with ESPN regarding the CFP rankings relased on Sunday, December 3, 2023."
Is Scott trying to imply collusion between ESPN and the selection committee to get the SEC in over the ACC?
There are certainly no shortage of those kinds of theories floating around social media in the 24 hours since the announcement.
The letter wraps up strong with "Given the unprecedented nature of your recent decision, an unprecedented commitment to transparency is required."
I can't help but wonder why that sounds a whole lot like Big Ten coaches urging Michigan to face unprecedented discipline for unprecedented cheating almost exactly a month ago.
See the full letter below.
