"I believe the committee caved into pressure from a couple different levels – with ESPN and the SEC the two levels they caved to," the former FSU president John Thrasher said. "I’ve been in those management meetings. …. The SEC has incredible power." sports.yahoo.com/ex-florida-s...

Ex-Florida State president: FSU needs to leave ACC; playoff committee caved to pressure

Former Florida State president John Thrasher believes the Seminoles’ exclusion from the College Football Playoff shows they need to leave the ACC.