NCAA confusion on FSU bowl streak

Bottom line, it makes zero sense to pretend games didn't happen as punishment.  Makes even less sense given the Penn State situation.  Rape little boys, OK, cheat on an online music quiz, worst punishment possible (and won't even address that compared to UNC).


https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/ncaa-backpedaling-on-fsu’s-longest-bowl-streak-record.205711/#post-3385248


Leading up to the ULM game, all the talking heads were discussing the importance of  FSU
winning to keep their bowl streak alive. As mentioned in other threads, ESPN/NCAA in previous years made no mention of FSU holding the streak because of the online music class. When it was in jeopardy, they once again recognized FSU.

After the win, NCAA football tweeted this, which has since been deleted.

That tweet is now gone and later this was retweeted:

NCAA Football‏Verified account @NCAAFootball

Top longest active bowl streaks:

@VT_Football: 25
@FootballUGA: 21
@OU_Football: 19
@LSUfootball: 18
@BroncoSportsFB: 16

But the NCAA forgot to delete these as well:

http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2017-11-14/florida-state-football-seminoles-need-win-out-36th-straight-bowl

Florida State football: Seminoles need to win out for 36th straight bowl trip

Instead of Florida State being in the hunt for a College Football Playoff spot, the Seminoles go into their final three games needing to win out in order to go to a bowl game for the 36th consecutive season.

http://www.ncaa.com/game/football/fbs/2017/12/02/la-monroe-florida-st?cid=ncaafbsocial_tw_sf175086416&sf175086416=1

In the first game of the post-Jimbo Fisher era, Florida State closed its regular season by routing Louisiana Monroe, gaining bowl eligibility for a record 36th straight season. Under interim head coach Odell Haggins, the Seminoles got off to a fast start, scoring on their first drive,