Ron DeSantis gave FAMU football shoutout three days after SWAC title win. Social media didn’t let it slide

After Florida A&M gained the varsity’s first-ever SWAC soccer championship, the crew acquired an outpouring of help from across the HBCU sports activities neighborhood and past.

Nearer to dwelling, the Rattlers’ title win grabbed the eye of Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, who acknowledged the win.

Congratulations to @FAMU_FB on profitable its first Southwestern Athletic Convention championship.

Your success is nicely deserved and a testomony to the onerous work you’ve put on this season.

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) December 5, 2023

“Congratulations to @FAMU_FB on profitable its first Southwestern Athletic Convention championship,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter X. “Your success is nicely deserved and a testomony to the onerous work you’ve put on this season.”

FAMU is scheduled to play MEAC champion Howard within the Celebration Bowl on Dec. 16 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Regardless of DeSantis publicly congratulating the HBCU, it was not misplaced on Twitter X customers that the Florida governor was three days late in his salute.

Hold your congratulations that’s days later than your caping for Florida State 😂😂😂 Give them their cash 😂 https://t.co/Li0dyW8sPL

— Randall Barnes (@AuthorRandallB) December 5, 2023

Rattling Bruh. Ain’t you a number of days late. Someone will need to have elbowed him and reminded him he forgot to acknowledge the opposite championship college not solely within the metropolis however state https://t.co/L4lvaaxSqS

— Lawrence Steed (@lsteed08) December 5, 2023

Ron should’ve simply now gotten the memo in regards to the title recreation that was performed Saturday https://t.co/1II6m5yS7b

— Charles T (@ChuckyT3) December 5, 2023

😂😂😂😂😂 at this time is Tuesday btw https://t.co/4MoNsXugfW

— FBW.Coby💰 (@BillionaireCoby) December 5, 2023

Within the three days after Florida A&M gained the SWAC, DeSantis expressed his displeasure that Florida State — the opposite Division I soccer program in Tallahassee — was not chosen for the Faculty Soccer Playoff regardless that the Seminoles went 13-0 and gained the ACC championship.

“What we realized at this time is that you could go undefeated and win your convention championship recreation, however the Faculty Soccer Playoff committee will ignore these outcomes,” he wrote on Twitter X on Sunday. “Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an excellent season and profitable the ACC championship!”

Social media was not having it and let DeSantis know that FAMU, a program truly enjoying for a nationwide title, ought to have lengthy been acknowledged earlier than Florida State.