Joe Tessitore laid it all on the line when addressing the Tallahassee Quarterback Club this week, especially insightful of Florida’s omission from the College Play offs and ESPN’s alleged role in setting the final four showdown.
Tessitore was cool, calm and collected as he addressed a seething Seminoles fan club, and even drew a round of applause.
“Let’s get something straight. I get a paycheck from ESPN. I work for my wife and two kids. That’s who I work for …”
His joke was perfectly timed. He then said, “Guys, it’s football. We’ve got people who got cancer diagnosis today. We’ve got people who are suffering from poverty. We’ve got young men who are telling me that they’re inspired, because they’re overcoming hardships, by their male role models.”
He had fences to mend especially after colleague Dan Orlovsky said, “We have to stop saying that this Florida State team went undefeated as a Power Five conference champion … The team two weeks ago — with Jordan Travis — did. This is a different football team.”
Tessitore proved the right man, in the right place at the right time. Good on you Joe,
