FSU's Decline not Acceptable
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by user Kkfla737
Last Night's loss by Florida State was unacceptable and embarrassing. Florida State has now made a habit of taking superior talent in Raleigh and other ACC destinations and handing games away. Jeff Bowden's offense, which features more talent than most offensive units around the nation, resorts to "street ball" or sandlot Football every time the going gets tough. The days when FSU out-schemed opponents and showed more character than anyone north of Coral Gables is over. As a fan of the other two teams in the state, I watch FSU's decline with sadness, because it never should have happened.
Before the season, I picked Florida State to go undefeated and play for the National Title against Ohio State. I based this prediction on talent and recruiting. By making this prediction, I violated my own sacred covenant. That is that in professional sports talent wins titles, but in the College game, coaching wins titles. Florida State's staff is among the worst around, and the team is constantly unprepepared. Even Miami, which is hurting as badly as FSU these days, can claim a major talent deficit with many of its opponents, and Larry Coker does go so far as to prepare a game plan for each opponent. While that may not seem like much, it appears to be more than the FSU offensive staff does. FSU cannot claim a talent deficit with anyone because Florida State continues to have as much, if not more, talent than every team it plays. The results, even the close wins against inferior teams like Troy and yes, Miami, were unacceptable.
Florida State has, in my mind, some of the most football-savvy fans anywhere in America. I am a Gator and attend UM games as a passionate fan, but truthfully enjoy conversing with FSU fans a lot more than Miami and Florida fans because they have a higher appreciation, it seems, for the strategy and tactics of the game. FSU deserves better than a slow decline into football oblivion. Bobby Bowden himself deserves better than to be hated by all FSU fans under the age of 25. Something must give soon, either Bowden or the FSU fans.
