I was sitting around last night thinking about our series with FSU and how we're always a day late or a dollar short.
What really galls me is that they've had their butts kicked twice by NC State...a school we've beaten like a drum for most of the past 6 years. They also got drilled by UNC, a team we dominated last year, and whipped 4 years in a row. Even UVA beat 'em in '95.
Here we are, supposedly a football school, and a couple of Tobacco Road schools plus the Snobs have beaten them, not us.
And the theme for our loss is different every year:
'92 We should have beaten them. Nuff said.
'93-97...Pretty much crushed every year.
'98...We played with them for 3 QTRS and then they blew us out after Joe was knocked out of the game (thanks to a cheap shot, IMO). At that time, 34-7 was a moral victory.
'99...Joe puts on a show, but no defense.
'00...We really could have won this game, but they made a few plays with their wide receivers and we didn't have enough offense. Godsey was injured in this game, as well.
'01...We were mentally crushed after a bad season. We didn't put up much of a fight.
I don't know. I'm tired of it.
But one thing I do know...the talent disparity is not what it used to be. We used to be lucky to stay within 30 points of them. That's not the case anymore. Let's not go into that game expecting the obligatory butt-kicking. I really think we can ambush them this year. We have talent all over the place and just need to play up to our potential. I don't believe FSU is as powerful as they used to be. They've lost lots of good coaches recently (Richt, Van Halanger and Amato). Plus, Bowden is getting old.
They'll be favored to win the ACC and to beat Tech. But I think we can hand them the upset this year.
What really galls me is that they've had their butts kicked twice by NC State...a school we've beaten like a drum for most of the past 6 years. They also got drilled by UNC, a team we dominated last year, and whipped 4 years in a row. Even UVA beat 'em in '95.
Here we are, supposedly a football school, and a couple of Tobacco Road schools plus the Snobs have beaten them, not us.
And the theme for our loss is different every year:
'92 We should have beaten them. Nuff said.
'93-97...Pretty much crushed every year.
'98...We played with them for 3 QTRS and then they blew us out after Joe was knocked out of the game (thanks to a cheap shot, IMO). At that time, 34-7 was a moral victory.
'99...Joe puts on a show, but no defense.
'00...We really could have won this game, but they made a few plays with their wide receivers and we didn't have enough offense. Godsey was injured in this game, as well.
'01...We were mentally crushed after a bad season. We didn't put up much of a fight.
I don't know. I'm tired of it.
But one thing I do know...the talent disparity is not what it used to be. We used to be lucky to stay within 30 points of them. That's not the case anymore. Let's not go into that game expecting the obligatory butt-kicking. I really think we can ambush them this year. We have talent all over the place and just need to play up to our potential. I don't believe FSU is as powerful as they used to be. They've lost lots of good coaches recently (Richt, Van Halanger and Amato). Plus, Bowden is getting old.
They'll be favored to win the ACC and to beat Tech. But I think we can hand them the upset this year.