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Somewhere, Kirk Herbstreit must have been laughing.
Herbstreit, the ESPN analyst who led the charge last season to put one-loss Alabama in the college football playoff over undefeated Florida State, was booed unmercifully by Seminoles fans every time he spoke during the GameDay telecast from Ireland on Saturday before the college football season opener between FSU and Georgia Tech.
But when Georgia Tech upset the 10th-ranked Seminoles 24-21 hours later, it was Herbstreit, Paul Finebaum and FSU’s other critics who got the last laugh.
This is certainly not the way FSU coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles wanted to follow up last year’s undefeated regular season.
We found out last season that the Seminoles were a great football team under Norvell.
This season, we will find out if Norvell is on his way to building a great football program.
And, quite frankly, it’s off to an horrendous start.
Norvell’s 10th-ranked Seminoles kicked off one of the most historic college football seasons in history Saturday in Ireland by losing to 10½-point underdog Georgia Tech on Aidan Birr’s 44-yard field goal as time expired. It was the biggest upset they’ve seen in these parts since Billy Joe Doodlehopper of Umatilla ordered a Guinness on the rocks at Mulligan’s pub in Dublin.
The changes in college football are immense this season from the expanded 12-team playoff … to conference realignment … to Kalen DeBoer replacing the legendary Nick Saban. Likewise, the Seminoles have also seen a sea of change with 10 players from last year’s undefeated ACC championship team getting drafted into the NFL, including starting quarterback Jordan Travis, their starting running back, their two best receivers and two best defensive linemen.
Norvell, per his reputation, has replenished his roster through the transfer portal, but obviously…
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-08-24 20:30:00
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