FSU is worst Power 4 team in all of college football | Commentary

Running off at the typewriter …

Not only is FSU on pace to have its worst season in 50 years, I am declaring today that the once-proud Seminoles are now the absolute worst Power 4 team in all of college football.

That’s right, in my mind, the Seminoles (1-8) are even worse than Purdue (1-7) in the Big Ten, Mississippi State (2-7) in the SEC and Cal — the one team FSU beat this season — in the ACC. At least Cal (4-4) has three more wins than FSU and actually outgained the Seminoles by nearly 150 yards in a down-to-the-wire 14-9 loss in Tallahassee earlier this season.

In my mind, what separates the Seminoles and makes them woefully worse than the other bottom feeders in the Power 4 is that their offense is unmatched in its awfulness.

Florida State ranks 132nd out of 134 FBS teams in total offense with an average of 264.6 yards per game — 132 yards per game less than Mississippi State, 120 ypg less than Cal and 70 ypg less than Purdue. The only teams that average fewer yards per game than FSU are Group of 5 members Kent State and Kennesaw State. At 14.4 points per game, Florida State is also next-to-last in the nation in scoring offense, only slightly ahead of Air Force.

A disgruntled FSU fan texted me the other day and wanted to know why FSU head coach Mike Norvell won’t fire his offensive coordinator, and I had to gently point out that Mike Norvell essentially IS the offensive coordinator. He’s the one who calls the plays and choreographs the offense.

It’s hard to believe Norvell’s Seminoles have gone from an undefeated team last regular season to an unwatchable team this season.

In the words of the late, great Bobby Bowden: “It’s just plain ol’ bumfuzzling.” …

Short stuff: The Orlando Pride host a playoff game on Friday night and Orlando City hosts a playoff game on Saturday night. Hey,…

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Author : Orlando Sentinel

Publish date : 2024-11-06 19:55:00

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