Was Florida State Screwed by the Committee?

[UConnTrumbull]

LOL

 

[storrsroars]

24 Florida State players opting out of upcoming Orange Bowl matchup

Florida State's fifth-ranked football team will look drastically different in the Orange Bowl than from their last game in the ACC Championship.

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[DoctorWho85]

FSU is getting smashed. I doubt even with the 30 something players that opted out would have made much of an impact on this.

 

[DoctorWho85]

FSU will beat GA.Then, predictably, GA will say they didn’t care enough to put up a fight. FSU’s D will come close to shutting out UGA.

This didn’t age well

 

[Vowelguy]

FSU is getting smashed. I doubt even with the 30 something players that opted out would have made much of an impact on this.

Not sure why this surprised anyone. FSU's best game was an OT win over Clemson ... the team that needed a big comeback to beat Kentucky.

 

[superjohn]

Not sure why this surprised anyone. FSU's best game was an OT win over Clemson ... the team that needed a big comeback to beat Kentucky.

It shouldn't be surprising to anyone because half their team and all their best players skipped the bowl game.

The bowl season is a disaster and totally meaningless these days.

 

[Scoe]

Georgia has players out too. FSU might have won a participation trophy, if their guys played.

 

[huskysupporter]

FSU is getting smashed. I doubt even with the 30 something players that opted out would have made much of an impact on this.

Is this a joke? Did you see some of the players who opted out? Not saying FSU would win but basically their entire starting team including a few high draft picks opted out.

 

[Scoe]

WhatIfSports.com: College Football Boxscore

Based upon my simulation, Georgia wins 41-17 with both teams at full strength.

 

[traitor71]

This is really men against boys. FSU was powered by portal guys, and a 6th year QB who had really put it together. Those guys are all out, and the rest of their roster just isn't anywhere near what Georgia has out there.

 

[Kowalski]

Is this a joke? Did you see some of the players who opted out? Not saying FSU would win but basically their entire starting team including a few high draft picks opted out.

FSU making their point that games matter by not showing up for the game.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Well it doesn’t look that way right now… Georgia has exposed ACC Football for what it is - Overrated and it’s 28-3 and well before halftime.

These teams are nowhere close - talent level. Florida St might have been overrated.

With Syracuse getting embarrassed by USF this is not a good look for the ACC.

With all the key players skipping these bowls makes you wonder why all the hype for these things.. back ups vs back ups.

Hard to really say as 23 FSU players opted out. Gonna guess that had something to do with the 42 to 3 halftime score.

 

[SubbaBub]

Result doesn't matter unless you are OK with play taking a back seat to TV.

Bama had and elimation gsme with Texas and lost. Texas lost to an OU team, bowl relevance aside, that just got smoked.

FSU won a P5 league and went undefeated. They earned the spot. Any other opinion misses the point of a NCG in the first place. May as well go back to the polling system, at least that is more honest as a beauty contest.

Under the old system Michigan would play UW in the Rose Bowl and that winner would be ranked No. 1 regardless of what else happened. We've done a lot of hand wringing to get no closer. Next year will be different.

 

[Scoe]

Hard to really say as 23 FSU players opted out. Gonna guess that had something to do with the 42 to 3 halftime score.

Without Jordan Travis it’s still a slaughter house, Verse might have some sacks but wouldn’t make much of a difference. With Jordan Travis FSU wins a participation trophy.

 

[Vowelguy]

FSU won a P5 league and went undefeated. They earned the spot.

The rules say that critical injuries are a factor.

Just as it is in other sports. The UConn women have had their seed lowered because of late season injuries.

FSU was not the same team w/o their QB. And I'm not convinced they were great even with him.

 

[Greg]

FSU is getting smashed. I doubt even with the 30 something players that opted out would have made much of an impact on this.

If they had their players and the QB who is one of the very best in college this year they may have made a game of it. UGA has a bunch of opt out too. Bowl season now sucks.

 

[Scoe]

FSU making their point that games matter by not showing up for the game.

Thats what makes teams like UGA and Bama great programs because they don’t quit their season, because it didn’t end the way they wanted. UGA took this game more seriously and of course they’re better. UGA has guys out too they get their backups to level up.

 

[Scoe]

FSU is feeling sorry for themselves now they just don’t UGA mentality of greatness.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Thats what makes teams like UGA and Bama great programs because they don’t quit their season, because it didn’t end the way they wanted. UGA took this game more seriously and of course they’re better. UGA has guys out too they get their backups to level up.

When's the last time Bama had a meaningless game?

 

[Scoe]

When's the last time Bama had a meaningless game?

Bama didn’t make it into CFP last year with Bryce Young, did they feel sorry for themselves no Bryce Young played and they dominated in their bowl game. They haven’t made the CFP every season.

The year Tua got hurt Mac Jones took over and they dominated their bowl game after losing to Auburn.

 

[ZooCougar]

Result doesn't matter unless you are OK with play taking a back seat to TV.

Bama had and elimation gsme with Texas and lost. Texas lost to an OU team, bowl relevance aside, that just got smoked.

FSU won a P5 league and went undefeated. They earned the spot. Any other opinion misses the point of a NCG in the first place. May as well go back to the polling system, at least that is more honest as a beauty contest.

Under the old system Michigan would play UW in the Rose Bowl and that winner would be ranked No. 1 regardless of what else happened. We've done a lot of hand wringing to get no closer. Next year will be different.

Stop.

There are literally two teams in the PAC 12, SEC and B1G that were better than FSU.

And I don’t see how anyone can put FSU ahead of Georgia and be taken seriously.

The playoff committee did everyone a favor otherwise we would have seen another Georgia/TCU debacle.

 

[Hoophound]

FSU is at half strength at best. The team they fielded for this game is worse than UConn. It’s absurd and a warning sign that many should heed. College sports are going to be in trouble without swift changes to the portal and NIL.

This can happen to Alabama just as easily. It’s the result of several issues working in concert, but it will be commonplace. Penn State was fairly stripped of talent for their game today too.

 

[Scoe]

Is this good for UConn? It can’t hurt right?

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Without Jordan Travis it’s still a slaughter house, Verse might have some sacks but wouldn’t make much of a difference. With Jordan Travis FSU wins a participation trophy.

I wonder how getting taken to the woodshed on National TV affects their lawsuit? They have no business even thinking about playing in the SEC., though I do think the B1G might envision them as Rutgers South, Just shows how weak a conference the ACC really is, and to think how Clemson struggled against a 7-6 SEC team.

 

[UCan3]

FSU is at half strength at best. The team they fielded for this game is worse than UConn. It’s absurd and a warning sign that many should heed. College sports are going to be in trouble without swift changes to the portal and NIL.

This can happen to Alabama just as easily. It’s the result of several issues working in concert, but it will be commonplace. Penn State was fairly stripped of talent for their game today too.

I find it amusing that the college playoff and conference championships have turned into a joke.

Players making bank with NIL can simply skip what is supposed to the highlight of the season?

The only bright spot for us is that they system that has worked against us at every turn appears to be getting what they deserve.

I’m done watching these back up bowls. Be at the Spring Game and looking at 2024 now.