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FSU didn't have an upperclassman QB ready to step in after Jordan Travis left. Tate Rodemaker was the backup and he portalled out after last season. Norvell apparently had some recruiting misses at QB over the last couple of years and must have figured he could just plug in an experienced...

It seemed to me like Finebaum's diss was more aimed at FSU than us ("you just got beat by a middling team") in the context of his overall comments. We were just collateral damage. Either way, like everyone says he's just there to entertain by being controversial, just like all the opinion...

Yours is not a bad scenario, but I'm thinking about rankings and the CFP. If we win the conference we're in, obviously. But if we get to the championship game and lose, we want our SoS to be as high as possible to have a chance at being in the top 12. FSU steamrolling everyone else on their...

Good to see you posting again after a game, Boomer. Always appreciated.

As far as I know, the computers only have last year’s data to go on at the beginning of a season. Humans have the advantage of being able to factor in the multitude of “tangible intangibles” like returning production, coaching and scheme changes, etc. Perhaps someday an A.I.-based system will do...

This may sound nuts, but going forward this season I'm an FSU fan until we meet them again in the Championship game.

Hope springs eternal for fans of teams that haven't yet played a game. I mean, if I were a diehard Cuse fan I'd think there's a good chance to beat us with a new Head Coach and the new hotshot QB. At least until Cuse gets punched in the face.

Of the six teams that have played a game, we stand alone at the top of E$PN's Efficiency index. ESPN Power Index - Team Efficiencies We're one game in. We have a lot of recent history to overcome before the pundits, rivals, and computers start giving us respect. Not to mention we need to...

Wonder if Zach Gibson is going to be their starting QB? He was a serviceable quarterback by the 2022 UGA game. Kenyatta Watson is also a decent defensive player. I know nothing else about their team but unless the stars align perfectly for them I'm not expecting them to be a tough out, at...

Interesting. Have you done the same spreadsheet based on FPI? I would expect some routine variance from actual results because upsets happen in football. But if there's a wide variance overall, that points to a serious issue with the underlying structure of the indexes.

I certainly hope it's the type of game that gets the second unit some playing time and gives the starters some rest. But I've learned not to take any game for granted.

Special teams. Ours weren't bad, but 9 of FSU's 21 points (43%) were from special teams. Another factor was they weren't that efficient on their last scoring drive (especially on third down) except for the 2 fourth-down clutch throws. Otherwise, the game wasn't as close as the score.

Good question. They ended last season ranked ahead of us in F+ and in ESPN's Power Rankings even after we beat them soundly and had a better record. I thought power rankings were supposed to be predictive.

I think CBK will have our guys as ready as possible considering the circumstances (jet lag, trap game, etc), remembering the Bowling Green debacle last year. At least his public statements have indicated so. Santucci appears to have addressed our most glaring weakness last year.

Didn't we just give Buster a nice raise? Edit to add: Pretty sure Santucci got a decent raise to come here from Duke, and his current contract escalates his pay should he stay with Tech for the next couple of seasons.

If anyone can share some of the OL and DL PFF grades after they come out, I'm interested to see how we graded out. Expecting they will be better than last year. especially for the DL.

Interesting post, but that second paragraph belongs in another thread. No need to undermine our post-victory celebration with unrelated problems.

Yes. Shout out to Key for clock management – making our last possession THE last possession.

Arrived for summer quarter as an early enrollee and had gymnastics class in the Heisman gym. It got pretty toasty in there with no A/C!

Please delete this post within the hour. ;)