Seriously. After seeing Jameis go nuts last night, I gotta wait nearly two weeks to plant my ass in Doak.
Be happy for this. I know we all think Jameis is football jesus, but playing game 2 with just four days off after game 1 is not good. Excluding last night, FSU has played on Labor Day four times in the past decade and all four times they played another game that next Saturday. Granted this was the "lost decade" but just look at these results.
In 2009 we lost to Miami on Labor day and almost lost (19-9) to Jacksonville State that next Saturday. I remember this one, it was maddening to watch the team nearly fall apart.
In 2007 we lost to Clemson on Labor Day and almost lost (34-24) to UAB the next Saturday. We were down by 14 at one point.
In 2006 we beat Miami on Labor Day and almost lost (24-17) to Troy that next Saturday.
In 2005, we beat Miami on Labor Day and throttled The Citadel (62-10) that next Saturday. They are an FCS team.
So yeah. I'm glad FSU has a bye this week. I know it's "just" Nevada up next and at home, but it was "just" Jax State, UAB, and Troy in those other years.
Anyway, I have tickets to the Nevada game and despite the inferior non-conference competition, Doak is going to be rocking for Jameis' home debut. The cheers for his entrance are going to be massive.
Believe the hype. But for the first time in a looonnnggggg time, I feel the D needs more work than the offense. Must be Pruitt's new schemes. Just not used to it yet. We gave up a couple big plays that should've never happened. I'm sure we'll get the kinks worked out by the Bethune-Cookman or Boston College games.
Agreed, but I also think the new defense is a bit more "bend but don't break". It may give up some plays every now and then, but it'll generate more turnovers via chaos. And we definitely saw that last night. That said, the DEs definitely need some polish.
