There have been way too many close games and close calls against inferior opponents over recent years. This was bound to happen and our number was up last night. I don't know if this is a shift in college football in general because of the transfer portal, or if it's just a lot of entitlement from anyone who thinks that if they go to Florida State they automatically are superior to some of these other kids, but even during the end of Bowden's run we would thrash schools like this with ease. It's sad to see so many close games where they let these other teams hang around because they don't respect the game enough to go out and play with maximum effort and execution against every opponent on their schedule. That is the difference between an elite team and a good/bad team. You don't see a Bama, Clemson or even past FSU teams let a team like this out of the first quarter with even a hope of an upset. They strangle the life out of them and completely demoralize them because they have a culture of winning. I know it's the same story now for years but we have no culture of winning around here anymore. That was evident when Willie's teams would celebrate like they just won the National Championship for squeezing out a win here and there against teams like NC State and Louisville. We have to find some way to get back to that desire to completely humiliate any and all opponents on our schedule before we will ever be back. The talent is there for the big games but the focus and determination isn't there for every game. That's the number one thing that needs to be fixed above all else.
We've been flirting with this for years
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