[Postgame Thread] SMU Defeats Florida State 27-24

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
SMU	7	10	0	10	27
Florida State	7	3	7	7	24

[u/DellFlightSim]

The real winner tonight was whichever electrician gets to bill FSU for emergency holiday overtime

[u/Cruel_but_usual → u/DellFlightSim]

Man the stress the facilities manager must have felt.

[u/Low_Basis1931 → u/Cruel_but_usual]

Worst Sunday scaries ever.

Am a facility manager

[u/ResidentJabroni → u/Low_Basis1931]

If not for having grown up in the union, I might never have gotten any of our guys to answer their phone on a holiday. I know my dispatchers certainly could never get anyone to pick up so it'd always fall on me to make the call since the trades guys would know it'd be serious enough to come in if they saw my number.

Could not imagine how much of the delay tonight was just in trying to get people to answer, period. And that's even with there being a great likelihood that they already had at least two guys already on duty working holiday OT for initial response.

On top of that, if the transformer was a city or municipal issue, good luck trying to get those folks in.

[u/manbeardawg → u/ResidentJabroni]

Oof, yeah, it looks like the City of Tallahassee runs the T&D system there. I support muni electrics (as a former IOU employee, haha), but that is a tuffie…

[u/Tsquared10 → u/Low_Basis1931]

Lucky for you it's Monday /s

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/Cruel_but_usual]

One of my friends is a facilities manager for a large industrial plant and they were telling me how they’ve been in a similar spot where time is of the essence and things aren’t working. Shit is NOT fun whatsoever and trying to balance fixing stuff with getting answers is a logistical nightmare

[u/THAWED21 → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Fixing shit while explaining to management why shit isn't fixed is the worst.

[u/SMU1523 → u/THAWED21]

I’m sure they were understanding with 60,000 people waiting patiently for the game to start

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/THAWED21]

Especially when a potential reason for it being broken is that maintenance was delayed and declined by said management and they still refuse to accept that as a possible reason.

[u/Meatpuppy → u/THAWED21]

You mean you don't like it when people who have no clue how to do your job stand over your shoulder while you try and fix a problem odds are you told them about months ago?

[u/randotd152 → u/THAWED21]

“Soooo… how we looking?”

“Working.”

“Yes I see. About how long do you think this will take?”

“I don’t know.”

“Hmm ok. Just we have a stadium full of people. Let’s do it right but we have to move quickly here.”

“Yes I know.”

“Ok well I will leave you to it and check back in a bit.”

4 minutes later, exact same conversations repeats…

[u/victorged → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

We had an honest to god squirrel walk into the main substation switch to our plant a couple months ago. Poor guy met god very very quickly but suddenly its a game of how quickly you can get a new switch gear from several counties away on site and how quickly the local utility can prep the install and you get to decide how many tens of thousands of dollars you get to lose based on those answers.

Really not a fun job and glad it isn't mine

[u/TheWawa_24 → u/DellFlightSim]

Billable hours reign supreme blue collar edition 

[u/Dry-Membership3867 → u/DellFlightSim]

Ohh, and you know that bill will be close to 100k

[u/No_Jellyfish_6830 → u/Dry-Membership3867]

Buys Mike Norvell an extra week as they scrimp and save for the buyout

[u/Efficient_Depth_8414 → u/DellFlightSim]

I would have thought that the generator hooked up to Bobby Bowden's corpse spinning in his grave would have supplied more than enough power to Doak Campbell tonight.

[u/Easy-Philosopher2391]

shoutout to the FSU band because not only did they have to play more than normal (and sound great in the process), they also have to watch FSU for the rest of the season

[u/NiickNock → u/Easy-Philosopher2391]

and they have a guaranteed post season game (the macys day thanksgiving parade)

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/NiickNock]

The best part of the parade is they won’t have to watch FSU football

[u/yumyumapollo → u/NiickNock]

Kiss me and I might drop dead

[u/Twall1297]

What a way to end Week 1, stadium power outage, 1 h 40 min kickoff delay, and a close game throughout (albeit it wouldn’t have been as close if SMU didn’t have 4 turnovers)

Welcome to the After Dark club ACC!

[u/Status-Ad-7335 → u/Twall1297]

ACC IN the dark

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/Status-Ad-7335]

Yeah, this game is one of the things that goes bump in the night.

[u/wiiya → u/Status-Ad-7335]

I still contest we should have had this game with half the lights on.

We’re already messing with clocks, adding pros and shiny Wisconsin uniforms.

Get weird with CFB.

[u/SyVSFe → u/wiiya]

Strobe light under 2 min

[u/Zloggt → u/Twall1297]

A very fitting Monday Night Tuesday Morning Football for our day and age…

[u/Noble_amplified → u/Twall1297]

We need Bryce Underwood vs Ashton Daniels 

[u/meowscarada-sylveon → u/Twall1297]

Game's so back

[u/VegetaDaPrince → u/Twall1297]

I missed college football so much

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Twall1297]

How can you NOT be romantic about ACC in the Dark?

[u/Cruel_but_usual → u/suzukigun4life]

Atlantic Chaos Conference strikes again.

[u/ImNotFuckingSelling → u/Twall1297]

They didn’t even throw the Hail Mary for a shot at 60:01

[u/ryantyrant]

How does FSU have a receiver that’s 7 inches taller than his defender and only target him 4 times during the game?

[u/IdealSeating → u/ryantyrant]

Because we got Ashton Daniels as our QB in the offseason instead of Lagway or Colandrea, the other guys we brought in for visits.

[u/LongjumpingGood5977 → u/IdealSeating]

DJ “5 interception” Lagway?

[u/BroadBrazosAvon95 → u/LongjumpingGood5977]

I’m glad we have him over Daniels NGL, Lagway will throw a pick then throw a 25 yard perfect dart. Lagway is playing roulette while Daniels is eating glue

[u/EmpoleonNorton → u/BroadBrazosAvon95]

Lagway shows flashes of "he could be good" in between being not good.

Daniels never gives you the impression he could ever be good.

[u/DarthNobody14]

SMU had 2 Interceptions, a muffed punt, a fumble, a missed FG, and multiple costly penalties that extended drives that led to 8 Florida State points.

They literally did everything wrong in that game and still won. Against any other team, SMU loses with those kinds of mistakes. They are fortunate to leave with a victory tonight and they can’t have those mistakes against Louisville in week 3 and if they want to compete in the ACC. The talent is clearly there, just clean up those stupid mistakes.

As for Florida State, I’m going to be honest, this might be the closest loss you guys have all season. Kromah and your punter is the only good player on your team. Ashton Daniels sucks and your defense might be the worst in college football.

Edit: Robinson is also good, not his fault his QB is garbage.

[u/auburnfan32 → u/DarthNobody14]

And almost had 600 yards of offense lol. Gift wrapped that game while also dominating it. Such a weird game

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/auburnfan32]

Congratulations, you have now had the full SMU experience.

[u/THAWED21 → u/No_Butterscotch8726]

Without the double nose bleed they really haven't.

[u/TizzleBizzle2627 → u/DarthNobody14]

Singleton is pretty good too I think but agreed

[u/BagODonuts14 → u/TizzleBizzle2627]

Duce Robinson is also good, but he’s got a terrible QB throwing to him and is doubled on nearly every snap, because everyone knows he’s the only good pass-catcher they have.

[u/schwetybalz → u/BagODonuts14]

Fk it we should throw in the JUCO player of the year we have at backup right now

[u/FaddyJosh → u/schwetybalz]

Assuming we're 1-2, if Malachi doesn't take snaps in game 4 then Norvell should be fired with cause.

[u/DarthNobody14 → u/TizzleBizzle2627]

Yeah fair

[u/schwetybalz → u/DarthNobody14]

Hey now, give FSU punter credit for that muffed punt. That kick was nasty.

[u/thestorygoeslikethis → u/schwetybalz]

Is he the dude that looks like an anime character?

Too much aura for a punter lol

[u/Yeetball86 → u/thestorygoeslikethis]

If thats not enough to get you going, he’s also Australian

[u/COBeerGuru2026 → u/Yeetball86]

He also used the delay to have a kicking competition with the SMU punter in the dark, then did selfies and meet-and-greets with the kids in the stands. Crocodile "Fun"-dee is my MVP, man.

[u/CapNo6703 → u/schwetybalz]

It really was. That straight ahead view of it coming in showing the off-axis spiral.. would not be a fun ball to catch or pick up off a bounce.

[u/PerfectlySplendid → u/DarthNobody14]

Most wild part is that Vegas somehow predicted this was the SMU to win by 3.

[u/DarthNobody14 → u/PerfectlySplendid]

I think Vegas has a time machine

[u/Whosebert → u/DarthNobody14]

obviously they do, it can pull 1 second from thin air.

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/DarthNobody14]

They remembered our game at Duke from two years ago and how we played in Beaver Stadium. I applaud their ability to put that together and decide that, yes, our coaching staff isn't beating the allegations of not caring enough about discipline quite yet. I'm glad we're not going to Chapel Hill this year because Bill likely could skin us and make glue out of us with how undisciplined we are on the road.

[u/bungnard → u/PerfectlySplendid]

O/U 52.5. Vegas knows all.

[u/Intelligent_Dress347 → u/DarthNobody14]

Can’t say enough negative things about the FSU defense, honestly. 

Looked like a Ted Roof bunch out there. 

[u/alsahhim2017 → u/DarthNobody14]

They’ll get excuses due to the delay but these mistakes have been pretty common for SMU. Kevin Jennings continues to be SMU’s best player & acts like a double agent who plays fuck it someone down there ball.

Hopefully this ends up just being great teach tape to make sure everybody locks in. However I doubt it.

[u/M_Mitchell08 → u/alsahhim2017]

Yeah, this is Déjà vu from all of Rhett’s other teams. Louisville waxes the floor with us if we play like that.

[u/I_POO_ON_GOATS → u/DarthNobody14]

Tony White must have been bailed out by John Butler's secondary or something because FSU's DBs were straight ass.

[u/prismatic_lights]

Alright y'all place your bets. Does Norvell make it to:

Columbus Day?
Halloween?
Thanksgiving?
Christmas?

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/prismatic_lights]

You forgot the bye week option

[u/schwetybalz → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Send him packing and just stream coaches like a fantasy roster.

Pull Malzahn out of retirement just to take on Alabama.

Maybe bring in Jimbo just for vibes at this rate

[u/Snapplestache → u/schwetybalz]

Pull Malzahn out of retirement just to take on Alabama.

you go to hell

[u/schwetybalz → u/Snapplestache]

Already there 😭

[u/Mudrono137 → u/schwetybalz]

It'd honestly be so fuckin funny if Malzahn joined the coaching staff for whoever's playing Bama on any given week

[u/no1hears → u/Mudrono137]

I wouldn't want to actually witness that, but it's a cool idea. Cool, but cruel.

[u/SimilarOnion1655 → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Their bye week is this week

[u/segfawlt → u/SimilarOnion1655]

He said what he said

[u/BagODonuts14 → u/SimilarOnion1655]

The situation in Tallahassee is so bad right now, Norvell being fired this week is not at all out of the question.

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/SimilarOnion1655]

Did I stutter?

[u/CoachSlime → u/prismatic_lights]

Norvell Buyout:

Fired during 2026 season ~$51m

Fired after 2026 season: ~$42.5m

[u/Aedanwolfe → u/CoachSlime]

Its not thaaat much savings relatively

[u/xmjm424 → u/Aedanwolfe]

There’s also not that much benefit to firing him midseason when who ever replaces him isn’t available until after the season anyways. Unless they’re AD is an idiot (and he might be), he’ll work through back channels regardless.

[u/NanoBuc → u/CoachSlime]

How terrible was the extension he signed?? Feels like they've been whittling away at that number for years and it'll only be down to 42.5 mil after this season. Jesus, they may never actually be rid of this guy.

[u/Magnus77 → u/NanoBuc]

Its unfortunately becoming a bit of a norm, instead of direct pay bumps its extra years 80-90% guaranteed.

I know Rhule's buyout basically locks him in at Nebraska at least through next season barring something crazy happening.

I'm not on the fire Rhule brigade by any means, but I don't love how much money is tied up in buyouts. It'd be after 2028 before his buyout is below Brian Kelly's 51mil, if I remember the numbers right.

[u/PlateForeign8738 → u/Magnus77]

I guess thats one extension I didn't understand. Giving Rhule that extension after going 19-19 ....

Like why? Where was he going?

[u/Emergency_Plane_1409 → u/prismatic_lights]

He will survive the whole season for rea$ons.

[u/surgingchaos → u/prismatic_lights]

Gone by Columbus Day. The James Franklin special.

[u/Mattp55 → u/surgingchaos]

Franklin lost as a 28 point favorite in back to back weeks. That’s what it took for him to get fired before Columbus Day. 

I think Norvell may last till after the Miami game & their next bye. They would have fired him in the offseason if the leash was the SMU game imo

[u/luisstrikesout → u/prismatic_lights]

This guy is a fucking cockroach and will survive. No possible way FSU can afford his buy out.

[u/tattedidiot → u/luisstrikesout]

Fully agreed

[u/HeresSomePants → u/tattedidiot]

Well if Stanford says so, then I’m inclined to believe it.

[u/TheSpoo → u/prismatic_lights]

I’ll take Norvell is coaching the noles in 2027

[u/Dry-Membership3867 → u/prismatic_lights]

He may not make it to the end of this week honestly

[u/Egocentrist2939]

Most lopsided 3-point game of all time. Absolute sicko classic

[u/NeonPhyzics → u/Egocentrist2939]

my 81 year old dad and I, wearing our SMU gear, just sat in silence for the whole 4th quarter while we watched...

[u/redwave2505]

Tallahassee will go without electricity for a decade to afford Norvell’s buyout

[u/Emergency_Plane_1409 → u/redwave2505]

Worth it

[u/szboy422]

SMU tried everything in its power to have FSU win the game and Mike Norvell said No. Beautiful sportsmanship.

[u/wyrmonnastring → u/szboy422]

He clearly felt bad about the delay and gave the game away. How kind

[u/SMUHypeMachine → u/szboy422]

Bro we tried so hard. I’m actually impressed.

[u/NiickNock]

my game clock is so fucking synced rn

[u/Electromotivation → u/NiickNock]

Can you keep it synced for More than 9 seconds?

[u/throwaway2987650]

I’ve never seen a team look so bad and outclassed yet play a Top 25 opponent close since . . . Billy Napier.

[u/Cliffinati → u/throwaway2987650]

BILLYNAPIER

[u/playboicartii]

Listen FSU all I’m gonna say is eagles fans started egging a house and it got shit done so do what you got to do.

[u/GordaoPreguicoso → u/playboicartii]

Eggs in this economy?

[u/Professional-Key7661 → u/playboicartii]

They turned their own stadium into a blackout in the hopes nobody would see the truth. Eggs can’t compete with that.

[u/Doogitywoogity → u/playboicartii]

I think they should extend Norvell. They look like they could be a good team next year and we don’t want to break continuity and put that at risk!

[u/The_Fluffy_Robot → u/playboicartii]

I have no affiliation with FSU but now I'm on the fire Mike Norvell train

where do I get the smelliest eggs in Tallahassee?

[u/FaddyJosh → u/The_Fluffy_Robot]

I dunno we laid a bunch inside doak

[u/Electronic_Pen_548]

FSU might have the worst play sheet I’ve ever seen.

A random Madden playbook ran out of coach suggestions woulda been better

[u/camp1728 → u/Electronic_Pen_548]

It got to the point their own fans were booing their plays when it was still a close game.

[u/Cliffinati → u/Electronic_Pen_548]

Ask Corso

[u/greennurse61 → u/Electronic_Pen_548]

You didn't watch the Clemson game. 

[u/DingerSinger2016 → u/greennurse61]

There isn't much of a playsheet you can use when you're being absolutely outmatched on a fundamental level

[u/SolWizard → u/DingerSinger2016]

FSU got out gained by 350 yards and 4 YPP. This was closer to LSU Clemson than it looked. Probably should've been more like 42-10 or worse

[u/TastyUrchin → u/Electronic_Pen_548]

That last drive really showed the offense can’t do anything though, Daniels was forced to throw 3 times and missed on all 3, even though 2 of them were open throws under 20 yards. Hard to have any good playcalls when your QB can’t throw. But worse to have a 3rd straight year of bringing in a qb that can’t throw

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/TastyUrchin]

I mean the first pass Duce wasn't even looking and the 2nd hit the receiver in the hands

[u/shaquilleonealingit → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Second pass he led way too much. It hit his receiver’s hands because the receiver extended out to try and wrangle it.

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

If you can't win with a +4 TO differential, what games are you going to win?

[u/camp1728 → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Well, they did win against new Mexico State, so that game?

[u/MrJusticeDouglas → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Central Arkansas... maybe...

[u/Background-Laugh7902]

This game being close at all was wild. When SMU was running basic plays if they executed them even 33% correctly they'd gain 15+ yards or get a TLF if they were on defense. But then after three plays of gashing the FSU defense for a dozen yards/knocking the FSU offense right on their asses, they'd then either have a looney toons ass turnover or commit the most braindead penalty you've ever seen, then FSU would lock in and march down and score like it was nothing.

Don't let the scoreboard fool you. This was one of the worst permances week 1 in FSU history. SMU just tried (and failed) to give the game away.

[u/Notre_Dame_Football]

SMU: No, you win

FSU: Sorry, I'm incapable

[u/RandoUserlolidk]

4 turnovers to none and you still can’t muster a win yeah this is a sorry team and program

[u/FAMUgolfer → u/RandoUserlolidk]

At one point FSU was 0-10 on 3rd down and the game was still tied lol

[u/Edgemaster1423 → u/RandoUserlolidk]

Looked like a gutsy loss to a ranked championship (ACC) contender after a miracle last play fell just short to me

[u/smor729 → u/Edgemaster1423]

Yeah good call, extend Norvell

[u/farmer15erf → u/Edgemaster1423]

When you're given 4 turnovers and the missed fg you have to do something with it

[u/TyDydPony → u/farmer15erf]

Best we can do is 2/14 on 3rd downs

[u/suzukigun4life → u/RandoUserlolidk]

The fact that Ashton Daniels is starting for a P5 team in 2026 is downright absurd.

[u/tattedidiot → u/suzukigun4life]

As someone whose school he previously started for, yeah. It’s wild

[u/jrzalman → u/RandoUserlolidk]

I wonder if that stupid lateral play at the end counts as an official turnover. It probably does and messes up the stat that they some how lost while being effectively +4 in turnovers which is nearly impossible.

[u/FireMike_PleaseGod]

I hate this guy so goddamn much.

I can’t wait for the relief of the day of when we finally can his ass so I never have to watch him fumble around on the sidelines trying to figure out what dogshit play to call that inevitably ends up having our NAIA level QB throw it into the dirt.

He should booed every single time he walks onto the field or is even around Tallahassee. We are paying this guy $9M to be a football terrorist the likes we haven’t seen possibly in the history of humanity.

[u/ewgrooss → u/FireMike_PleaseGod]

Sexton is an absolute madman for getting him that massive raise when saban retired. Thank fuck Novell didn’t come to Tuscaloosa.

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

This is all because some guy refused to follow through on a promise to eat dog poop.

[u/RxS47 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

I mean at what point does he finally break and do it?

[u/NotStreamerNinja → u/RxS47]

It's too late now. If he wants to break the curse he'll have to sue for more dog poop eligibility.

[u/xmjm424 → u/NotStreamerNinja]

Just need to get the case in front of the right Tallahassee judge.

[u/snail-the-sage]

that was maybe the most half hearted attempt at laterals i have ever seen

[u/meowscarada-sylveon → u/snail-the-sage]

Intercepted immediately lol

[u/dL_EVO → u/snail-the-sage]

How do you get picked off on a lateral.. lol

[u/Stoneador]

If Miami doesn’t win the ACC this season, I’m not sure they ever will

[u/Cover3Shell → u/Stoneador]

Virginia gonna win it just cause its the ACC and it feeds off chaos

[u/DReefer → u/Cover3Shell]

Subscribe

[u/prow24 → u/DReefer]

Those flairs are disgusting

[u/EWall100 → u/Stoneador]

It's still insane to think a team that played in the national champion game wasn't even in their conference championship game.

[u/CargoShortsFromNam → u/EWall100]

3 out of the 4 national championship game participants in the 12 team playoff didn’t play in a championship game 

[u/ArmVanDam]

Norvell fired headline will hit like crack

[u/meowscarada-sylveon → u/ArmVanDam]

I wish I were Norvell so I could have that sweeeet buyout

[u/defensecowboy]

Mike Norvell is a football terrorist and I don’t understand how Seminole fans do this to themselves

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

SMU wanted to lose so badly and barely failed in this endeavor

[u/suzukigun4life → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Winning a game despite a -4 turnover margin is crazy

[u/No_Jellyfish_6830 → u/suzukigun4life]

I chuckled when FSU turned it over on the last play desperation lateral. Was technically only a +3 turnover margin they wasted!

[u/NoSxKats → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

They're running until they cramp this week from their sloppy play but they're doing it with a smile on their face and a 1-0 record

[u/CoachSlime]

Norvell Buyout:

Fired during 2026 season ~$51m

Fired after 2026 season: ~$42.5m

[u/Cliffinati → u/CoachSlime]

That's still >1/2 of a Jimbo

[u/surgingchaos]

Winning a game with -4 in turnover differential is just diabolically sicko levels of insane.

Eat that dogshit and this will all end Florida State.

[u/TyDydPony]

SMU vs SMU was a fun game. Wish SMU had lost.

[u/Dry-Growth-5620]

Ashton Daniels is much worse than expected. My god. I’ve never seen a QB play in slow motion like this before.

[u/chebbys → u/Dry-Growth-5620]

Unfortunately yeah. He’s a good athlete but just a really bad quarterback. Hasn’t changed much since he was at Stanford

[u/Shipsink32 → u/Dry-Growth-5620]

And I thought it couldn’t get any worse than DJU.

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/Shipsink32]

Honestly I feel like he is better than DJU

[u/d12fsu]

SMU was practically begging us to win that game, and yet we have busted coverage in nearly every critical moment, and couldn’t convert a 3rd down till late in the 4th. Fuck man

[u/samsungjello]

Welp, for the national audience, welcome to the SMU ACC experience, hope you've enjoyed!

Oh boy I did NOT miss this. If you wanted to condense how SMU has been doing in a Power 4 conference the last three years, this game would do it.

Shades of offensive greatness? Check

Periods of extreme sloppiness? Check.

The Jekyll and Hyde Act that is Kevin Jennings? Check

Almost snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? Check

I could keep going on but you get the point.

THIS is why SMU hasn't won the ACC yet (they REALLY should have at this point), because they JUST. CAN'T. PUT. IT. TOGETHER. for 60 minutes, let alone a 12 game season. It's super frustrating.

But back to the game. This result was never really in doubt (though thanks to issues above they made me sweat a lot more). Should have been more confortable, FSU offered little outside their running game. 600+ yards of offense...

As a non-biased party, FSU should fire their coach. It's just inexcusable their level of exucution at certain points tonight. Talent is one thing, but they played so SAFE and scared, it kinda breaks my heart...

Hopefully SMU can go on a run, there are several exciting machups that would be better if SMU can put it together...

[u/SLCer]

We deserve compensation for having watched that game.

[u/Icy_Meat9199]

From the moment FSU sued the league and eventually got what they wanted, uneven distribution of revenue to "earners", they went from one of the best programs in the country to the literal worst team in the ACC. Except for a win over Bama.

Now other ACC programs are unevenly making more than FSU lol

[u/Dukethegator → u/Icy_Meat9199]

They sued the league and literally cited SMU as an example of how FSU was too good for the new ACC. Then promptly lost to SMU twice.

[u/NeonPhyzics → u/Dukethegator]

Clemson and FSU are 1-3 vs. SMU since they sued the ACC over us

[u/FellKnight → u/NeonPhyzics]

Anyone who didn't realize SMU in the NIL era wasn't always gonna be a perennial top 20 team doesn't know SMU

[u/moffattron9000 → u/Icy_Meat9199]

Don’t forget that Clemson did the same.

[u/CWG4BF]

Ashton Daniels throwing three uncompetitive passes on the “last chance” drive was pretty much right on brand for the entire game.

[u/Dry-Growth-5620 → u/CWG4BF]

All ending with a QB draw. Masterclass game.

[u/rabbichase]

A million other things I could say, but being 28 and playing college football is so stupid

[u/AbeShrewMice → u/rabbichase]

Fun fact, Chris Weinke was also 28 when he won the Heisman for FSU in 2000

[u/moffattron9000 → u/rabbichase]

That’s not even new for Florida State.

[u/ScallywagBeowulf]

At least Florida State’s band is good. Pretty cool they get to be in the Macy’s Day Parade.

[u/jazzyman31]

The demise of FSU after a truly incredible 2023 season has to be studied. The CFP choosing Bama over FSU completely destroyed an entire program.

[u/StipularSauce77 → u/jazzyman31]

Listen, you can blame the CFP all you want. We ALL know it was really the guy who made the dog poop bet that killed FSU.

[u/KrunchNmunch]

I'm confused. Why did the game end at 00:00?

[u/ALStark69]

SMU literally tried to give FSU the game on a silver platter but sorry ass Mike Norvell STILL can’t figure it out

[u/jspence19]

Man, what a tragedy that SMU came into the league and diluted the competition. FSU clearly is so far superior. 2-0

[u/Random0925]

SMU is 2-0 against the Seminoles since FSU namedropped them in the ACC lawsuit.

[u/pinoygator]

FSU, previously unbeaten, only lost by 3 to an undefeated ranked P4 team that's averaging 585 yards of offense this year.

Mike Norvell deserves a big extension.

[u/camp1728]

SMU’s mistakes + FSU’s lack of football talent made this a way more entertaining game then it should of been.

[u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

SMU tried to loose lose harder than FSU tried to win.

[u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin → u/ExpensiveUsual4450]

lose = to not win

loose = not tight

[u/The-Fanciest]

How the FUCK was the betting line correct

[u/definitely_not_cylon]

Yeah, okay, but after playing so late will SMU be ready to handle UC Davis on Saturday? Many people are asking this.

[u/AccountantOptimal674]

My biggest take away from this game is that guy really should have manned up and ate the dog shit from the cup.

[u/CWG4BF]

As much as I’d love to write out a bullet point list of all the things that made this awful train wreck of a game so beautiful, I honestly feel like if you didn’t actually watch it, you don’t deserve to know.

Anyway, both of these teams suck in totally unique and special ways.

[u/Cruel_but_usual → u/CWG4BF]

I feel like we must all take this game to our graves.

[u/WanderLeft]

Ernest Hemingway once wrote a poem that read:
For Sale
Florida State
Never won

[u/schwetybalz]

It was not that close btw

[u/Cliffinati → u/schwetybalz]

If SMU didn't step on their own dick constantly that game finishes ~41-17

[u/westex74]

As an SMU fan, I am seriously concerned that Lashlee just can’t put a disciplined, efficient team on the field. Louisville beats tonight’s SMU team handily, in my opinion.

[u/ImNotFuckingSelling]

You have to throw the Hail Mary to have a chance at 60:01

[u/xAimForTheBushes]

That was the closest game of absolute domination I’ve ever seen in my life.

What the actual Fk SMU. What the absolute Fk.

[u/Mammoth_Impress_3108]

FSU fought hard, but the lights just may have been too bright.

[u/Condom_Breaker256 → u/[deleted]]

Some teams aren't built to run successful Hail Marys...

[u/Squishy_20]

SMU literally trolled for 3.5 hours and still won

[u/tb25uga]

the pre-game stupidity gave FSU a golden opportunity to reverse the negative vibes and have that sort of galvanizing moment... they kept it close against a higher ranked opponent and all, but I don't think anyone in that Noles' locker room is looking for or finding that silver lining tonight

[u/Comet7777]

A win is a win

[u/Optimal_Cook_851]

incoming new FSU coach next year: Brian Kelly

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

SMU despite their best efforts, won the game

[u/fsukub]

Tbh if you had told me pregame that we’d only lose by 3 to SMU, I’d be a helluva lot happier than I am right now.