The Shoe Was On The Other Foot

The game was all set.  Florida State as has been the habit fell behind in the first half in their semi final game in the Rose Bowl for the National Championship of college football.  18-13 half time and get the ball first in the second half.  Just as prescribed all year by the Seminoles.

Somewhere on their way to victory five turnovers got in the way and instead of a comeback the Florida State Seminoles looked like everybody else that they most of the time devour.  Oregon showed no mercy on poor little FSU and scored 34 points in a row and made a shambles of a rather good game for a half.

There is that old saying about "it is not if you win or lose but how you play the game".  Let's all stand up and cheer for Florida State the poor losers they are.  Almost three seasons they have walked off the field after every game and were glad to shake hands with those bumbling idiots that thought they could beat us.  Thursday night about 90% of the players ran off in shame disgracing their team, their conference and their fans.  Only a few were men enough to shake hands with a team that took advantage of every FSU mistake and made them look less than average.

Football is a game of lessons learned on every snap.  The guy across the line knocked you on your butt.  In twenty seconds you are across the line from him again.  Are you going to let him kick you again or play harder? Thursday night Florida State felt something that haven't felt much.  Getting their butt kicked and they didn't respond very well in the end.  They acted like little children running from the big bad monster that whipped me.

We can say that falling behind in games that at some point in time they had to do what they did.  Not win.  It would have been nice to lose 49-42 to make it look like they had a chance but this collapse was several months in the making off the field as well as on.

There is no doubt Jameis Winstead will turn pro.  He has too because he should have already been kicked out of school for his actions.  The standing up in the student union and shouting profanity would have gotten a B student kicked off campus.  The stealing of the seafood while on scholarship should have gotten him in jail.  Then their is the rape charge which is a he said she said.  We all know with his history probably what happened.

Florida State University deserved what they got, the pounding Oregon gave them and the media  outburst for their poor sportsmanship after the game.  When I say FSU I mean everybody from the Chancellor to the coaches to the fan in denial Florida State sold out their football program.   They  wanted to protect the winning streak and the Championship.

I doubt Florida State contends for any national title next year.  I don't see that with the players coming back that they are guaranteed their division title in conference next year.  They fell off the mountain top.  It will be a hard climb to get back to where they have been the last 30 football games.  It was a great ride for them.  They will probably never dominant any period  of time like this again.   The reason why is they didn't know how to lose with dignity.  They had lost the fear  and when they lost that fear it came from an administration willing to sell out to win.  They had no idea what losing felt like.  It hurts deep down in your gut.  Welcome to the real world Florida State.