First off, you have to respect FSU's defense athletically-speaking, at a minimum. They were suspect at times last year, but down the stretch, they played well. They are going to be ready to play, especially now. I expect them to throw everything they have at us. Our guy is older but has played 2.5 more games than their guy-- including Duke and BCU.
Offensively, there are 2 categories of coaches-- there's the "protect the QB at all costs, mentally and physically" (e.g. the Coker-T, one read, one route) and there's the type that believes in something bigger and lets their QB play. Jimbo is the latter. The kid will have it or he won't. The playbook won't be the entire ****nal as it was with Francois, and there will be a lot of "check with me," but they aren't going to rollover into a popcorn-fart offense a la Patrick Nix @ UiF, Oklahoma, etc.
I expect the Noles will drill heavy to run the ball, no question, but they will have their passing ****nal ready to go.
It's not the amount of games either QB has played. It's the amount of time in the system that is most important. Rosier has only started a few games, but there's a reason he beat out Perry, who is a better talent than Blackman.
Rivalry game though, so you never know how it will play out. Didn't stank *** Sean Maguire do a decent job playing in Winston's place against a Clemson team that is better than we are?
True re: time in the system. Honestly, my only concern with Rosier has nothing to do with ability, it has to do with how serious he took his role prior to this Spring. Richt's comments about never thinking he'd play here kind of echo that. The guy can throw a ball and make plays with his feet. It was his awareness and decision-making that were stuck in freshmans territory.
100% true re: rivalry game. F$U got the train run on them by Louisville and chewed up by UNC. Then Matt Thomas, that lil' kuhnt who was almost benched for poor play knocks Kaaya's tooth out the first play.
If this was a GoldenShower led team, no question, Blackdude would have a coming out party bigger than a confused Midwestern kid on Fleet Week. With Diaz though, I don't see that happening. Francois didn't beat us last year. They score 20 points. What we need is Rosier to not throw INT into the end zone, etc.