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Bigdaddycane44

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The FSU hype. Some midsummer preseason rankings have them as high as #3 (what?). Other media outlets are saying they’re a CFP contender with Jordan Travis on Heisman watch. While I respectfully admit they had a good season in 2022 and acknowledge the returning talent, nothing suggests they’ll be better than a program like Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, or Michigan in 2023.

I wouldn’t even put them in the preseason top 10, and CFP contenders? They open against LSU who will be looking to avenge an early season loss last year. This game is a tossup. A loss essentially kills any CFP hopes for either team as I highly doubt FSU or LSU run the table after their opener. FSU still has to dethrone Clemson from the top of the ACC. Noles haven’t beat Clemson in nearly a decade. Maybe an improved Miami team can get in their way. Winning in the Swamp is never easy.

I easily see 3 or 4 losses on their 2023 schedule. Looking back at 2022, there are 0 quality wins outside of LSU. So where’s all the hype coming from? Not just questioning it because I’m an opposing fan.
 
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Bigdaddycane44 said:
The FSU hype. Some midsummer preseason rankings have them as high as #3 (what?). Other media outlets are saying they’re a CFP contender with Jordan Travis on Heisman watch. While I respectfully admit they had a good season in 2022 and acknowledge the returning talent, nothing suggests they’ll be better than a program like Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, or Michigan in 2023.

I wouldn’t even put them in the preseason top 10, and CFP contenders? They open against LSU who will be looking to avenge an early season loss last year. This game is a tossup. A loss essentially kills any CFP hopes for either team as I highly doubt FSU or LSU run the table after their opener. FSU still has to dethrone Clemson from the top of the ACC. Noles haven’t beat Clemson in nearly a decade. Maybe an improved Miami team can get in their way. Winning in the Swamp is never easy.

I easily see 3 or 4 losses on their 2023 schedule. Looking back at 2022, there are 0 quality wins outside of LSU. So where’s all the hype coming from? Not just questioning it because I’m an opposing fan.
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They lost to every bowl eligible team they played outside of LSU, had NO injuries and the schedule was full of bums including us.

LSU and Louisville gave them those games.

Lol playoff team. Norvell won't be surprising anyone this year.
 
Agree. In 2022, everything that could go right, did go right for Mikey and the Nolies. Kind of like our 2020 season under Manny. I personally believe they're going to fall (crash?) back down to Earth this season.
 
Norvell and them have truly lived by the portal for multiple years now, which has to kill their depth. If you're bringing in portal kids while not recruiting high level kids at those same positions, the drop off is steep.

I do think they have good top talent but their rotation may be slim and that's not a recipe to win double digits in a season.

They'll be 2-2 after their first 4, let's see how they bounce back from there.
 
Hegemon said:
They lost to every bowl eligible team they played outside of LSU, had NO injuries and the schedule was full of bums including us.

LSU and Louisville gave them those games.

Lol playoff team. Norvell won't be surprising anyone this year.
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They have a schedule full of bums again. I'm hoping they lose to LSU and Clemson. After that I think UF is going to be bad, Wake doesn't have their QB anymore Pitt is usually just a solid team.
 
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Rellyrell said:
How bout we worry about us & stop caring about what then bytches up North r doing.
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Objectively speaking . . . Travis has become a really, really good college qb. They'll be in every game this year. The biggest question mark they have is whether he can stay healthy. I watched a few of their games and he seemingly had at least 1 play each game where he looked like Paul Pierce being carted off only to come right back like nothing.
 
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