Ibis Wingz
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FSU's homecoming game is against NC State this year. Not sure what the big deal is with them retiring Jone's number before our game with them given that we are their biggest home game this year (bigger crowd to honor him). But whine away about made up nonsense anyway.
No whining, friend. I'm simply pointing out that, in FSU's brass' minds, we are no longer a threat to beat them as they wouldn't bestow an honor like this on one of their all-time great players at a game that they didn't think that they are going to win. Keep on keeping on, sir.
No, teams bestow honors on their players in front of the biggest crowds they can get. Far more of an honor than doing it in front of a half-sized crowd against a lower team. Marvin Jones also played during the heyday of our rivalry, so it makes sense to honor him at the biggest home game of the year. But you can manage to turn anything into something to whine about.
Here are Florida State's home attendance figures from last year:
September 6 7:30 p.m. The Citadel* #1 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL RSN W 37–12 81,294
September 20 8:00 p.m. [URL=https://www.canesinsight.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2]#2 2[/URL] Clemson #1 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ABC W 23–17 OT 82,316
October 4 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest #1 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC W 43–3 82,327
October 18 8:00 p.m. #5 Notre Dame* #2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC W 31–27 82,431
November 8 6:30 p.m. Virginia #2 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) ESPN W 34–20 82,325
November 22 3:30 p.m. Boston College #1 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC/ESPN2 W 20–17 82,300
November 29 3:30 p.m. Florida* #1 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ESPN W 24–19 82,485
Unlike UM, the quality of Florida State's opponent didn't have much of an impact on their home attendance. I'm confident that the extra 185 people who might go to see FSU pummel an attenuated UM team didn't sway their decision about in which game to bestow this honor. Keep trying, good sir.
..but being the biggest home game of the year certainly did...so keep trying yourself. I know the game you play satisfy your need to whine. If FSU advertised that they were going to do the ceremony during a different home game, you'd be whining about how clearly FSU doesn't see us as important anymore, because they are choosing a game against another team to do the ceremony. Like I said, you can take pretty much ANY situation and turn it into a childish whine fest.
Is that what I would be doing? If FSU chose another game on which to bestow this honor on Marv, I wouldn't say anything because that would be a sign of respect toward UM's program.