Things are happening
NC State lost Grant McCall
Not arguing they’re the same team.You can’t compare the two teams last season vs. this one.
They lost 11 players to the NFL, and I think all of them opted out of the Orange Bowl.Not arguing they’re the same team.
IMO there are certain programs whose track records support giving them the benefit of the doubt that they’d still be competitive in the CFP when their starting QB goes down. I posit that FSU is not one of those programs and I think their anemic performance this year vindicates that position, along with their 60 point loss in the Orange Bowl.
I don't think you can hold that bowl game against them, that was essentially their backups playing. But they're absolutely terribad this year. Figured they would be good for 8-9 wins on talent alone simply because the ACC is down this year, but they're just flat out dog shit.Not arguing they’re the same team.
IMO there are certain programs whose track records support giving them the benefit of the doubt that they’d still be competitive in the CFP when their starting QB goes down. I posit that FSU is not one of those programs and I think their anemic performance this year vindicates that position, along with their 60 point loss in the Orange Bowl.
I get it. Probably should have left out the 60 point L they took to Georgia because I had a feeling this was the response it would prompt.They lost 11 players to the NFL, and I think all of them opted out of the Orange Bowl.
The Orange Bowl was a meaningless game. It has no bearing on anything. Not the same QB, not the same skill players, not the same DL. 18 starters return, yes, but there’s a reason they hit the transfer portal hard. If they had most of the same players, yes. But they don’t.