Florida State University: 2013 BCS National Champions!!!

Welp, hello 6 months without blogging, and this is 11 days late, but this definitely deserves to be written about!

By far one of the best moments of my life, and by moments, I mean every stressed, hair pulling, groaning, yelling cursing, whole body shaking moments, all the tears (there were lots) and pure joy that was this exhilarating, incredible, unexpected, dominance vs destiny, Florida State Victory!!

 

I am 99.9% positive that I am the only person in the world who still cares or thinks about this game, but I still plan to bask in the details of the game of the year until next September!

Of course, I recorded the whole game and have watched it multiple times without being in the state of pure panic that I was during the game, and a few things keep jumping out to me as turning points in the game.

So, here are 8 things that made the ultimate difference in the BCS National Championship Game

1)     Ricardo Louis dropped first pass of the game. He was left wide open down the middle, and I mean WIDE open. Easy touchdown if he catches this.

2)     Auburn’s missed field goal in the 2^nd Quarter. That kick went MAYBE 6 inches wide right of the post, but any missed points in a game like this are critical. Thank goodness Jimbo focuses on recruiting excellent kickers (I’m looking at you Graham Gano, Dustin Hopkins and Roberto Aguayo).

3)     Jimbo Fisher calling a fake punt down 21-3 in 2^nd quarter. When it seemed like NOTHING could go right for FSU, Jimbo trusted his talent and called a trick play that resulted in a first down and a touchdown.

4)     Missed tackle/collision on Rashad Green run. This one irks me because I was told by a Bitter Betty the day after the game that we “got lucky” on this play because two Auburn defenders ran into each other, allowing RG to run for a big gain. I would like to call a very large BS on that comment, because college football and sports in general, are made up of tiny, seemingly insignificant moments that pan out differently than you expect, and that makes up the game! Hey Auburn/Bitter Betty/Haters, how about two Georgia defenders trying to catch the ball instead of batting it down and instead pushing it straight into the arms of the receiver, and you run that in for the game winning touchdown? Little moments. ALL THE TIME. Every single game.

5)     PJ Williams’s interception. Led to a score, pushed momentum even further into FSU territory.

6)     100 Yard Punt Return. Holy Kermit Whitfield, welcome to the spotlight my friend. Stay a while!

7)     Tre Mason scored too early. This one baffles me, because I see Gus Malzahn as such a strategic thinker, yet he didn’t instruct his running back to stop before the goal line and eat up some more of the clock. I also wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Jimbo Fisher told the defense to lay off a little, let him score (gasp!) and get the ball back. Don’t leave the Heisman Winning, spotlight loving, birthday celebrating, freshman QB 1:19 to play with.

8)     Chris Davis. The hero of the Iron Bowl, blah blah blah. He almost muffed three separate punts, clearly held down RG’s arms in the end zone, and was grossly physically overmatched against Kelvin Benjamin on the final play of the game. 6’5” vs. 5’11”. No contest

Go Noles!!

My thoughts on College Football

(Note: this was written immediately after a heart wrenching loss to a mediocre team, there may have been a few angry tears swiped away as I wrote this)

I am a little wary about lifelong commitments in my personal life. little did i realize that i signed up for one over 7 years ago, and i am certainly feeling the strain.

your allegiance to your alma mater can run the gamut from  a casual fling to a full blown marriage. that relationship is established sometimes before birth, sometimes from the first time you step on the campus (me) and feel a tweak on your heart, like this is your new home. Your allegience to the sports team (ehemm football) evolves the same way, and can be casual or committed. once you have committed, you cannot get out. it is like a marriage that cannot be annulled and you cannot be divorcd from. it can be BRUTAL, gut wrenching (literally) and so highly emotional it can be overwhelming and completely overtake your mood on certain fall saturdays. You feel disappointment when your team (spouse) doesnt live up to the expectations you have set for them, overjoyed when they do well. but you rise and fall together, like a never ending tide ebbing and flowing.

right now my tides are ebbing towards gut wrenching and disappointing. but the tide and the wave, and the underlying rip currents are interlinked, never to be separated no matter how much you want to. my life would have much less stress and grief if i wasnt compelled by a force greater than me to plan my fall weekend activities around the time and place that the garnet and gold of the florida state university will take to the turf. i would feel less disappointment, anxiety and true heartbreak when all the expectations that were set by out side forces are sorely mistaken, and you find yourself below .500 6 weeks into the greatest time of the year. the comittment was solidified many years ago, when i was too young and naive to realise the lifelong impact this relationship would take. for better or for worse, i am tied to the florida state seminoles in all of their rookie mistakes, bad calls, missed catches and lack of common sense plays. i denounce them on a weekly basis, trying desperately to find another team to cheer on without having heart palpitations and a pile of ripped coasters at the table.but you dont feel that pull with a team that isnt your own. there is no chemisty with the other team, no semblence of the 7+ year committed relationship with fsu. it doesnt work. so week after week, play after play, disappointment after triumph, we are on this long road together. forever. 

Scalp Em!