NC State Stuns Florida State
I am sure it is the ACC’s fault somehow, but Florida State has once again failed to rise to the occasion. North Carolina State was able to defend its home field and defeat the Seminoles, 17-16. With that, the last unbeaten team in the ACC goes down. Well, unless you want to count Notre Dame.
For Florida State, it was not Clemson or Florida or Miami or Virginia Tech. It was unranked North Carolina State. The same team that lost to Tennessee. The team with wins over an FCS program, a Sun Belt team, and 3-3 UConn. This is a game that any truly elite program needs to win. For all the talent in Tallahassee, it just fails to happen again and again.
This is not a situation where Florida State is losing to a wealthy SEC or Big 10 team. This was equally compensated North Carolina State. So, Seminole fans, don’t tell us the TV deal has anything to do with it.
And who has the tougher schedule? Florida State got Clemson and then a struggling USF team before facing NC State. Meanwhile, NC State had to return from a trip to Miami to host Florida State. Florida State’s schedule is pretty nicely set up with winnable games alternating against soft games. Had the Seminoles simply swapped Savannah State and USF on the schedule somehow, the schedule would have been perfect. Even so, it is not an excuse.
A lot of teams have one loss. And only one or two teams will end up undefeated, if any. There is no shame in having a one-loss season. Just don’t make excuses, Seminole fans. It is what it is. Another year of losing to a North Carolina school that should be beaten handily.
The Confidential 
Every year its the same thing. FSU will be a national champion contender and every year they lose to a team they should have beaten by the first quarter.
There was a hint of the old FSU led by Bowden in the first five games but then the pressure, hype and maybe their own headlines got to the coaches. You can’t blame the players for the NCST loss and you could probably see it coming with the South Florida. FSUwill return to the elite team one day but that will only be after deep soul searching