Just another Florida State-Miami slopfest

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ChiefBroom

Johns Creek 109811

9 Look, I'm a die hard Florida fan, so I have no hidden agenda here. Have any of you guys knocking the MWC actually watched Utah or BYU play? Utah beats OSU who trashes USC. 'Nuff said. 2977889

2008-10-06T11:14:29-04:00

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silars

Ashburn 417942

Look, I'm a die hard Florida fan, so I have no hidden agenda here. Have any of you guys knocking the MWC actually watched Utah or BYU play? Utah beats OSU who trashes USC. 'Nuff said.

17 Did you watch the Utah/OSU game? Utah may have won the game, but it was nothing to get excited about. Oregon State beat them everywhere, but the scoreboard. Unfortunately, your hidden agenda does get revealed...you tied in USC. Just about every SEC fans takes any opportunity to knockdown USC. I'm not blaming you. But, just don't claim neutrality along the way. 2983254

2008-10-06T11:11:42-04:00

NoleFan4Life

Palm Harbor 576349

16 Stewart, it is too bad that FSU is not an SEC team or we would be in the polls right now (Auburnis there with 2 losses!!). I think even if we win the next three contests (NC State on the road, V Tech at home and then Ga Tech on the road, you (and the rest of the pollsters out there) will more than likely suffer internal pain adding us to the list. No one likes us anymore. Regardless - we are a good program - and we are working hard out there. Props are due but we will wait patiently. As always. Go Noles. Miami WhU? 2983177

2008-10-05T20:22:28-04:00

sl5337

Atlanta 576102

15 Am I the only 'canes fan that wonders what in the world happened to happened to our running game? That's where we've had our success this year. So Marve starts out with three pass plays? (the third one being intercepted). Great way to start the game! Instead of learning from that, we keep passing the whole game, like we forgot about Graig Cooper? I can take a loss to the Seminoles, lord knows we have derailed their season our fair share of times. But what really disapponts me in this loss is the utterly incomprehensible offensive game plan. 2980033

2008-10-05T19:54:56-04:00

nolez63

Raleigh 576013

14 Correction he was hit when releasing the ball in the back of the enzone. 2979934

2008-10-05T17:41:14-04:00

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SLC Nole

Sandy 195604

13 Stewart, I have to disagree, I thought Ponder actually played well. If you look at his 1st pick, the receiver (Carr) should've gone for the ball at the highest point. He was knocked backwards on his 2nd interception, which was a great play call by the way, just poor blocking. That, and he had three easy passes dropped by receivers. He'd have gone 19 for 31 or so. Moreover, he stayed composed and kept leading FSU on long offensive drives, something we Noles fans haven't seen in a long time. 2979339

2008-10-05T15:40:29-04:00

BTSDD

Vandalia 575923

12 CNN bias to the Big 10 is deplorable. On a day when Vandy knocks off Auburn, once again, all Stewie can write about is his buckeyes. Can you hear Springsteen's Glory Days playing in the background? Can you hear it? Cover the SEC so we can get familiar with which team is gonna blow OSU out in January, will ya? 2978933

2008-10-05T13:22:47-04:00

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etc_04

Athens 492322

11 May have been a slopfest, but it sure was entertaining. That rain was REALLY coming down in the 4th 2978256

2008-10-05T11:22:26-04:00

PedroNole

Boca Raton 575799

10 Gotta disagree with you on one thing. Yesterday showed that we're a lot closer to our 2000 selves than 2006. 5 games = 188 points. Great defense and when the offense needed a drive they came up with it. This would have been an absolute BLOW-OUT but for 3 mistakes and some bizarre plays. We dominated the Hurricanes except in special teams. 2977913

2008-10-05T11:15:35-04:00

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ChiefBroom

Johns Creek 109811

9 Look, I'm a die hard Florida fan, so I have no hidden agenda here. Have any of you guys knocking the MWC actually watched Utah or BYU play? Utah beats OSU who trashes USC. 'Nuff said. 2977889

2008-10-05T09:42:35-04:00

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toe slide 360

Tulsa 198756

8 yeah ... and while you're at it, could you create a special blog where indignant MWC fans could go and whine amongst themselves. 2977722

<div class="photo_container image_center"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/t1_antonesmith.jpg" alt="T1_antonesmith" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes">Florida State RB Antone Smith rushed for a career-high four touchdowns in the Seminoles' 41-39 win over Miami. AP</div> <div class="photo_attributes"> </div> </div> There was so much that was different about Saturday's Florida State-Miami game. No Orange Bowl. No rankings in front of the teams' names. Empty seats at Dolphin Stadium. But two things never change about this rivalry: the roller-coaster of bizarre plays and momentum swings and -- at least these past five years or so -- mind-numbingly horrific quarterback and special teams plays. The 'Noles manhandled the 'Canes for the first 30 minutes. FSU's defense, which came into the game ranked third in the country, suffocated Miami QBs Robert Marve (17-of-41, 121 yards, two INTs) and Jacory Harris (3-of-7, 32 yards, one INT). Meanwhile, FSU's offense -- just two weeks removed from a nightmarish 12-3 loss to Wake Forest -- continued what it first showed off last week against Colorado: a drastically improved running game. Behind the youngest starting offensive line in the country (three freshmen and two sophomores), the 'Noles ran for 326 yards on the night. Their most effective play was the QB keeper -- Christian Ponder gashed Miami's defense for 146 yards on 18 attempts, most of it the first half. Late in the first half, the 'Noles led 24-0 on the scoreboard and 270-11 in total yardage. By early in the fourth quarter, Miami had cut the deficit to 34-32 while barely having to lift a finger on offense. At one point the TV camera caught Bobby Bowden standing in the rain on the sideline with that same look of disbelief we've seen umpteen times in this rivalry. Give the 'Canes credit for mounting such an admirable comeback, but FSU did everything in its power to try to surrender the lead. An Antone Smith fumbled handoff on his own 18-yard line led to Miami's first touchdown. Twice, the 'Noles botched punt snaps in front of their own end zone. The first resulted in a safety and, on Miami's subsequent play, a 51-yard halfback touchdown pass, cutting the 'Noles' lead to 31-22. Just when it appeared FSU had regained momentum, going up 34-22 and picking off a potential Marve touchdown pass, Ponder (14-of-31, 159 yards, one TD, two INTs) did his best Chris Rix impersonation, lobbing the ball into the air while backpedaling into his own end zone. 'Canes LB Sean Spence picked it off and scored, closing the gap to 34-29. Then came the next botched punt snap, followed by a Miami field goal. Eventually, Smith dashed for a 20-yard touchdown to go back up by two scores, but the game wasn't over until Miami scored on a tackle-eligible to get it to 41-39 but failed to recover a last-second onsides kick -- all taking place in what appeared to be a monsoon. Ah, just another FSU-Miami game. While there were certainly bright spots for these two rebuilding programs -- FSU's defense was dominant and its running game surprisingly effective, while Miami freshman Travis Benjamin (who scored on an 18-yard run, 51-yard catch and gained nearly 200 return yards) looked like the second coming of Devin Hester -- they're still much closer to their 2006 selves than their 2000 selves. FSU's (3-1) defense gives it a chance to contend in the wide-open ACC this year, but only if Ponder becomes a more consistent passer. Miami, which dropped to 2-3, is in for another year of growing pains. 11161 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/940/61/thumb/mandel_stewart.jpg 2 NY

Stewart Mandel

New York 94361