Organized Chaos

There really wasn’t much to say about this game. Florida State was overmatched, as an already underachieving Seminole defense was asked to stop the nation’s second-best offense. Sorry Gator fans, Oklahoma’s offense is better.

FSU duplicated its pattern from last year’s rivalry game. The Seminoles traded field goals for touchdowns, and the halftime score was much worse this time.

I don’t like him, but there’s no doubt that Tim Tebow is a man. Urban better hope his prized QB doesn’t go to the NFL next season.

This game was a dominant show, and this brings me to the worst move of the season. Drew Weatherford came in with FSU down by 26 points. This was his first action against a good team ALL season.

No, let’s not play him in a meaningful situation where he can succeed. I know Christian Ponder was hurt this week (an injury FSU kept quiet, mind you), but man, if I were Weatherford I would have politely told Jimbo Fisher to stick it.

Weatherford did lead FSU to its only touchdown. And it was good to see him get in during the final home game of his career. But Jimbo should have played him earlier. Way earlier.

Also of note, you kind of expected Bert Reed to have a tough game given the fact he was arrested three days earlier. He missed a pass(which was fairly catchable) and his tip of the ball led to an interception. He also called for a fair catch and had room to catch it but he let it bounce.

Standout player: Antone Smith gained 57 yards rushing, which was nearly three times as much as he gained against the Gators in his previous three meetings.

Inside the boxscore: Michael Ray Garvin led all returners with 172 yards. … Tebow accounted for more yards passing and rushing (265) than FSU had total yards (242).

Next up: Maryland stunk it up against Boston College, so FSU won’t be going to the ACC title game. Look for the Seminoles to go to a better bowl than in recent years. Maybe the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

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