Was definitely an exciting game.  Back and forth but I thought the key point of the game(aside from the missed tackle allowing Greene to take a 5 yard pass 50 yards) was Auburn only being up 11 at half.  They dominated the first half but kept making mistake after mistake.  Missed an easy TD on the first drive.  Jameis threw a lousy pass on their first drive that should have been picked(and had the potential to be returned back by the looks of it).  And dont forget the missed FG.  They left at least 10 points on the field in the first half.  If FSU is down 21 at half, they dont come back.  Their offense wasnt good enough.

 

I was a little disappointed with FSU honestly.  I'm still a little bitter Auburn made it to the title game based off a bunch of lucky fluke plays.  Was hoping FSU would crush them and prove they are the best.  Auburn was at best a 2 loss SEC team that still needed miracles against the likes of even Miss St.  FSU's offense completely shut down in the face of any pressure and Auburn doesnt even have a good pass rush.  I think man for man FSU has better players but the preparation was crap and thats a reflection on Jimbo.  He got outcoached.  Lucky for him he played against a team that shouldnt have been there and a team that made a bunch of mistakes as well. 

 

As much of a college football guy as I am, there is one thing the NFL has on it and thats the comparative strength of schedule.  Even a team like the Colts this year who played in arguably the worst division ever didnt win 11 or 12 games by accident.  They are a legitimately good team.  College football has so much more disparity, even within a conference sometimes.  While FSU is a good team, to no fault of their own, their schedule was cupcake.  Take Bama, Auburn, A&M, LSU, Mizzou, SCarolina... all of those teams would have the chance to run the table against FSU's schedule this year and I bet 4 or 5 of them would have.  However if you replace FSU with Auburn in the SEC West, would FSU have gone undefeated?  Last night's team wouldnt have, no chance.  Maybe they navigate the schedule, only lose once and still end up in title game but then you have to rely on losing to the right team to get there.  Its the same reason Big10 teams historically keep getting rolled in big games.  Their regular season schedule is crap and when they finally have to play a big opponent they get exposed.  I've always joked a team like LSU or Bama needs to leave the SEC, join the Sun Belt, play one or two strong out of conference games to get their name on the map and they'd be a lock for the national title game every year.  Strength of schedule only matters for smaller programs.  They dont matter for a big name team though.

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