re: NC State vs FSU. This, in a nutshell, is what concerns some UA fans

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I didn't see all of the FSU vs NC State game but did NC State block any kicks or cause fumbles on kickoffs?


I was at the game (it was hot-- shock ) and don't recall special teams helping/hurting either team. FSU turned the ball over once (fumble by scrambling 185 lb QB), but only got one TD early in the 2nd quarter. Their remaining scores were 4 Field Goals and a safety.

NCState's success at pressuring the QB was certainly aided by FSU having a true freshman 6'5" 185 QB compared to Francois, who could have beaten Bama with his legs should we not contain. JF's experience was a big difference in the two games.

Our OL just got whooped game 1. We didn't game plan for it well or adjust. Their LBs, DBs and Safeties tackled well against Bama, stalling drives. They didn't against NCState. FSU was rusty, NCState was "mid-season" form.

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Good summary. FSU seriously broke after DF went down and I'm not sure Jimbo even knew how to fix it from there. The 2 weeks off obviously made the team rusty and the Fresh QB is quite frankly not ready for this. There were times where he would make a nice play but he is going to get killed if he isn't careful. My only thought is Jimbo would have to switch to an RPO to help this kid the rest of the season. I saw several plays where he was downright confused.