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re: When have you cheered most for a rival
Posted on 6/24/21 at 10:02 am to Globetrotter747
Posted on 6/24/21 at 10:02 am to Globetrotter747
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If the playoffs had existed in 1992 and UA-FSU had been matched up in the semifinals in the Fiesta Bowl or Cotton Bowl (or some bowl like that) I might would favor the Seminoles.
The homer in me says FSU wins more titles if the playoffs were added after BYU's 'title', but the realist in me says Bobby finds a way to be too conservative (or we match up with UM and choke it away
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Posted on 6/24/21 at 11:46 am to SRCnole92
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The homer in me says FSU wins more titles if the playoffs were added after BYU's 'title', but the realist in me says Bobby finds a way to be too conservative (or we match up with UM and choke it away
Speaking specifically of '92, I think Alabama's trouncing of Miami was a perfect storm for the Tide. I think the long layoff to prepare (mentally, emotionally, and schematically) for just one game for all the marbles at a venue in SEC territory was a big advantage for a team that was hungry to win.
If Bama had had to go through Florida State in some faraway bowl game just to make it to the championship, I don't think they would have been able to conjure the same mental focus and intensity (in that game or the final if they won) that they did in the Sugar Bowl.
FSU and Miami B2B would have been a tall order.
This post was edited on 6/24/21 at 11:46 am
Posted on 6/24/21 at 12:31 pm to SRCnole92
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The homer in me says FSU wins more titles if the playoffs were added after BYU's 'title', but the realist in me says Bobby finds a way to be too conservative (or we match up with UM and choke it away
Maybe, but Bobby had a poor record in bowls where they had a shot at a title at kickoff.
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