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He gets full credit for the schedule when they were Independent.Not so much for admittedly dodging the SEC and taking an easier path to a NC by joining the ACC

In his first national title season and second season in the ACC (1993), his three non conference games were #3 Miami, @ #2 Notre Dame and @ #7 Florida

The SEC was nowhere near as good in the 90s as it is now. For most of the decade it was Tennessee, Florida, and one, maybe two teams from the West, with the rest of the league being average to below average. Bowden dominated from the late 80s through the 90s, so he wasn’t dodging anything when he still played Florida and Miami every year

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Posted by RD Dawg

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Posted on 8/9/21 at 8:57 pm to lsufball19

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his three non conference games were #3 Miami, @ #2 Notre Dame and @ #7 Florida

I get that but are you REALLY giving FSU "credit" for playing UF and Miami? Do they really have a choice?

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The SEC was nowhere near as good in the 90s as it is now. For most of the decade it was Tennessee, Florida, and one, maybe two teams from the West, with the rest of the league being average to below average

Pretty sure Bama won a NC in the 90's and AU had a undefeated year and just because LSU sucked in the 90's doesn't mean the rest of the conference did.If you actually think FSU goes 4 years in the SEC without losing you're delusional.
I mean Bowden flat out admitted that joining the ACC was an easier path to a NC.Do you want me to pull up the quote?