FSU Football: Website says Noles, Miami must make ACC bounce back

FSU Football and their rivals from Coral Gables were supposed to dominate the conference, but it seems like the two teams will never meet in Charlotte.

When the rival Miami Hurricanes joined the ACC before the 2004 football season, it was thought that when the conference held their first championship game for the sport the following season that the Canes and FSU football would meet year after year after year as arguably the two biggest names in the conference at the time.

In the 14 seasons that the ACC has had a football title game, the teams have met on the field in either Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando or Charlotte a total of…zero times. Over the same span, the Seminoles have made it to the title game five times (winning four of them) while Miami has had more losing seasons (two) than title game appearances (one) over that span.

Cheap joke aside, there is no doubt that the ACC has not gotten all it thought of when FSU football and the Hurricanes became conference foes – and after a 2018 season where the conference took a step back among Power Five leagues, each team knows they have to do their part to bring it back.

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One website took it a step further as College Football News put it squarely on both the Seminoles and the ‘Canes when they previewed the ACC this past week – and while they are not saying either team is going to upset Clemson this season, they alluded to what the future may hold.

"It needs Miami to turn that corner and start to look like the team many thought it would be going into last year.Florida State has to get back to its superstar level, too. The program that was a powerhouse force under Jimbo Fisher fizzled out fast – blame most of the woes on the offensive line – but the ACC needs the Noles to at least bring a challenge to Clemson.The ACC will have its share of great battles throughout the season…and someday, the ACC dreams of the mid-2000s will come true and we’ll have an all Florida conference title game."

Since Miami joined FSU football in the ACC a decade and a half ago, the Seminoles and Hurricanes have been predicted to make it to the title game multiple times – and someday, those predictions have to come true.

Until that time, we’ll have to enjoy our once a year meeting between the teams – this season taking place on November 2nd as the Seminoles look to stop their two game losing streak to the rivals.