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Why FSU Football fans should root for Rams in Super Bowl 53

By Jason Parker

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 30: Detail of the Lombardi Trophy and the helmets of the New England Patriots (left) and the Los Angeles Rams prior to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaking during a press conference during Super Bowl LIII Week at the NFL Media Center inside the Georgia World Congress Center on January 30, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 30: Detail of the Lombardi Trophy and the helmets of the New England Patriots (left) and the Los Angeles Rams prior to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaking during a press conference during Super Bowl LIII Week at the NFL Media Center inside the Georgia World Congress Center on January 30, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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FSU football fans have more than just No. 20 on the sideline for Los Angeles as a reason to roof for them over New England this coming Sunday.

While the season has been over for close to two months for the FSU football program, fans of the Seminoles have continued paying attention to what has been going on in the professional game – including the nearly dozen former Seminoles who were involved in the postseason and the road to Super Bowl 53 this weekend in Atlanta.

Ultimately, the group got knocked down to just one player as Lamarcus Joyner will continue the trend of former Noles to play for the Lombardi Trophy. In his fifth season in the NFL, Joyner and the Los Angeles Rams will be facing off with the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl 36 and the seventh straight game in which a FSU football alum will play for the title.

On the surface, Joyner would be the best reason to root for the Rams – but there is much more.

First off, the Rams have been much better off when it comes to having former Seminoles on their roster when it came to winning a title. When they won as the St. Louis Rams in the 1999 season, three former Noles were on the roster – safety Devin Bush, running back Amp Lee and punter Rick Tuten.

Contrast that with a New England team that has brought home five Lombardi Trophies in their previous 10 trips to the big game – and had just three total Seminoles on their rosters: defensive back Terrell Buckley (2001), center Bryan Stork (2014) and offensive guard Tre’ Jackson (2016).

In addition, the Seminoles have much more success when the Rams have been in the Super Bowl the following season and especially when they won.

"How FSU football did year after Rams Super Bowl appearances (title seasons in bold)1980: 10-2 record (finished No. 5 and lost both games by a combined two points)2000: 11-2 record (finished No. 5, played for national title in third straight season)2002: 9-5 record (finished No. 23, won ACC for 10th time in 11 seasons)"

Contrast that with the 10 seasons following a Patriots appearance in the Super Bowl in which the Seminoles have finished higher than No. 14 just one time, finished unranked two times (including last year’s losing season) with just three seasons of double digit wins, four ACC titles and an average of over four losses each year.

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I know there are plenty of FSU football fans who will be rooting for the Patriots because they are from that area or are fans of Brady and Gronk or just like teams that win – but for the best interest of the Seminoles, we need Los Angeles to win the first Super Bowl for the city since the Raiders did so way back in the 1983 season.

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