FSU football still holds weight although the program has been mediocre the past few seasons. It’s another prime time game, and a chance to make a statement.
FSU football is in a unique position. A lot of times, teams need to pull an upset to claim they’re “back” after being down for so long.
The Noles have been so bad the past couple of years, any amount of progress is noticeable to this fan base.
The jolt Jordan Travis gave the offense last weeka against Jacksonville State is a prime example.
After Travis took over as quarterback in the second quarter, that’s the best the offense looked since the first half of the Boise State game last season.
It’s a tough ask for the coaching staff after missing all spring, but at some point, this program needs to start turning the corner en route to being respectable again.
However, losses against Miami in primetime like a couple of weeks ago seemed to make that possibility farther away from reality than we thought. The first quarter against Jacksonville State didn’t help either, but there’s a new narrative to sell with Jordan Travis at quarterback.
It’s an opportunity for the Noles to make a statement without actually pulling the upset. All they have to do is show competence against a team like Notre Dame. To be competitive would show progress, and that’s all Mike Norvell needs at the moment. Don’t get me wrong, pulling off the upset would be monumental, and would be like shooting a shot of nitrous out of the hole in a drag race to the program.
However, most FSU football fans and writers will accept being competitive in a losing effort. It’s not the FSU football standard, but it’s where this program is as a whole. It’s the first step back to claim their rightful throne among college football’s elite programs.