FSU football: 7 major advantages Noles have over Miami
By Kelvin Hunt
Doak Campbell Stadium
FSU football fans can be a fickle bunch, and Tallahassee isn’t the easiest place to get to. If FSU doesn’t have a great product on the field, playing in Doak Cambell Stadium can be tough, but it’s not close to what it can be. However, when FSU football is playing at a high level?
Doak Campbell Stadium is one of the toughest places to play in the nation. If we couple that with a game at 3:30 p.m. and even more so at night? The Tomahawk Chop and War Chant can be heard all game from nearly 80,000 fans.
Miami lost against NC State, which likely helped this game receive a 3:30 p.m. time slot. That’s better than 7:30 p.m. for Miami, but Doak Campbell will be rocking Saturday afternoon as FSU football fans smell blood in the water.
FSU has outscored opponents 184-53, and probably half of those points allowed came in garbage time or against the backups. Miami fans have been clamoring for Mario Cristobal to bench starting QB Tyler Van Dyke to play freshman Emory Williams.
Is that an environment you want to throw him into against a top defense? He played against Clemson in a game Miami managed to win, but Miami will need to score 30+ for a chance to win this one. They haven’t done that once in conference play and FSU hasn’t allowed more than 24 points all season.
Regardless, if FSU goes up early like last year, it’s going to be a challenge no matter who they trot out there.