Florida State took the college football world by storm with its 45-24 drubbing of LSU in Week 1. While many predicted that the Seminoles would win the ACC outright, few expected that they’d be this dominant out of the gate and that Clemson would fall flat on its face in a 21-point loss to Duke.
It’s just one week, but the Seminoles sure looked dominant.
Ahead of Saturday’s primetime matchup between No. 11 Texas and No. 3 Alabama, Herbreostr was asked on a conference call previewing the matchup about Mike Borvell’s team and if they could be among the handful of programs that could win a national title this season.
“Yeah, the Florida State answer would be ‘Yes,’ based on everybody that we watched. I try to really reserve judgment until we see these teams play for two or three weeks. I’ve learned the hard way going way back to when I first started, you see a team play once and you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is who they are.’ And then three weeks later, they’re a completely different team. So trying to keep that in mind. There’s just enough to see from Florida State,” Herbstreit said, via Florida State’s Rivals site.
“Again, a team that won 10 games last year, a team that I think even their own fan base was frustrated with where the program was over the last few years until last year. And this team played with a chip on their shoulder. I expect them to play like that. It’s going to be one of these teams that achieves a big win and it’s not enough. They’re on to the next game. I think there’s enough guys that have been in misery there that they’re not going to get caught up in the fanfare and some of the hoopla that’ll surround them. ”
It’s fair to say that Herbrstreit believes in this Florida State team. Though, it remains to be seen if they can live up to these expectations and eventually clinch themselves a spot in the College Football Playoff. From there, anything can happen, but the Seminoles are certainly a team to watch, and one on the rise.
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