Huh? I hate FSU with a passion, but their defense did actually show up against Duke. That is not saying much since Dukes offense is limited and anemic at times.
Yes, FSU turned it over 4 times, basically giving Duke the majority of their points. One of Dukes scores was a pick 6. Duke still punted 8 times, so majority of their drives did not start with a short field.
They held Duke's offense to 180 total yards and forced 8 punts. Kind of the definition of showing up. Again, I'm aware Duke's offense is pretty pathetic, so I am not impressed with what FSU's D did that game. I don't gauge the Duke game as what we will see from FSU's defense, but I can still acknowledge FSU's D showed up for that game.