That 2022 game really rubbed me the wrong way. We were missing several starters that game due to injuries. Even if we had all our starters, FSU was the better team that year and was going to win. However, I don't believe the game would have been as lopsided as that.
An already injured TVD tried to give it a go, but was knocked out early in the 2nd qtr. Garcia also got hurt sometime in the second qtr and our true freshman Jacurri Brown had to finish the game. Again, FSU was already up pretty good by the time Brown came in, but neither TVD or Garcia were healthy to start the game. We were basically playing with no qb. Think the playoff game between the 49ers and Eagles when the 49ers lost all their qbs.
Add to the game all our stupid mistakes that helped FSU. FSU's first offensive drive of the game, we have them in 3rd and long situation. Clearly a passing situation. Our dumb defensive coordinator drops our slowest linebacker, who can't even cover me, back 20 yards into coverage. Well, what do you know, it's a pass interference call on an uncatchable ball. New set of downs for FSU. That LB should not have been on the field in that situation. FSU ends up scoring TD on that drive. On FSU's 2nd offensive drive, we had another stupid PI call on a 3rd down that gave them new set of downs in which they ended up scoring a TD. Not too long after that, it was turnover city until the end of the game.
They also scored their last TD with 1:30 to play when they could have just ran out the clock. Yes, it's our job to stop them, but they were still trying to score. Hope Mario remembers that.
