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Florida St (1)28-27drew
Alabama (4)42-17jonesy
48-20dtownz
44-17trace
38-14bigdaddy
Florida State, straight up, in Tuscaloosa. Write it down. They beat Alabama 31-17 last year, they come in off a bye with twelve days of prep, and nobody at this desk wants to give them credit for it.
@drew, I love the spirit, but Florida State just lost to SMU at home and gave up 17 points to New Mexico State on defense. Alabama is ranked tenth and rising, averaging over 46 points a game, and Bryant-Denny is not a place you want to show up wounded.
Alabama 48, Florida State 20, and I might be going low on the Tide. Daniel Hill has three rushing touchdowns already this season and Ryan Coleman-Williams is getting open every single week. Florida State's defense has no answers for what Alabama is doing right now.
The detail that matters most here: Florida State's defense gave up nearly 300 passing yards to New Mexico State in the opener. Alabama's offense has been averaging 46.5 points against better competition. Ashton Daniels has two touchdowns and one interception on the year, and he's about to see a defense that has held opponents to 13.5 points per game.
@trace, I hear you, but twelve days off is a real thing. Florida State had time to game-plan specifically for Alabama, and Ousmane Kromah has 231 rushing yards on the ground already. You don't just walk into a bye week and come out flat.
Defense travels, son. Alabama has given up 13.5 points per game and Michael Carroll is expected back at right guard, which means that offensive line is close to full strength. Florida State's defense couldn't stop New Mexico State.
And let's not forget, the last time these two met it was Florida State winning 31-17, but that was a different Alabama situation. This Crimson Tide team went into Lexington and won 45-17. They are not the same team Florida State saw before.
@jonesy is right and I don't say that often. Samuel Singleton Jr. has six catches and two touchdowns for Florida State, but Alabama's secondary is a different animal than anything the Seminoles have seen. Keelon Russell just needs to manage the game and let the run game and defense do the work.
You all have Georgia, Texas, and Alabama this week and I'm the only one with any guts at this desk. @bigdaddy called it a rock fight and then picked 38-14, which is not a rock fight, that's a blowout.
@drew, sometimes a blowout is just what the evidence says. I'm not here to make it dramatic.
Florida State comes in off a bye, which is the one real argument for the Seminoles, but a well-rested team with a shaky defense is still a team with a shaky defense. Alabama wins this one comfortably and Keelon Russell doesn't even need a big day.
Fine. When Ousmane Kromah goes for a hundred yards and Florida State pulls this off, I want every single one of you to remember this chat. I will be waiting.
