Florida State Rush Offense vs Florida Rush Defense Florida State has run the ball well this season averaging 211.64 yards per game. That is despite the fact that they haven’t leaned on the run game like was predicted before the…
Month: November 2013
Five (Nine) Games to Watch
Too much good football to limit it to 5 this week… Ole Miss at Mississippi State – Thursday, 11/28 7:30 pm EST, ESPN Thanksgiving Day is generally more of an NFL Football day, but there are a couple of intriguing match…
Five Great Plays In FSU vs Florida History
2003 Rix to Sam With just a minute remaining and the Noles at least a FG to tie, Chris Rix sprints to his right and finds P.K. Sam behind the Gator defense for an improbable 52 yard score to give…
Five (Ten) Great Performances Against UF
Okay, I usually like to do my lists in 5s. I just can’t with this one, so I’m expanding it to 10. My list, my rules! In a rivalry that’s been played 57 times with so many of those games…
Pick Six With P.K. Sam
The 2013 season is quite the year of anniversaries. It is the 20th Anniversary of the 1993 National Championship season. We celebrated the 25th Anniversary of “Puntrooskie” at Clemson this season. It’s also the 10th Anniversary of “Rix to Sam”…
A Rivalry Through The Years
As Florida State-florida LVIII draws near, and the scent of baked turkeys fills the air, it’s only appropriate to take a look back at the key moments that have shaped one of college football’s fiercest rivalries. The Seminoles are seeking their…
Florida State vs Idaho Vandals
This is a massive mismatch, I’m gonna keep it short and sweet this week. Just some statistics. Florida State Rush Offense vs Idaho Rush Defense Florida State rushes for 5.55 yards per carry, 14th best in the nation. Idaho gives…
Five Games To Watch
Duke at Wake Forest – Saturday, 11/23 12:00 pm EST, ESPN2 Duke is two victories away from a trip to Charlotte and the ACC Championship. The first hurdle is a trip to Winston Salem to take on Wake Forest.…
Comparative Offensive Performance
Yesterday, we looked at how the performance of the Florida State defense stacked up against the defenses of our opponent’s opponents. Today, we’ll do the same thing, but with the Florida State offense. In this chart, you want to be…
Comparative Defensive Performance
Another way to look at how the defense has fared is to look at how they’ve performed against an opponent relative to the other teams that opponent has faced. In this chart, you want to be as close to the…
The Noles Are Historically Dominant – Statistically
There is way too much football to be played to start discussing where the 2013 Florida State football team could fall in the pantheon of great FSU teams. Those are mostly subjective arguments that are hard to really know until…
Florida State vs Syracuse Orange
Florida State Rush Offense vs Syracuse Rush Defense Florida State is coming off it’s worst rushing performance of the season in an odd game against Wake Forest last week. It was odd because FSU never got in a rhythm…