If a 63-3 Orange Bowl beatdown wasn’t embarrassing sufficient for No. 5 Florida State, Georgia defensive lineman Warren Brinson rubbed salt within the wound earlier than the ultimate whistle sounded.
Final season, the Bulldogs chowed down on hot wings throughout the Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship, however Brinson might have surpassed that disrespectful gesture. With time remaining on the clock, Brinson went stay on Instagram from the sidelines, setting the scene with out saying a phrase.
Brinson’s shaking head completely summed up the Orange Bowl carnage.
FSU’s failure to qualify for CFP regardless of ending the season undefeated led to a lawsuit towards the Atlantic Coast Convention. The messiness prompted many Seminoles starters to decide out of Saturday’s sport, however with Georgia additionally lacking a number of gamers, the excuse of being short-handed held little weight, as FSU most likely did not stand an opportunity even at full power.
The gamers who did begin for the Bulldogs overwhelmed FSU early earlier than giving method to backups who continued the dominance. Generally, the rating would not inform all the story, which was the case within the Orange Bowl.
By halftime, the sport was out of attain, with Georgia main 42-3 en path to a 60-point win. General, the Bulldogs held FSU to solely 11 first downs whereas operating away with the full yardage battle, 673-209.
To say the competition was laughable could be an understatement. On the identical time, it speaks to a extra vital situation concerning the way forward for bowl video games, with the CFP right here to remain. As bowl video games proceed to imply much less and fewer, we’re certain to see extra mass opt-outs from groups in related conditions to FSU’s. Nonetheless, it would not allow them to off the hook.
Whether or not Florida State feels the Playoff snub was unjust or not, no program worthy of a spot could be pleased with the form of efficiency seen on Saturday.