33 unanswered points. Embarrassing effort for C-USA.
FSU 33 - USM 6.
33 unanswered points. Embarrassing effort for C-USA.
FSU 33 - USM 6.
...and I just spent the last 5 minutes trying to explain to my family why LA Tech continues to lose to such a bad football team as USM. No offense to you and USM, but this is NOT one of USM's better teams, yet LA Tech STILL found a way to lose to the Eagles this year. The score is now 33-6, FSU, in the 3rd Qtr. That's just pitiful. USM looks as overwhelmed as SMU did when they played LA Tech.
ESPNU radio show at noon today (Danny Kanell and Andy Staples show) on de-motivation for Fla State: "you've had a disappointing season, your coach left, it's cold, THERE'S NOBODY AT THE GAME."
Perception is reality.
Pulling for USM of course but not for the committees and director running the bowl. We should never go there again. So thankful for three trips to DFW, one to New Orleans.
This type of stuff never ceases to amaze me.
Southern Miss just FAIL MISERABLY on their latest on-side kick attempt against FSU, and they kicked it right to the FSU player in the air who returned it deep into USM territory. Compound that poor execution with the fact that USM also earned an "offsides" penalty to boot on the same play. The result was, FSU got to start their newest drive on USM's 30-yd line and ultimately scored another TD to go ahead 39-13 with a whole quarter still to play.
Contrast that very poor "on-side kick" attempt with the ABSOLUTELY PERFECT on-side kick that USM executed against LA Tech in Ruston a month ago to earn their come-from-behind win over our Bulldogs in double OT. Unbelievable.
The CUSA referees need to quit screwing over its good teams --like LA Tech-- during the regular season, because the bad teams ultimately get exposed during bowl games. Three CUSA teams that LA Tech lost to during the regular season --UAB, UNT and USM-- have all looked like crap during bowl season, and lost big. And not ironically, LA Tech was the victim of very poor officiating in each of those games. For example, LA Tech went into the UAB game averaging only 3 penalties a game, but was miraculously flagged for 10 penalties for over 100 yards against UAB. It was nothing short of highway robbery. LA Tech had similar poor officiating experiences against UNT and USM as well.
But these bowl games prove that these bad CUSA teams that receive protection from the CUSA refs during the regular season can't take the poor refs with 'em. And they get exposed in bowl games. Meanwhile, LA Tech finally got fair officiating treatment in the Frisco Bowl, and performed big. And as most of you know, we do it EVERY YEAR during bowl season.
FSU now leads USM 42-13. 4th and 2 for USM on their own 24 (~4 minutes remain) and they get stuffed for no gain.
Really? The stadium has emptied, you've sucked like a Hoover all day, and now you are going to go all out to get the first down? FSU can't help but score again from that distance.
Tech won it's 4th straight Bowl game, in primetime with a national audience, in a near capacity stadium, in a region that is critical to the growth of the university, against a team Tech will continue to compete against (on the field and recruiting).
Time to move on from this thread.