[Hieronymus]

Shifting Aikey to MF made it 100% obvious what the up 2-0 plan was. That said I am also sure Ratcliffe wanted more possession in the second half than he got. But the defense is so good it worked. Not many College teams could hold it together so well while under constant pressure. Likely no other team could have pulled that off.

So yes FSU today is the #2 Offense in the country and they will be more athletic than we are, just as was the case vs. BYU. The team needs to stay smart, compact and pick its spots to get forward. Harvey needs to stay in position even when we have the ball. Overall FSU also plays a lot like BYU - high pressure and lots of attacking. 

Make no mistake though, FSU is not just athletes. They play smart and are very skilled. Clemson, after losing twice earlier in the season, tried to goon it up a bit. It worked for 35 minutes and then not so much when FSU settled down.

I will be especially interested in watching freshman on freshman with Bhuta vs. Dudley on our right.  Otherwise Echegini in MF was ACC offensive player of the year. Jody Brown and Dudley were first team ACC forwards.  Huff and Nesbith were second team ACC in MF along with the goalie.

I agree scoring first will be a very big deal. FSU’s speed on the counter is scary.

[Hieronymus]

Shifting Aikey to MF made it 100% obvious what the up 2-0 plan was. That said I am also sure Ratcliffe wanted more possession in the second half than he got. But the defense is so good it worked. Not many College teams could hold it together so well while under constant pressure. Likely no other team could have pulled that off.

So yes FSU today is the #2 Offense in the country and they will be more athletic than we are, just as was the case vs. BYU. The team needs to stay smart, compact and pick its spots to get forward. Harvey needs to stay in position even when we have the ball. Overall FSU also plays a lot like BYU - high pressure and lots of attacking. 

Make no mistake though, FSU is not just athletes. They play smart and are very skilled. Clemson, after losing twice earlier in the season, tried to goon it up a bit. It worked for 35 minutes and then not so much when FSU settled down.

I will be especially interested in watching freshman on freshman with Bhuta vs. Dudley on our right.  Otherwise Echegini in MF was ACC offensive player of the year. Jody Brown and Dudley were first team ACC forwards.  Huff and Nesbith were second team ACC in MF along with the goalie.

I agree scoring first will be a very big deal. FSU’s speed on the counter is scary.