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Does the majority of the FSU fanbase actually believe this garbage? They had a perfect matchup and opportunity to prove the committee wrong and instead they picked up their marbles and went home. If Stanford did the same in that situation I would be embarrassed as a fan. I didn't love when McCaffrey skipped the sun bowl but a random matchup against UNC is completely different IMO.

And that was the final, 63-3. 

From Tomahawk Nation: "And before we get into what went down in the first 30 minutes of play, let it be said — anybody questioning why the majority of Florida State’s starters, who were told that their efforts in winning all their games did not count, decided to not play in a game (that at best would allow them to make an easily-dismissed argument for a national championship, at minimum give fake credence to those that argued against leaving them out and at worst harm their professional future) is a person that does not need to be taken seriously,"

And ESPN was irritated...interesting, given that they lobbied for undefeated FSU to be left out of the national playoff in favor of Texas and Alabama, teams with one loss each. Quelle surprise...

The average bowl team has more than 12 opt-outs. This article has some interesting suggestions, and it "credits" Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette for having started the opt-outs in 2017...and they were rewarded for their opt-outs, having been drafted 8th and 4th respectively.

https://gridironheroics.com/bowl-game-op...ange-2024/

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Does the majority of the FSU fanbase actually believe this garbage? They had a perfect matchup and opportunity to prove the committee wrong and instead they picked up their marbles and went home. If Stanford did the same in that situation I would be embarrassed as a fan. I didn't love when McCaffrey skipped the sun bowl but a random matchup against UNC is completely different IMO.

And that was the final, 63-3. 

From Tomahawk Nation: "And before we get into what went down in the first 30 minutes of play, let it be said — anybody questioning why the majority of Florida State’s starters, who were told that their efforts in winning all their games did not count, decided to not play in a game (that at best would allow them to make an easily-dismissed argument for a national championship, at minimum give fake credence to those that argued against leaving them out and at worst harm their professional future) is a person that does not need to be taken seriously,"

And ESPN was irritated...interesting, given that they lobbied for undefeated FSU to be left out of the national playoff in favor of Texas and Alabama, teams with one loss each. Quelle surprise...

The average bowl team has more than 12 opt-outs. This article has some interesting suggestions, and it "credits" Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette for having started the opt-outs in 2017...and they were rewarded for their opt-outs, having been drafted 8th and 4th respectively.

https://gridironheroics.com/bowl-game-op...ange-2024/