Posted by BillFromTampa

1. Most prophetic prediction prior to the game: From former Seminole great Monk Bonasorte, “I think it’s going to be a shootout.” ‘Ol Monk wasn’t looking too great on that prediction when the score was 14-0.

2. Apparently Maryland didn’t read that memo that said homecoming games are supposed to be blowouts for the home team. Next time, read your mail.

3. That homecoming blowout could have been solved if they left Sam Hollenbach in at quarterback. Apparently Maryland didn’t get that memo either.

4. Memo to the Maryland cheerleaders who were doing the gatros (their .) aka crocs chomp: perhaps the game you were looking for was about 3 hours east of Tallahassee.

5. I’m detecting a pattern here. The last four opponents have scored 24, 26, 24, and 27 points. Well, at least FSU already knows what NC State will score next week. Memo to the offense: score 25.

6. Memo to the defenses of NC State, Clemson, the gatros (their .) aka crocs, hopefully Virginia Tech, and that yet to be named bowl opponent: Drew Weatherford can run. Adjust accordingly. But preferably not.

7. Memo to whoever puts the score updates on the Warboard: It’s Auburn, nor Aurburn. We’re not the gatros (their .) aka crocs here you know.

8. Memo to the scoreboard operator: Please explain how the time remaining was 53 seconds before the ball was snapped and only 52 seconds after Maryland QB Joel Statham was sacked. Remind me again which team had home field advantage??

9. What obviously turned the momentum in the second half was Bobby Bowden. Not for any great coaching move. Instead he just changed chapeaus from that Aussie style hat to the baseball cap. Hey, it works for many FSU fans to change some piece of attire when the team is behind. Why can’t the coach? Superstition is a wonderful thing.

10. On Jo Jo Walker’s 59 yard kickoff return after Florida State’s first touchdown, why did the words “Ok, so it wasn’t the kicker that was the problem” come to mind?

Bonus MEMOrably Random and Mundanely Meaningless Thoughts.

11. Should Florida State’s offensive line be in need of some added depth this season (and we hope they don’t), the nomination goes to Joslin Shaw who obviously has perfected the pancake block. We are glad however that the Maryland player he Mack trucked was not seriously injured.

12. Verbatim (or so we think) from the ACC officiating rule book: Whenever a Florida State player slightly bumps a receiver who wasn’t going to be able to even remotely catch the ball anyway (roll film of Roger Williams please), throw the flag for pass interference. Whenever a player of the team opposing Florida State clutches, grabs, bumps, and pushes said Seminole player out of bounds (roll film of Gerrick McPhearson on Greg Carr please), that’s just peachy keen hunky dory fine as there is no foul. The refs did an excellent job of following that rule yesterday.

13. Show of hands please. Ok, how many of you immediately looked for that yellow piece of laundry as Willie Reid crossed the goal line on his 60 yard punt return? The refs must have forgotten the rulebook: When FSU receives a punt, throw the flag for blocking in the back.

14. Memo to Tampa Bay area Seminole radio affiliate 1470 AM: Please send someone out to plug the transmitter back in. You know do know you have been off the air since early Saturday morning right?

15. And a big thanks to 1470 AM for making Tampa Bay area listeners suffer through Tim Brandt regaling us with how wonderful the Maryland coaching staff is not to mention how ACC referees never make a bad call against the Terrapins. What a piece of unbiased broadcasting that was. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Bonus Bonus MEMOrably Random and Mundanely Meaningless Thoughts.

16. In the game against Virginia Tech, Maryland place kicker Dan Ennis tried to convince Ralph Friedgen that the reason he missed three field goals was because the ball was under inflated. After missing that PAT on the first touchdown yesterday, wonder if he told the coach that the upright he doinked it off of was over inflated?

17. Memo to the Miami Hurricanes: Whoever decided that breaking out those God awful throwback (more like throw up) unis was a reeeeeeeeeealy good idea, should be either fired, shown the door, pink-slipped, sent packing, given the proverbial shove out the door, take the name off the parking spot, scrape the name off the door, asked not to come to work tomorrow, or all of the above.

18. Same guy must have been in charge of the gatros (their .) aka crocs uniforms. Believe me; splashing a bunch more orange on the shoulder is definitely not going to improve that color scheme.

19. Breaking news: After giving up big halftime leads in three straight games only to be blown out in the second half by Texas, Oklahoma State is petitioning the NCAA to play the Longhorns in 30 minute games only.