Posted by BillFromTampa

1.    Now is that any way to celebrate an 80 year olds birthday?

2.    Gene Deckerhoff summing up Saturday night’s loss to Clemson: “We’ve seen this before.” All too often lately I’m afraid. Although the seven turnovers was a new and “interesting” twist.

3.    One of Bobby Bowden’s favorite sayings is “you don’t win games, you lose them.” I never exactly bought into that philosophy. Until last night that is.

4.    It could have been worse. FSU could have had Clemson’s kicker.

5.    And on Clemson’s kicking woes FSU radio play by play man William Floyd commented, “I didn’t think missed field goals could go against anyone else.”

6.    Better yet from Deckerhoff, “It looks wide!!! It looks wide!!! It looks wide!!! It looks wide!!!” In listening to that my guess is the kick was wide. But that’s only a guess mind you.

7.    Suggested solution to solve the tackling woes of FSU. Put Dustin Hopkins in on defense.

8.    Regarding Lonnie Pryor’s 49 yard touchdown catch, I know the jersey says #7, but are we sure that wasn’t Chris Weinke back there on that deft play fake? Either that or Christian Ponder studied that 1999 play VERY well.

9.    Jimbo Fisher just keeps digging into his trick playbook more and more the newest version being that “lateral” from Jermaine Thomas to Rodney Hudson. Clemson never saw it coming. Fortunately Rodney did.

10.    Apparently Miami Hurricane fans are still in Halloween mode. Many attended Saturday’s game against Virginia in the same costume dressed as seats.

Bonus Tellingly Random and Meaninglessly Meaningless Thoughts

11.    Oh and that was Homecoming for Miami. More like Homestaying if you ask me (and you didn’t) which made Tim Brandt’s comment (after Miami made it 38-17) “this stadium is rockin’ now” all the more “fascinating”.

12.    After suffering another home defeat to Northwestern for the third time in a row, Iowa has announced that it will now play all future games against the Wildcats in Evanston, Illinois.

13.    Best quote regarding Brandon Spikes’ transgression in last week’s game against Georgia: From ESPN’s Desmond Howard relaying his daughter’s comment as she saw the incident occur, “That boy needs counseling.” That counseling probably would have cost less than $30,000 too.

14.    Sign seen at ESPN’s Gameday show at the Air Force Academy: “I’m going to find you Bzedik.” Just a thought, but standing around at a TV show holding a sign is NOT going to accomplish that goal. Now if next week we see a sign that says “No you’re not” then we have one weird game of hide and seek going on.

15.    And the best sign seen at Gameday in light of Saturday’s result: “I love H2O.” Don’t we all although right about now something stronger may be in order.