Florida State's Defensive Collapse: A 263-Yard Wakeup Call

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00:00That was quite a performance on the ground in tally.

00:07I've never seen Florida State give up 263 yards rushing in my life.

00:12Right.

00:13And that was the more stunning development there.

00:15The way that Bill O'Brien was able to establish the running game, play keep away, force.

00:20I mean, 2013 in the second half and Florida State just had no answer on either side of

00:27the ball and continue to make mistakes and continue to drop the ball.

00:30A lot of people are putting all of this on DJ Wunga Lele.

00:35It's not just him.

00:37It's the defensive line.

00:38It's the linebackers.

00:39It's the missed tackles.

00:41If you would have told me Florida State was going to be 0-2 two weeks ago, there's no

00:45way I took that.

00:46I mean, I picked them to win the ACC.

00:47So right off the bat, this conference is so wide open.

00:51I'm not making excuses.

00:52That was a bad pick, but it is very interesting to see how many teams I think now I can believe

00:59could win the ACC.

01:02I have to tell you, I never bought him at Clemson.

01:07I guess he was decent at Oregon State.

01:10I'm not going to sit here and act like he was great.

01:13And I think he's looked terrible at Tallahassee and, you know, wherever, Dublin.

01:18I don't care where they play.

01:19I don't care if the game's home or road.

01:21I am not impressed with him as a quarterback, and I got to say, at all.

01:27Well, I mean, here's something I've been thinking about for three days now.

01:31If you watch that LSU-USC game, Garrett Nussmeier, Miller Moss, those guys waited their turn

01:38and both looked great.

01:40I know LSU lost the game, but Garrett Nussmeier got the ball out on time, made plays.

01:45Miller Moss looked fantastic.

01:47So there is something to be said about waiting your turn, even in the Porto era.

01:52And you know, DJU, Will Howard, I thought it took a while to get going.

01:55He'll be fine at Ohio State.

01:57Riley Leonard struggled in spots for Notre Dame.

01:59And I'm thinking, Scott, these guys are first-year transfers.

02:03They haven't played in this system.

02:04They don't have a ton of experience of playing with new receivers.

02:06Timing is everything at that position.

02:08And you know, DJU, you're right.

02:10The numbers were never great throwing the ball down the field at Clemson or Oregon State,

02:15and we're starting to see that now.

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