The Florida State Seminoles are trying to find any kind of momentum, especially with their head coach holding the hottest seat in the entire nation, and it’s not looking good for their road game against the #10 Alabama Crimson Tide. Every single expert out there? They’re all picking Alabama to win, and most of them see it as a pretty lopsided affair.
The Pressure Cooker is ON in Tallahassee
FSU is desperate for their first road win of the season, and going into Tuscaloosa against a ranked opponent like Alabama is a brutal test. We all remember when FSU last dropped Alabama, thanks to the legend Tommy Castellanos and his iconic jab, “They don’t have Nick Saban to save them. I just don’t see them stopping me.” Castellanos is long gone, and now the hopes rest on Ashton Daniels to be the team’s “savior” against this tough Crimson Tide squad. Head coach Mike Norvell knows the challenge, saying Alabama is “definitely, very skilled, talented, and a well-coached team, and it’s going to be a great challenge for us.” He’s still got faith in Daniels, too. “I was really pleased with Ashton and how he went about last week, the ownership he takes and the things that he can control,” Norvell said, adding that Daniels needs to be “ready in all those moments for him to do his job.”
Every Single Expert Thinks Alabama Walks Away With It
So what do the “experts” think? It’s a clean sweep, and not for FSU. The FSU Wire staff is 4-0 for Alabama, with predictions like a 38-13 Bama victory from JD McCarthy and a 31-21 win from Jacob Smith. Matthew Lenix sees Alabama winning 38-20, and Brandon Foster predicts 34-17.
USA TODAY Sports is also 7-0 on Alabama. John Brice, Matt Hayes, Jordan Mendoza, Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus, and Blake Toppmeyer? All picking the Crimson Tide. FOX Sports is just as unified, going 5-0 for Alabama with RJ Young, Laken Litman, Michael Cohen, Ben Portnoy, and Joel Klatt all in agreement. Even FSU Seminoles on SI, which you’d think might lean Noles, is 5-0 for Alabama! Dustin Lewis predicts a 41-10 Bama romp, Logan Robinson says 37-13, Austin Veazey goes 45-10, Tommy Mire 34-13, and Dillon Riera 42-14. And get this, Noles247 says their staff is all going with SMU, but then lists scores like John Evans picking Alabama 38-13. Talk about confusing, but the numbers still point one way.
This Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff from Tuscaloosa is set to be a massive challenge for FSU. With all eyes on their head coach and the experts predicting a beatdown, Ashton Daniels and the Seminoles have to pull off a miracle to prove everyone wrong.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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