Well, I certainly feel your pain. I wanted to be encouraged though, so I watched mostly the UNC game
In my observation, I see FSU and UM as two very similar teams. Both have first year QB's, both have solid defensive front 4's, both have a ton of talented but green receivers, and what stood out most was both have horrendous secondaries.
Thus, my thought process is, who is better equipped to beat those secondaries, Marve or Ponder? Sadly, I think it is Marve. He has much more consistently hit on the intermediate to deep routes, while Ponder has struggled with timing, often the ball is coming out way too late, and he puts a little too much air under it. As a result, I'm sticking with chalk. I do think FSU is capable of dinking and dunking to a win, but being at UM, I'm not expecting it. With that said, I desperately want this game. A win really could build some momentum for the program.
For reasons probably uninteresting, and as such I won't express, I think both teams would benefit from a shift in defensive strategy for this game. FSU should play more in zone coverage instead of Micky Andrews' man, and UM playing more man than cover two.
