After last season, Florida State football has nowhere to go but up. This won’t be a national title run by any means, but the ‘Noles are going to be a team to watch.
There are always a ton of factors that go into any football team’s season, and analysts can spend hours debating over the S&P stats on both sides of the ball, the efficacy of special teams, and the myriad of variables that determine whether a team is capable of winning. This analysis is great on paper, but the S&P rarely gets it right.
Every season, there is one wild card team that throws the pundits’ predictions into disarray and defies every attempt to define them. This year, that team might be the Florida State Seminoles. With a new coach, a new attitude, and a new depth at the quarterback position, the ‘Noles are poised for the 2018 season.
For most Seminole fans, the Gator game at the end of the regular season serves as the barometer for how successful the season is. This year, the ‘Noles should easily take down their in-state rival in November.
There are five reasons why the ‘Noles are going to be fun to watch, and be better than Florida, in 2018.