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   Message 209,073 of 209,580   
   Michael Falkner to michael anderson   
   Re: Florida State 1993   
   09 Dec 23 17:28:27   
   
   From: darkstar7646@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 4:08:59 PM UTC-8, michael anderson wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 10:51:40 AM UTC-6, JGibson wrote:    
   > > Forget the fact that they lost to Notre Dame during the season but ended   
   up ranked ahead of Notre Dame for the national title at the end. Why did they   
   get chosen for the Orange Bowl against Nebraska (where FSU was an 18.5 point   
   favorite but barely    
   won) when both Nebraska and West Virginia (who won the conference that   
   included both Miami and Notre Dame-beater Boston College) were undefeated?   
   > Look, I don't agree with the decision to not take FSU this year. but   
   1993(and the underlying thought process and reasons for the decision)    
   > and this year's decision are entirely compatible and logically consistent.    
      
   As is basically telling the ACC they are no longer a power conference, which   
   see all the Go5 undefeateds who got screwed.   
      
   That and the Kenyon Martin decision by the NCAA Committee make this decision   
   make sense...   
      
   Fucked up as it is.   
      
   Mike   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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