LOOK: Florida State attempts to troll Florida, which literally ends in big L for Seminoles
Florida State apparently found a creative way to use the time off during bowl season the program earned by going 5-7 on the football field in 2018 — finding new and unusual ways to embarrass itself via social media campaigns.
If you missed the Martin Luther King Day graphic FSU sent out this offseason, it was so bad it had to be deleted and an apology was issued by the school. Another campaign the school has undertaken this season revolves around the claim that it the true DBU, not in-state rival Florida.
Wherever you stand on the subject of the true DBU, it should be noted that FSU finished the 2018 season ranked 120th in the nation in pass defense, which was also “good” for dead last in the ACC. While Florida may not have specifically been called out in the tweet below from the official Florida State football account, it’s pretty obvious which school it is attempting to reference.
It is unclear if this was intentional or not, likely not given FSU’s recent social media history, but the program’s claim to DBU was made in the shape of a giant L. We eagerly await to see if this post will also soon be deleted by FSU:
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need other schools to stop claiming DBU. ?— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) January 30, 2019
The reactions to the tweet have thus far been very unkind to the Seminoles:
We. Really really really really to worry about winning football games. Smh
— America is lost (@pheniox09_b) January 30, 2019
Win more than 5 games this year, than you can be DBU again, ok?
— The Dude (@robertc3d) January 30, 2019
Maybe you should start winning… that may help your case.
— Steven Given (@SGiven12) January 30, 2019
Well, when you finish 119th against the pass, you don't exactly slam that door shut.https://t.co/QqFnPYtH74
— Connor O'Gara (@cjogara) January 30, 2019