Florida State goes down: Social media reacts to Seminoles’ Week 0 defeat
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Social media is on fire after the tenth-ranked Florida State Seminoles dropped their season-opening tilt with Georgia Tech.
The Yellow Jackets escaped with a 24-21 win over the Seminoles. Kicker Aidan Birr hit a 44-yard field goal to seal the game for the Yellow Jackets. Entering the game, the Yellow Jackets were 10.5-point underdogs (ESPN Bet), so the 2024 season has gotten off to a wild start already. Before this game, the Seminoles had won 15 straight games when entering as a double-digit favorite.
Let’s take a look at some reactions from this wild Week 0 game.
I figured Georgia Tech would have the better offensive backfield in this game but assumed FSU’s huge advantages elsewhere (especially in the trenches) would make this a comfortable win. Still waiting for those advantages to actually appear.
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) August 24, 2024
It is evident that Florida State is not even close to knowing their relative strengths and weaknesses on offense, whereas Georgia Tech 100% understands what they can and cannot do.
— parker fleming (@statsowar) August 24, 2024
Florida State’s season is over. Garbage performance all around.
— JMJ (@JMJHYPM) August 24, 2024
Lol Florida State
— Nick Stewart (@NStewWX) August 24, 2024
The kick is GOOD! Georgia Tech with the upset over #10 Florida State to become Irish National Champions! pic.twitter.com/zvvnOlU9iU
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) August 24, 2024
lin#StingEm pic.twitter.com/Gq4disw8YX
— Georgia Tech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) August 24, 2024
Florida State is preparing to sue the Republic of Ireland.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) August 24, 2024
Florida State ended the 2023 season like cowards and started the 2024 season getting bullied.
Who was smart enough to see this coming?
— Brandon Walker (@BFW) August 24, 2024
Florida State has been eliminated from the College Football Playoff.
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) August 24, 2024
Florida State: “We going to the college football playoff this year!”
Georgia Tech: pic.twitter.com/SJonJj6MYh
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) August 24, 2024
https://twitter.com/cantguardjake/status/1827413694696890505
FLORIDA STATE TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO IRELAND TO LOSE TO A BUNCH OF ENGINEERS HAHAHAHA
— Riley (@Ri_S_OB) August 24, 2024
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Florida State, it’s that it will rationally process this loss instead of filling a lawsuit against the country of Ireland.
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) August 24, 2024
It’s really nice we can stop pretending in WEEK 0 that Florida State will be a playoff contender again.
— Kayce Smith (@KayceSmith) August 24, 2024
The Seminoles were thoroughly handled at the line of scrimmage. Georgia Tech ran for 190 yards at 5.3 per carry. FSU didn’t record a sack and only had 3 tackles in the GT backfield. Florida State only made 1 trip to the red zone, went 5-for-12 on third down, and allowed the Yellow Jackets to convert 5 of 9 on third down.
Georgia Tech had 3 scoring drives — including the game-winning field goal drive — that stretched over more than 6 minutes and 11 plays.
The 0-1 Seminoles will look to rebound on Sept. 2 against Boston College.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Down South. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.
