Florida St. at Clemson (-12) 3:30 ET ABC TV
Empty golf bag! Yes, that is what the linemaker is considering Florida St. to be in this week’s matchup for ACC superiority. Last week, in anticipation of this matchup, Florida St. sat starting QB Golson (concussion symptoms) and the nation’s 2nd best runner, RB Cook, in anticipation of this matchup. No matter! With 2nd stringers, QB McGuire and RB Patrick, the Seminoles cruised to a (45-21) victory against a decent Syracuse defense outgaining the Orange 576-304. Now, Florida St. is only 24-2 SU L2+ seasons. But because of their loss on a blocked FG to GA Tech 2 weeks ago and the Clemson victory over NC State last week (56-41) in which they racked up 623 yards, Florida St. has been installed as a 12 point underdog which is “ONLY 2 TDs more than where this line would have been opening week.” Clemson, now ranked No. 1in the Final Four rankings and who has lost to Florida St. the last 3 years by scores of 23-17, 51-14 and 49-37 (all as meaningful dog), will soon find out that “IT AINT NO FUN, WHEN THE RABBIT GOT THE GUN!”