Catlett promising "major" CFB game at Everbank in 2016, FSU game in 18/19

[MusicMan]

Yes a very good idea. And one with potential growth.


Quote from For FLORIDA :"That's what happens during an Alliance Bowl and BCS era when you already have one of the toughest schedules in college football. You can't win championships playing one top 20 ranked team in a whole season like you all did in 2013. You personally have a serious inferiority complex with UF though. I would encourage you to talk it out with a friend or family member."


Your reply is filled with errors, not a surprise. In 2013 Florida State finished #1 and had beaten the following teams who finished in the Top 25, Auburn(#2), Clemson (#8), and Duke (#23). Maryland was ranked prior to FSU beating them 63-0. As was Miami, #7 before we smacked them around 41-14. If you're truly interested in results from 2013, you will remember the Gators lost 7 straight to end the season
and that included the unforgettable effort against Georgia Southern. Even with that in the books, Jeremy Foley decided to retain Will Muschamp for another season.

Regarding the inferiority complex, you're the one on this blog bragging about Gymnastics Championships, not me.

[JBTripper]

"If your truly interested in results from 2013..."

*you're

[FSBA]

Auburn will indeed be playing a high profile neutral site game in 2019

But it'll be in Dallas vs. Oregon

http://oregon.247sports.com/Bolt/Oregon-will-play-Auburn-in-2019-37999002?Notification.Success=Your+Bolt+has+been+successfully+created

So in the next 3 years FSU will  play at least 1 game in every major city in Florida, except of course Jacksonville.

[fsujax]

I don't even know how this is possible. The last time I saw FSU play in Jacksonville it was against Alabama to a record sized crowd at Everbank. How can the city not get a high profile college game? It doesn't add up. Somebody must be asleep at the desk or something.

[For_F-L-O-R-I-D-A]

Yes a very good idea. And one with potential growth.


Quote from For FLORIDA :"That's what happens during an Alliance Bowl and BCS era when you already have one of the toughest schedules in college football. You can't win championships playing one top 20 ranked team in a whole season like you all did in 2013. You personally have a serious inferiority complex with UF though. I would encourage you to talk it out with a friend or family member."


Your reply is filled with errors, not a surprise. In 2013 Florida State finished #1 and had beaten the following teams who finished in the Top 25, Auburn(#2), Clemson (#8), and Duke (#23). Maryland was ranked prior to FSU beating them 63-0. As was Miami, #7 before we smacked them around 41-14. If you're truly interested in results from 2013, you will remember the Gators lost 7 straight to end the season
and that included the unforgettable effort against Georgia Southern. Even with that in the books, Jeremy Foley decided to retain Will Muschamp for another season.

Regarding the inferiority complex, you're the one on this blog bragging about Gymnastics Championships, not me.

So during the regular season you played #8 Clemson and a bad #23 Duke team? Awesome. I guess that makes me right that you played ONE top 20 team ALL YEAR leading up to the NC. Florida was bad, so one of the only games you usually have to actually gear up for did not materialize that year. All of that aside, you really do need to relax. Attacking Florida's schedule is a dumb move since Florida has been ranked in the top 15 and #1 in each year they won a title. In FSU's NC year, you all had the 57th SOS in CFB according to the NCAA. That is the lowest for a national champion in the BCS era. (http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/ranking_summary# - check miscellaneous reports)

I actually applaud FSU for improving their schedule to compete with some of the best since the playoff era seems to require that. Sadly for them, Miami has been down for a decade. Florida has only been ranked once (in 2012 when they lost) since 2010 in their game. Clemson is really the only consistently high ranked program they have played year in and year out. They are doing a great job of adding great opponents.

As for FSU playing in Jacksonville, if John Thrasher promised it, I trust him to come through on it. He is the President.

fsujax, it is all about MONEY. Orlando/ESPN are paying FSU $3.5 million to play in Orlando. Jerry Jones gave UF $6 million to play in Dallas. It is all about the money and it is tough to compete with Orlando/Disney and Jerry Jones/Dallas.

[tufsu1]

So in the next 3 years FSU will  play at least 1 game in every major city in Florida, except of course Jacksonville.

well to be fair, only one of those games is a neutral site game.  USF and UM are road games.

FSU should be dying to play in Jax. since their record here is practically perfect....of course maybe that explains why opponents aren't as interested in playing the Noles here.

[For_F-L-O-R-I-D-A]

So in the next 3 years FSU will  play at least 1 game in every major city in Florida, except of course Jacksonville.

well to be fair, only one of those games is a neutral site game.  USF and UM are road games.

FSU should be dying to play in Jax. since their record here is practically perfect....of course maybe that explains why opponents aren't as interested in playing the Noles here.

Exactly.

FSU can play any of its home games here if they wanted. They want money though from the city or Gator Bowl Association to play here.

[tufsu1]

^ Of course they do.  There are logistical expenses and while large, Everbank still holds fewer fans than Doak. 

[urbanlibertarian]

The FSU regular season game played in the old Gator Bowl stadium that I remember is Brett Favre and Southern Miss beating them on a VERY HOT day.  Fans in the stands were falling out but it was fun for this Gator fan to witness.

[Bridges]

The FSU regular season game played in the old Gator Bowl stadium that I remember is Brett Favre and Southern Miss beating them on a VERY HOT day.  Fans in the stands were falling out but it was fun for this Gator fan to witness.

I was at this game too.  They ran out of ice.  That's how hot it was. 

[spuwho]

^ Of course they do.  There are logistical expenses and while large, Everbank still holds fewer fans than Doak.

But FSU has to sell those seats cheap to fill them. Everbank can support higher average tix price, which means more $$$.

[JeffreyS]

The FSU regular season game played in the old Gator Bowl stadium that I remember is Brett Favre and Southern Miss beating them on a VERY HOT day.  Fans in the stands were falling out but it was fun for this Gator fan to witness.

I was at this game too.  They ran out of ice.  That's how hot it was. 

I remember the band members striping out of their uniforms after a few of them were carried out. 

[tufsu1]

^ Of course they do.  There are logistical expenses and while large, Everbank still holds fewer fans than Doak.

But FSU has to sell those seats cheap to fill them. Everbank can support higher average tix price, which means more $$$.

not really...average ticket price for FSU home games is over $50....and for big games (like say Oklahoma in Tally a few years ago), face value on tix is close to $80

Plus more than half the stadium has season tickets which require contributions to the boosters....and finally, Doak has plenty of luxury suites and will soon be adding a club level in the south end zone.

[pierre]

Supposedly there could be an announcement on July 8 about the ND-Navy game being played in Jacksonville in 2016.

[ProjectMaximus]

^Curry's first chance to claim something he had nothing to do with. Let's see what happens!