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Fans Roast Unbeaten Florida State for Horrendous Start to Orange Bowl vs. Georgia

That really escalated quickly.
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Fans Roast Unbeaten Florida State for Horrendous Start to Orange Bowl vs. Georgia
Fans Roast Unbeaten Florida State for Horrendous Start to Orange Bowl vs. Georgia

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The 2023 Orange Bowl is off to a rough start.

At halftime, the Georgia Bulldogs led 42–3 over the Florida State Seminoles. Georgia outgained Florida State 383 yards to 185, forced three turnovers and averaged 11.3 yards per pass in the first half.

That dreadful 30 minutes of football comes in the wake of Florida State not receiving a spot in the College Football Playoff despite its perfect 13–0 regular season, a snub that resulted in Florida lawmakers considering a protest and the university filing a lawsuit against the ACC.

To be fair, Florida State is playing without many key pieces on both sides of the ball, a list that extends much further than injured quarterback Jordan Travis.

But that didn’t prevent fans from weighing in on social media:

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Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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