To be fair, FSU football rode the same controlled descent into terrain, from Jimbo's perfect 2013 to just 8 years later, 'Coach' Norvell in his second full season, losing control of the 2021 game late against Jacksonville State. FSU upset by the first non-FBS team since William & Mary in 1959.
His 9-3 last year had more to do with paucity-not-parity in the ACC last year, but which looks to be on a full rebound, plus the new kids Stanford, California Berkeley and SMU all won their openers.
Norvell also made good use of the portal.
That’s the new reality of college football. One year you stink, the next you win a Natty, and vice versa.