The conversation of G5 matchups is often a difficult one, and not because of narratives such as a major program "playing uninspired" or suggesting for the smaller school that "this is their Superbowl" or other mostly empty statements that commentators often use to reductively sum up a game between a traditional power and smaller program. The conversation is difficult more so because of the difficulty of comparing across strengths of schedule, in this case where Florida State's regular season journey was not exceptionally challenging, the Noles still faced considerably more high quality teams than a Houston squad whose SoS ranks 96th per Sagarin and 94th in the Colley Index.
Florida State football podcast: Houston Peach Bowl Preview
