Excuse Florida State if its celebration for setting the NCAA record for consecutive bowl appearances is a bit muted.
No one in Tallahassee is happy about the way this season turned out, not with the Seminoles' hopes for making the College Football Playoff dashed by October, coach Jimbo Fisher bolting last week and having to win a rescheduled game against Louisiana-Monroe just to achieve the requisite six victories for bowl eligibility.
Down in Las Cruces, New Mexico, however, they're partying like it's 1960. That's how long it's been since the Aggies have played in the postseason. The nation's longest bowl drought ended Sunday when New Mexico State (6-6) accepted an invitation to play Utah State (6-6) in the Arizona Bowl on Dec.