As the final second ticked off the clock inside a half empty stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, the FSU football season was coming to an end with a convincing win in the prestigious Independence Bowl over that powerhouse from Southern Miss – a fitting end to a 2017 campaign that saw the Seminoles have one of their worst years of the last few decades.
The fact of the matter is that the 7-6 season for the Noles, their 41st straight winning season to go along with their 36th consecutive bowl appearance, is not as bad as it could have been.