Florida State fans lost their mind Saturday with all the penalties FSU committed against Florida.
Penalties weren’t the reason FSU lost. Getting physically destroyed by Florida’s defensive line was by far the biggest cause (FSU failed to gain a first down on 8 of its first 10 drives).
Yet FSU still committed 10 penalties, which is a lot.
And while penalties have little correlation to winning, most of the viewing public does not realize that.
Plus, it creates a stoppage, so announcers harp on it because they have time to do so. Especially if they are lazy, since it doesn’t require much knowledge of the game or the ability to analyze in real time.