Date: January 4th, 2000
Location: Nokia Sugar Bowl, Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Opponent: No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies
Apologies in advance if you came looking for play #23 and leave feeling like you read a double love letter, but that’s how things work when you’re this high up in the Top 100 countdown. Let’s visit the iconic 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl, where Florida State captured its second national title, this time in wire-to-wire fashion. We’ve frequently revisited the Mike Tyson metaphor in many early Dynasty Years games(1987-2000) where FSU landed a devastating hay maker at the opening bell.