They both faced off against a pair of dangerous, predatory Tigers on Saturday with a chance to show their fans just how far they’ve come or — as it turned out — just how far they have to go.
It seems like every week of the football season needs a nickname — Rivalry Week, Decision Week, Showdown Saturday, etc. If that’s the case, then let us look back at this weekend as Stagnation Saturday for Florida and Florida State.
With the Florida State Seminoles falling 34-28 to the No. 4-ranked Clemson Tigers in front of a raucous crowd in Tallahassee and the Florida Gators succumbing 45-35 to the LSU Tigers at a soldout Swamp on Saturday night, we know now the Seminoles and the Gators are still not-ready-for-primetime players.