A few things need to be said before we dive headfirst into the absolute mess that was Saturday afternoon: Florida State is a really good football team. The Louisville disaster aside (“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln...”), they’ve easily been a top five team in the country this season. If they can get healthy and play like they did on Saturday for the rest of the season, they could sneak back into the playoff hunt.
Are we done beating around the bush now? Because given the circumstances, Saturday was one of the most horrendous defensive efforts USF has put forth on a football field in quite some time.