Samford? Like, SAMFORD, Samford?
Sam. Not STAN-ford?
There it was. The underdog Samford Bulldogs who had just beaten something called “Shorter” the week before, was up 13-0 in the first half in Tallahassee against the big, bad Florida State Seminoles. It was like a middling tomato-can boxer trying to shock the world by coming out swinging. An FCS team was leading one of the 10 or so best FBS programs in the country. Even though most everyone figured FSU would come back and win, it had a “sound the alarm, Florida State is in trouble” feel to it for far too long.