Well, that was interesting- a half of flawless football followed by a half that displayed incompetence not seen since Alberto Gonzales finally got the hell out of Washington. But I'm not particularly concerned with what happened, and I'd say with the youth on this team that it was probably the best thing that can happen before the Tennessee River Tinselfairies come to town next week.
And let's not forget that Troy, while not being particularly strong, did win a bowl game last year and has certainly given people more legitimate scares through the years. While FSU's threat level was at Orange (24-17 in 2006), the level on Saturday was never above a light mauve. In the end, the letdown in the 2nd half is only going to give some good film to watch and an opportunity for the coaches to fly off the handle on some guys during practice this week.
That's the key to the patsy weeks- you don't want to dominate 8 quarters. You want to get by comfortably while making a decent number of mistakes, which is exactly what happened against WKU and Troy. And as Coach Meyer said, "We're 2-0. There are a lot of teams around the country that aren't 2-0."
I'm sure the Caiman del Pantano will have a full wrapup of the game coming, so I just wanted to remind everyone to keep the proper perspective on what happened Saturday: Troy got waxed like an actress applying for a secretarial position, UF had a solid half of effort before the team decided to head to the Porpoise for drinks at halftime (forgetting that that particular luxury was only afforded during the SOS years).
Bar pic, or the lockerroom at halftime of the Troy game? You decide.