As we wind down the teens and head to the 2020’s #hughdowns how did this decade go for your team? Was it eventful? Consistent? Up and down?
For FSU, it’s almost funny how there’s a lot of mirroring going on.
We ended the previous decade saying goodbye to a legend but with a renewed hope with a fresh start and a young gun taking us into the new decade. Fast forward ten years and while we’re not saying goodbye to a legend, we’re again hoping that a new hot young stud can take a 6-6 team to a new era starting his first year in a new decade.
It was certainly an up and down run. The first half saw heights that FSU hadn’t seen since the 90’s. A National Championship, a dominant stretch in the conference, a 30 game win streak, multiple first round NFL Picks, things seemed to be ascending in the first half.
But the second half was, to quote the great Jake Roberts “short trip, bad landing” and FSU fell to a level that many of us had never seen or even dreamt possible. Losing season, no bowl game, embarrassed by rivals, and another ACC team taking our spot as the top dog across the country.
For Temple. It was most definite the best decade ever. The Owls while suffering through multiple coaching changes made multiple bowl games for the first time ever. Won 10 games twice, won a conference title, beat Penn St, multiple first round NFL draft picks, hosted Game Day and has built a national reputation for toughness and respect that for years was one of laughter and dismissal.
So, how bout you? How did it go? What’s your take on the next decade? Feeing good? Feeling bad? Uneasy? Confident? It’s 2020...A whole fresh start.
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