For my dime, this was the best game so far of the CFB. Not just because of the high dual ranking (#5 vs. #8) but just the way the game was played and fought. Both teams showed a lot of grit and determination. The younger Norvell got the better of his older mentor Kelly. This time. It might not be the same when/if Fla. State comes to Baton Rouge.
Florida State seemed to have worn the LSU defense down finally and all those lost opportunities the Tigers had proved too costly in the end, as they often do. I think the Seminoles looked to be both a littler better prepared and a little better conditioned, but it's hard to tell. Anyway, the winners were the fans who got to see such a good game of two high-level teams throwing all the dice on an early season matchup that could well determine the fate of each in January.