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Oh, this is going to be fun.
Florida State president John Thrasher seems to think No. 1 Alabama will be no match for the third-ranked Seminoles when the teams meet on Sept. 2 in Atlanta for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on ABC.
“I shouldn’t talk too much trash,” Thrasher apparently said on Friday. “But I think we’re gonna beat Alabama pretty bad next week … I really do.”
That quote was reported by Tim Linafelt of Seminoles.com.
FSU Prez John Thrasher is ready: “I shouldn’t talk too much trash, but I think we’re gonna beat Alabama pretty bad next week. I really do.”
— Tim Linafelt / FSU (@Tim_Linafelt) August 25, 2017
Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Thrasher. Nick Saban is 10-0 in season openers since arriving in Tuscaloosa in 2007.
In other news, ESPN released an Alabama-FSU hype video to Taylor Swift’s new single.
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
