Can confirm that the mood on campus

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Friday, May 22, 2026, 08:26 (2 days ago) @ oviedoirish
edited by KGB, Saturday, May 23, 2026, 04:40

in August '93 was not, "Hey, we're winning the whole fucking thing this year!" We'd just lost 4 players who were selected in the first 20 picks of the NFL draft. Lost a three-year starter at QB and our two-headed monster at RB that carried the offense in '92 (shades of 2025!). There was growing confidence about frosh prodigy Powlus in fall camp, and then came the broken collarbone and suddenly quarterback was a total mystery again just a week or two prior to the Michigan game in AA. Holtz had also developed a habit of stepping on his own dick in games he should have won, which didn't help the confidence level either.

Ultimately, the way things came together as the season unfolded was a revelation for those like me who'd arrived three years earlier expecting a championship at some point, only to be kicked square in the nuts every time it looked like we might break thru. Oh wait...

(I'm guessing that Busc was talking about the mood post-FSU rather than preseason, but it's worth revisiting the Holtz years bc those days absolutely weren't always as shiny & happy as some of the olds would like to admit.)