Winning 29 straight games and a national championship fifa coins last year doesn't buy you much respect, at least if you're Florida State. The Seminoles are nine-point underdogs against Oregon in the Rose Bowl, which can be seen as slap in the face and perfectly rational depending on your perspective.

Fans in Tallahassee will cry foul at the margin by which Oregon is favored, but those people fail to realize that what happened in the past is irrelevant. All that matters is 2014, and Florida State has been a mediocre team on more than one occasion.

Now, let's give credit to the Seminoles for finding ways to win games against Notre Dame, Florida, Miami, Louisville, Clemson, Boston College and Georgia Tech. Winning is what matters most, but there has to be some consideration given to style points.

After all, Oregon knocked off an Arizona team that was ranked seventh in the College Football Playoff Top 25 by 38 points in the Pac-12 Championship Game. The Ducks were the superior team and left no doubt about that.

No player echoes Florida State's erratic http://www.proutcoins.com/ nature better than quarterback Jameis Winston. The 2013 Heisman winner has thrown 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions this season.