.David Hale, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 14, 2024, 06:14 PM ETCloseCollege volleyball reporter.Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware.If university soccer were actually a cartoon, there will've been actually a second last December, just after the board snubbed an unbeaten Fla Condition team coming from the playoff, when Mike Norvell would possess concluded this was as poor as factors could get, all while unwittingly standing below a piano perilously being actually elevated to a 20th-floor window.Of program, after Fla Condition fell to Norvell's former college, Memphis, 20-12 on Saturday, it's entirely possible the Seminoles would certainly favor the piano to reality.Nine months back, Florida State had the globe's sympathy-- a minimum of the parts of the planet that don't shout "S-E-C, S-E-C" at weddings, funeral services and also youngsters's celebrations. It was actually effortless to just like that team. It was a group that combated more challenging after losing QB Jordan Travis, that provided all it needed to always keep gaining, that missed its own shot at the playoff not because of its personal mistakes however due to the committee's whim.Editor's Picks1 RelatedNow, there is actually no compassion. There is simply a strange mix of pity, aggravation and black wit, like splashing a cocktail down the front of your pants.The beneficiary of the board's decision was actually Alabama, as well as points could possibly possess effortlessly shifted toward a gloomy 2024 for the Tide, too. They shed their playoff game, swayed farewell to the best trainer in the sport's past, then observed an exodus of players in to the gateway, including five that left for Tallahassee.And yet, on the same day Florida Condition attacked a new low point, Alabama bent the same muscle mass it so commonly carried out under Scar Saban, annihilating Wisconsin 42-10 responsible for a five-touchdown functionality coming from Jalen Milroe.In a more only planet, Fla Condition may've made a little great aura after the indignity of its playoff snub. In a more decent planet, Alabama might, only the moment, be actually dealt a negative hand.But university soccer has actually verified, regularly, it does not respect justness, but it does possess one heck of a sense of humor.So in Madison, the Tide concerned get down.Alabama gamers hop around throughout Jump Around pic.twitter.com/OytiNveT43u2014 Patrick Greenfield (@PCGreenfield) September 14, 2024 And also in Tallahassee, Fla State prepares to pack it up and also stuff it in.For Alabama, the lineup turn over only opened space for brand-new celebrities, like fresher recipient Ryan Williams, that recorded 4 receptions for 78 lawns and a goal in Saturday's gain. Williams is actually merely 17-- born just 7 months prior to Saban trained his very first video game at Alabama, certainly not outdated sufficient to even always remember there was actually a time one thing like an 0-3 start would certainly be actually inconceivable at Florida State.For FSU, there's no clear path ahead. DJ Uiagalelei has actually been actually terrible, the ground video game has actually collected little bit, the annoying line that was supposed otherwise be a durability acquired manhandled through a Team of 5 system, and also the defense, which played its own greatest activity Saturday, still has lots of gaps. For the Seminoles, the only silver edging to derive from this miserable begin to the season is it might possess decreased the course's media assessment good enough that it can easily run away the ACC for a typical departure charge and some Kohl's cash.Nine months ago, there may be a realistic controversy regarding the relative resumu00e9s of Alabama as well as Florida State. On Saturday, in the course of commercial rests of the Trend's clunk of Wisconsin, it was actually feasible to turn between ads for "9-1-1: Lone Superstar" including a massive learn derailment and also an FSU activity featuring a much more horrible learn wreck.To witness what is actually happened Florida State while since the committee supplied its verdict is challenging to understand, a barrage of continuous anguish generally booked for "Found" films or even slight climate concerns at LAX.But it's worth considering exactly how utterly incomprehensible it is actually for Alabama to be here, as well-- 3-0 with a road succeed in Big 10 nation simply months after Saban's leave. Alabama has been the design for sustained greatness for a production, and also congruity was usually attributed to Saban's relentlessness. However even he got to a point through which it was actually opportunity for something brand new, and but Alabama goes on connecting throughout-- one prevailing gain after another, as reliable as the sunrise.None of this is actually evidence the board acquired its selection right, obviously. That was last season-- a various team, a different time. However it is actually verification that in this particular disorderly sporting activity, effectiveness is fleeting as well as option frequently run-ins past like a Fla Condition linebacker overlooking a deal with at free throw line of scrimmage.And also at an area like Alabama, a course that has actually stood certainly versus the winds of change for 16 years now, it's regularly far better to appreciate the good things while you have them. Because if there is actually anything we've learned from enjoying Fla State these previous nine months it's this: It can constantly get worse.Jump to: LSU survives|Character changes|Arizona's trendiest team The very first 56 mins of Saturday's game versus South Carolina was actually much coming from pleasurable for LSU.A series of special teams gaffes, 2 turn overs and also some large operates by Gamecocks QB LaNorris Sellers possessed the Tigers having fun catchup frequently. South Carolina hopped out to a 24-10 lead, found LSU draw in advance quickly in the 4th one-fourth, at that point found Spacecraft Sanders take off for a 66-yard score.play1:20 Jumping block refutes LSU punt, sets up South Carolina TDMaurice Brown II blocks the LSU punt, which sets up a Raheim Sanders touchdown to pad the Gamecocks' lead.With lower than four moments to participate in, LSU tracked by four, as well as Brian Kelly had actually gone through all six phases of pain: Aggravation, indignation, hostility, temper, asking to contact the manager and, ultimately, deliberating the execution his players.But Garrett Nussmeier used to the saving along with his 29-yard fulfillment to Kyren Lacy to trigger a 55-yard goal ride to place LSU up 36-33. South Carolina possessed one last gap at the succeed, trying a 49-yard field goal as time ran out, yet it skipped, offering Kelly a possibility to celebrate a hard-earned gain just before coming back to his office to view film and also scream in to a pillow.Week 3 character shiftsTrending down: Completing all your throwsThe excellent updates for Michigan QB Davis Warren is actually every successfully pass he included Michigan's 28-18 win over Arkansas State on Saturday was caught.The trouble is actually, 3 of them were seen through Arkansas Condition players.So, listed here's where we are with the defending champs: After years turning by means of a carousel of quarterbacks that gained their position by discovering a gold ticket under a Detroit-style pizza, the Wolverines were managed to pair of seasons of J.J. McCarthy and believed perhaps points had altered once and for all. Instead, Warren is actually balancing 6.1 yards-per-pass with 2 goals as well as 6 picks with three games.Now, USC gets on deck next week, and also Michigan is left behind trying to find a response in between Warren or even Alex Orji or even to wish there's an additional QB tucked away in Jim Harbaugh's left locker responsible for those boxes identified "signs for every single opponent, 2020-2023." Trending up: UNLV's case for Pac-12 expansionMatthew Sluka led an 18-play, 75-yard touchdown push that ate 9:31 off the appear the 4th quarter Friday night, and UNLV dismayed Kansas 23-20. It was actually the Rebels' 2nd sway an Electrical power 4 opponent presently this time after pouring Houston in the opener. Exactly how impressive is that? Entering Sunday, Northern Illinois' trouble of Notre Dame was the only other Group of 5 sway an electrical power event foe.Like along with everything in Vegas, it's a little bit of skill and a lot of luck.play0:40 UNLV somehow thinks of wild fumble vs. KansasMatthew Sluka fumbles the sphere, yet somehow UNLV maintains belongings after the round styles a number of Kansas players' hands.Still, it's secure to claim Barry Odom possesses the Rebels reaching the top at the correct time, along with UNLV's purchases sound to the extending Pac-12 right now looking pretty powerful: A big market, a good crew, and also accessibility to myriad all-night snack bars. After that all Odom requires to accomplish is actually take that Pac-12 payment in chips, wager it all on dark on a singular roulette spin, double down 2 or three more times, and boost-- UNLV is playing with SEC money.Land of the climbing Sun DevilsA year back, Arizona was actually the beloved of the college regulation football world after a rollicking 10-3 season, while Arizona Condition was actually a laughing sell required to begin a chorus of battling quarterbacks probably consisting of a married couple guys they found standing by outside a Tempe In-N-Out Burger.What a difference a year makes.Arizona waved farewell to head coach Jedd Fisch, that left behind for Washington, and also opened this time along with two unexceptional wins over New Mexico and also Northern Arizona prior to being up to Kansas Condition 31-7 on Friday. It was actually Arizona's worst repulsive performance because being actually shut out at Colorado in 2021. The Sunlight Devils, alternatively, discovered a QB in Sam Leavitt and also are actually using higher after eliminating Texas Condition on Thursday 31-28, beginning 3-0 for the very first time since 2019. Arizona Condition is actually the shock group of 2024 so far (unless you count bad surprises, which Florida Condition wishes you don't), and Dillingham's turn-around of a system left in wreckage after the Herm Edwards time finished exactly as everyone stated it will.