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The Orange Bowl is just halfway complete, but it seems like it's going to be a blowout loss for the Florida State Seminoles, who controversially missed out on the College Football Playoff. The game has been dominated on both sides of the field by the Georgia Bulldogs.
At halftime, the Bulldogs lead the game with a 42-3 scoreline. This is the biggest halftime lead in the history of the Orange Bowl, and it doesn't look like the Seminoles will be able to turn this around.
The scoreline has many fans of the Southeastern Conference making fun of the Seminoles online, believing that the weakness of the team is why they missed out on the CFP, with Alabama gaining the spot instead.
Let's take a look at some of the reactions of the fans:
Florida State has a decimated team in the Orange Bowl
While Georgia’s performance in the Orange Bowl has been brilliant, it’s worth noting that it is playing against a decimated Florida State. The Seminoles haven’t fielded most of their starters for the bowl game, which has been highly advantageous to the Bulldogs.
Following the disappointing exclusion from the playoff, a good number of Florida State players opted out of the bowl game. The Seminoles finished the regular season without a defeat and went on to secure the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship against Louisville.
Top players in the Seminoles team who are not playing in the Orange Bowl include Jordan Travis, Keon Coleman, Johnny Wilson, Jared Verse, Trey Benson, Fabien Lovett, Renardo Green, Jarrian Jones and Akeem Dent.
Georgia recorded no opt-out for the game
In what has become a rare occurrence in college football, Georgia had no opt-outs ahead of the Orange Bowl, which has aided the momentum of the team. Kirby Smart made it known that he wasn't involved in ensuring this.
"The leaders of the team spearheaded that. I stayed out of it. I met with each player who was draft eligible and the seniors, and I was very honest. Then they had to make a decision with their family. But they want to go out on top. They don't want their last Georgia outing to be the SEC championship."
It's worth noting that Brock Bowers and Amarius Mims did not travel with the Bulldogs team as both players have been contending with ankle injuries throughout the regular season.
