When Florida State and Miami took the field for their annual rivalry in the past, the nation stood up and took notice.
But it's been a few years since that happened.
This year, the rivalry match-up between the Seminoles and the Hurricanes gets a feature in the first hour of ESPN's College GameDay.
But it's not because the rivalry is heading in the right direction. It's because it's heading in the opposite.
"For a generation, Florida State-Miami defined the rivalry," College GameDay host Rece Davis said.
"There was attitude. There was flavor. There was spice. But the taste of this rivalry now is like day-old cream of wheat. It’s like a giant spoonful of gruel washed down with the backwash from the soda bottle that’s been sitting in your car for a week.
"As it is written, if you are neither hot nor cold but lukewarm, I will spew thee out of my mouth. And the revelation, according to Tom Rinaldi, is that Florida State-Miami ain’t what it used to be."
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The Seminoles (4-4, 3-3 ACC) and Hurricanes (4-4, 2-3 ACC) meet at 3:30 p.m. today for the chance to get above .500.
A win for FSU practically guarantees that the Seminoles will be heading to a bowl game with Alabama State still on the schedule. It's the same for the Hurricanes with Florida International still on the schedule.
A loss and there's still a chance that the losing team falls short of reaching six wins and a bowl game. That's the state of the rivalry at this point.
"I think the seasons kind of have already gone south," College GameDay analyst David Pollack said.
"Not the expectations of what they wanted… It’s definitely not pretty times."
When asked about how FSU and Miami got to this point, the cast pointed to FSU's lack of offensive line recruiting. They pointed to Miami's overall lack of recruiting and the coaching hires that the Miami program has made since the early 2000's.
Desmond Howard also noted quarterback recruiting for both teams as a significant reason why both teams have fallen off.
Howard went on to pick the Hurricanes to come up to Tallahassee and pull out their third straight win against the Seminoles.
Pollack went the opposite direction.
"Florida State wins this game because they have the two best players, offensively and defensively," Pollack said.
"Cam Akers is good. Marvin Wilson on the defensive line is an animal. He’s one of the best defensive tackles in the country. I think Florida State will win this game."
But no matter which team wins this game, neither team is competing for anything other than pride and the chance to make a bowl game.
And it's a long fall from the days of old when the winner of this game was vaulted to the lead of the race for a national title.
Analyst Kirk Herbstreit said it best, "How did we get here?"
Reach Wayne McGahee III at wmcgahee@tallahassee.com.
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