Florida State Beat Number 11 Clemson In Overtime - Happy Valentines Day

At about 4 PM today - our neighbor Fran emailed to say she had an extra pair of tickets for tonight's game with Clemson. They gave them to us for free - they were great tickets with a face value of $32 each. they were in the middle half court section down low. We left the house at 6:30 for the 7 PM game - we expected a full house because Clemson is ranked number 11. We found a free parking space and were surprised the place was maybe half full.

FSU was losing by 10 at half - and the deficit grew to 18 with about 10 minutes to go. A few fans started to drizzle home - I guess they wanted to get home before the temperature dropped into the 60s. It was 71 at game time.

The Nole looked lethargic - but with 6 minutes left they were whittling the lead. With 2 minutes to go - they tied the score at 70 - and it went into over time.

The last minute of the overtime took 17 minutes to play. I know because I was recording it. We moved right down behind the Seminole bench for the second half. they are great seats down there and it just seems like a different game. You get to see all the pushing and sweating.

After being down 18 - no one expects you to win. But the Seminole did. What a fun time. It was Coach Leonard Hamilton's 500th win. He is 70 this year - just like me.