Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher just can’t stop talking about the SEC.
It’s a big week for the Seminoles. They only have a few days to prepare for Georgia Tech’s unique offense in Saturday’s ACC Championship. And FSU quarterback Jameis Winston had his long-delayed student conduct meeting on Tuesday.
So maybe it was a diversion tactic when Fisher went on a rant Monday against the SEC, which reeled off seven national championships in a row before the dominating streak was snapped by FSU last year.
“Perception it is driven home out there,” Fisher explained. “It’s amazing how you can brainwash somebody. “If you’re not careful in this country, you won’t think for yourself. If you listen to news all the time, they’ll tell you what to think, how to think and why you do things. That’s why you have to make your own mind up, trust your own eyes and do it.”
Fisher was especially gloating about the ACC’s 4-0 record vs. SEC teams last weekend. That included his team’s yet-another-comeback win for the Seminoles, edging out unranked Florida in the final minutes.
“I’ll say this as much as anybody: I’ve been in both leagues. I’ve been in both leagues for an extensive number of years, at the top levels of both leagues,” said Fisher, who coached 13 years as an assistant at Auburn and LSU.
“Again, the top teams in both leagues are very similar. Top to bottom, I mean, I think we stack up. But I think they’ve got a great league of football. I think the SEC is some wonderful football. But look at the records of certain divisions; I think there is a lot of parity throughout it, if you want to tell the truth about it.”
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