A couple of weeks have passed since Florida Football wrapped up their season by handing FSU a painful loss, 33-11, with George Gumbs planting a flag at midfield, causing a meltdown from Mike Norvell, who immediately asked for the manager. The moment has lingered, and even though Jomboy Media has been on break, the popular content creator recently gave the flag-planting incident a thorough breakdown.
Florida Football: Victors take the spoils
Jomboy’s breakdowns often feature him lip-reading, but in this case, that wasn’t possible. Instead, he focused on Marcus Burke’s active role in the altercation. Burke is shown in several shots engaging with multiple FSU players, although, as Jomboy points out, it was FSU who threw the first punch. He also covers Billy Napier’s attempts to calm the situation and Norvell’s displeasure with the entire incident.
In the aftermath of the game, we pointed out the irony of FSU’s reaction to the flag-planting. “It’s hard to take Norvell and FSU seriously about flag planting, given that they’ve long celebrated taking turf from opposing fields and even have a monument for it.”
FSU has a “Sod Cemetery,” where they cut a piece of the field after every significant road win. A “Sod Game” designation is awarded to victories over Florida, with this tradition dating back to 1962. So, when Norvell expresses outrage over flag planting, it’s worth considering the hypocrisy of their own practices in Tallahassee.
By the way, FSU finished the year with a 2-10 record. Perhaps they should be grateful that more teams didn’t plant flags against them.
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