Paul Finebaum blasts FSU ahead of Alabama football season opener

There are a little under six weeks remaining until the Alabama Crimson Tide travel to Tallahassee, Florida, to kick off the first game of a home-and-home series against the Florida State Seminoles on August 30.

While the 3:30 p.m.

kickoff time may not suggest the preseason hype surrounding the game for both teams, the Alabama vs.

Florida State matchup has certainly garnered a lot of attention from ESPN's Paul Finebaum.

Finebaum recently appeared on ESPN's First Take, and when mentioning Alabama's season opener, he doesn't believe that the Seminoles will win, or even be competitive, for that matter.

"Kalen DeBoer doesnt have a monster game at the beginning...

I dont think Florida State will even be competitive in that opening game," Finebaum said.

"This is not the Florida State of five or six years ago, or even of Mike Norvell.

So I think the expectations are lower.

READ MORE: Former FSU star makes big reveal with Los Angeles Chargers Finebaum called Castellanos' overconfidence embarrassing, and the belief that Florida State has fallen off in the analyst's eyes is ever rampant.

There was a recent uproar regarding Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos' comments about the upcoming game, saying, "They dont have Nick Saban to save them.

I just dont see them stopping me." "Hope people dont think that Florida State is going to be the same team it was last year because we have weapons.

People cant just sit back in zone coverage and watch me." One thing is for certain: both teams are stepping into Doak Campbell Stadium with something to prove.

For Alabama, it's life after Nick Saban in the Kalen DeBoer era, for Florida State, it's to prove everyone wrong and that last season was just a fluke.

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