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Statistical Deep Dive: FSU’s Cook vs. Clemson’s Etienne

Florida State Seminole football fans are no stranger to being slighted by ESPN. While much of hashtag FSU Twitter spends their days defending the honor of the ‘Noles, usually it is disputing the anecdotes of bloviating pundits, poorly-coiffed tennis aficionados and Chris Fowler.

So the statistical comparison from ESPN’s highly respected David Hale that concluded Travis Etienne is a better college football running back than Dalvin Cook took many aback. It was not long before Hale’s twitter feed was met with criticism, both with anecdotes and with statistics.

Even Miami Hurricanes blogs got in on the action, siding with the ‘Noles and Cook:

Obviously not a fan of either of these teams but.