Florida State football's Orange Bowl challenge: Motivation

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DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- There's a moment, a split second, really, just as the weight of the College Playoff Committee's verdict takes hold for the rest of the Florida State team, that it seems as if the impenetrable wall of optimism and enthusiasm that is Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell might finally collapse.

In the video from the team's watch party Dec. 3, which was broadcast on national TV following the committee's most controversial decision in its 10-year history, Norvell is seated center frame, surrounded by his players, including injured QB Jordan Travis just a few feet away. The announcement is made. Groans echo through the room. Travis covers his face…