By james art 
The Florida State Seminoles snapped another streak in their disastrous 2024 season as UNC head coach Mack Brown picked up his first win against the program on Saturday. Brown entered the game 0-11 against Florida State in his tenure at North Carolina and Tulane.
After the Tar Heels’ 35-11 victory, Brown commented on beating his alma mater for the first time in his career and noted that even though it had been a long time coming, it was more about the team than himself.
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“I’m ashamed I never did it, it’s kind of embarrassing. They gave me the game ball and I thought, “Well, I’ve never gotten a game ball because I’ve lost so many games,” it’s kind of like when people say — You don’t win much in Virginia. It’s not about me, nobody else was beating Florida State when I came back here, so anybody who was honest about it, we were playing the NFL East because that’s how Florida State was that we didn’t beat them, we were always closer, we were always second, we came closer to beating them than anyone, but they were really good,” Brown said.
Brown added to the statement by discussing his friendship with former Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden, who shaped FSU Football into the dynasty it is today. Brown faced Bowden’s Seminoles nine times in his career, three times while with Tulane and six times at UNC. Even though he knows how much FSU meant to Bowden, Brown believes his old friend is smiling down on him after UNC’s win last night.
“I really think Coach Bowden was a dear friend, I should have mentioned him on Monday, I think he’s in heaven tonight with a smile on his face. Even though Florida State lost, he knows I love him and I love this place, they’ve been really, really good to me and it’s nice to come here and get a win.”
The Seminoles will continue their 2024 campaign next Saturday, Nov. 9, traveling to South Bend to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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