Is FSU’s backpack the worst Miami Football turnover chain copycat?

The turnover chain created by the Miami football program has led to many spinoffs. Are any of them worse than the turnover backpack debuted by Florida State in week two?

The Miami football program created a sensation last season when they debuted the turnover chain in week one. The Oregon Ducks were the first to debut a spinoff of the turnover chain last season. We have since seen Tulane turnover beads, a turnover plank, the Ric Flair turnover robe and a turnover throne.

The worst of all of the turnover chain spinoffs could be Florida State’s turnover backpack. It might seem an easy judgment coming from a site devoted to the Miami Hurricanes. Don’t take our word for it, check out social media.

If imitation is the truly the sincerest form of flattery then the turnover chain should already be in the College Football Hall of Fame. Several Twitter accounts rightfully trolled the Seminoles decision to use a Pop Warner football type prop in their narrow victory over FCS Samford on Saturday night.

One Florida State blog has repeatedly trolled Canes Warning. Any positive mentions of the Hurricanes and negative mentions of the Seminoles through the offseason have set the Florida State blog off like a jilted 12-year-old boy at the Junior High School dance.

New Florida State Coach Willie Taggart must have a slight obsession with the turnover chain. When he was at Oregon last season the Ducks were the first imitators of Miami turnover chain.

The turnover backpack has become a punchline throughout college football less than 24 hours after Florida State debuted it. Not so surprisingly the FSU site that has made their living on trolling Miami has not yet posted a thing on the turnover backpack. When your school becomes a punchline it’s too embarrassing to write about.

Other imitators but not duplicators of the turnover chain have included the savage shoulder pads by Georgia, Mississippi’s wide receiver belt, Virginia Tech’s lunch pail and the Tennessee trash can.

None of the imitators of the turnover chain have gotten as much negative attention as the turnover backpack. The Seminoles have been trolled by sites and twitter handles all across the country. Apparently, Florida State went high end in selecting their backpack.

The turnover backpack has been trolled by average fans to those that cover college football professionally. The answer to the tweet from below among the Miami football fanbase is a resounding yes.

Longtime Miami sportswriter Manny Navaro who is currently the Hurricanes beat reporter for the Athletic suggests the retirement of the sideline prop.

Atlanta Falcons sideline reporter John Michaels questions which football program is cool for school and which one is lame.

The Tweets trolling Florida State kept coming. One went old school suggesting a different backpack for the Seminoles.

One thread by a UAB fan took it even a step further.

It will be interesting to see if Florida State and their fanbase has the heart to bring the turnover backpack to Hard Rock Stadium on October 6. They say what goes around, comes around, karma etc. The way that the one particular Florida State blog has trolled Miami during the offseason it could not be more valid.

The Seminoles are just 8-7 in their last 15 games. They very nearly lost to FCS Samford on their home field. All the turnover backpack does is add fire to Florida State’s woes. Any complaints coming from anyone associated with the Seminoles being made fun of going forward was only brought on by themselves.