Florida State is posturing, bemoaning the significant slip in the quality of the opponent and the sizable loss of revenue that the Seminoles may soon seek to recover. Liquidated damages! And Florida State is backing up its position by saying it plans to play at Mountaineer Field in 2013.

The quote of note from Athletic Director Randy Spetman:

“It’s a difficult process, according to our legal office, that we’ve got to show that we lost so many season ticket sales, and that’ll be based on this game. That’ll be, I’m sure, a lawsuit that’ll be difficult to prove, if they don’t claim it was something else.

“But we’re going to gather that data and we think we stand do lose anywhere from $2 million to $2.5 million in season ticket sales and single-game ticket sales versus the difference between West Virginia (and FCS), especially when they did so well at the end of the season.”

Damn! You knew it was bad idea to win that Orange Bowl. Spetman said he compared the receipts from the Oklahoma (Big 12) game and the Charleston Southern (FCS) game last year and said the difference was in the $2-2.5 million range. Florida State figures losing WVU (Big 12) in favor of Savannah State (FCS) will equal a similar dip, so that’s the number Florida State could pursue if that’s what happens.