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JACKSONVILLE _ The Seminoles didn't arrive in Jacksonville last week looking for an ending. They sought a beginning.
Tuesday's Gator Bowl wasn't about sticking a serviceable conclusion on a substandard 2001 season. It was about penning an opening line that would keep observers captivated until the 2002 season:
Call us Florida State _ again.
The Seminoles orchestrated what they hoped will prove a sneak peak for next season in beating Virginia Tech, 30-17, in front of 72,202 fans at Alltel Stadium. This second postseason meeting in three years between FSU (8-4) and Virginia Tech (8-4) possessed neither the drama nor importance of the 1999 national championship game, but the Seminoles did not diminish the value of this victory.
``This was like starting the 2002 season off,'' defensive end Kevin ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Florida State too much for Virginia Tech.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)