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Florida State built to beat Alabama, but on outside looking in

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One team whose coach knows the Alabama system—and Tide coach Nick Saban—better than anyone. One team modeled after the machine Saban built, for the specific purpose of beating the best of the SEC to win it all. But they’ll never get the chance to show it. "Our goal right now is to get better every week," says Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher. "That’s where we are."