I was just reading about FSU's jump to ACC and read an article from 1990? analyzing the FSU addition. It characterized FSU as historically a "basketball school". Bobby sure did change that.
He sure did!
FSU was good in the '60s with a couple of Gator Bowl wins. Then, Coach Pete left to go to Tice (different era). They slipped and went 0-11 in 1973, 1-10 in 1974 and 3-8 in 1975 before Bosden was hired from West Virginia.
In 1976 FSU went 5-6 (hot at the end of the year) in Bowden's first season.
In 1977, they went 10-2 and won the Tangerine Bowl over Texas Tech (I went to that game).
In 1978, they were 8-3, but they didn't get a Bowl Bid. Ironically, they were in contention for the 1978 Hall fo Fame Classic, but they chose Iowa State instead to play Texas A&M (I went to that game too).
1979 and 1980 were Orange Bowl years.
By the time, the ACC invited them, they were in Dynasty Mode and a National Title contender every year for 14 straight seasons starting with their 1987 team (11-1 Fiesta Bowl Champions).