I believe I recall that Amari Gainer was in the portal last year and still played in our bowl game. Am I remembering this correctly? Is this even possible?

Portal/Graduation/Declare Early

1-Jordan Travis (SR) (Graduated)
2-Trey Benson (JR) (Expected to declare for NFL)
3-Winston Wright (JR) (Transfer)
4-Keon Coleman (JR) (Expected to declare for NFL)
5-Johnny Wilson-(JR) (Expected to declare for NFL)
6-Jaheim Bell-(JR) (Expected to declare for NFL)
7-Brian Courtney (SO) (Potential Transfer)
8-D'Mitri Emmanuel-(SR) (Graduating)
9-Bless Harris (SR) (Graduating)
10-Casey Roddick-(SR) (Graduating)
11-AJ Duffy (FR) (Transfer)
12-Thomas Shrader (JR) (Potential Med Hardship)
13-Dennis Briggs (SR) (Graduating)
14-Braden Fiske (SR) (Graduating)
15-Fabien Lovett-(SR) (Graduating)
16-Darrell Jackson (JR) (Expected to declare for NFL)
17-Jared Verse (JR) (Expected to declare for NFL)
18-Tatum Bethune (SR) (Graduating)
19-Dylan Brown Turner (FR) (Transfer)
20-Kalen Deloach-(SR) (Graduating)
21-Akeem Dent (SR) (Graduating)
22-Renardo Green (SR) (Graduating)
23-Jarian Jones-(SR) (Graduating)
24-Kevin Knowles (JR) (Transfer)


1-Tate Rodemaker - QB (JR)
2-Brock Glenn -QB (FR)
3-Rodney Hills-RB (FR)
4-Samuel Singlton-RB (FR)
5-Lawrance Toafili-RB (JR)
6-Joshua Burrell-WR-(SO)
7-Ja'Khi Douglas-WR (JR)
8-Destyn Hill-WR-(FR)
9-Vandrevius Jacobs-WR-(FR)
10-Goldie Lawrence-WR (FR)
11-Kentron Poitier-WR-(JR)
12-Deuce Spann-WR-(JR)
13-Hykeem Williams-WR-(FR)
14-Darion Williamson-WR-(JR)
15-Markeston Douglas-TE-(JR)
16-Kyle Morlock-TE-(JR)
17-Jerrale Powers-TE-(FR)
18-Jackson West-TE-(SO)
19-Julian Armella-OT-(FR)
20-Kanaya Charlton-OL-(FR)
21-Jaylen Early-OT-(FR)
22-Keiondre Jones-OG (Jr)
23-Andre Otto-OL (FR)
24-Bryson Estes-OL (SO)
25-Daughtry Richardson-OL-(FR)
26-Q'aeshon Sapp OL (FR)
27-Robert Scott-OT (JR)
28-Lucas Simmons-OT-(FR)
29-Maurice Smith -OC (JR)
30-Darius Washington-OL-(JR)
31-Gilber Edmond-DE-(JR)
32-Joshua Farmer-DT-(SO)
33-Lamont Greene JR-DE (FR)
34-Aaron Hester-DE-(FR)
35-Jaden Jones-DE-(SO)
36-Daniel Lyons-DT-(FR)
37-Patrick Payton-DE-(SO)
38-Malcom Ray-DT-(JR)
39-KJ Sampsont-DT-(JR)
40-Ayobami Tifase-DT-(FR)
41-Byron Turner-DL-(SO)
42-Justin Cryer-LB-(FR)
43-Omar Graham-LB-(FR)
44-DJ Lundy-LB (JR)
45-Blake Nichelson-LB-(FR)
46-Demarco Ward-LB-(FR)
47-Ahylynd Barker-DB-(FR)
48-Shyheim Brown-DB-(SO)
49-Fentrell Cypres DB-(SR)
50-Conrad Hussey-DB-(FR)
51-Quindarrius Jones-DB-(FR)
52-Edwin Joseph-DB-(FR)
54-KJ Kirkland-DB-(FR)
55-Jabril Rawls-DB-(FR)
56-AZ Thomas-DB-(SO)
57-Greedy Vance-DB-(JR)
58-Alex Mastroman-P-(JR)
59-Ryan Fitzgerald-K-(JR)


FSU has 23 players committed. They are around 82 total players. That leaves spots for 3 more HS prospects. I would not be surprised to see more players to go to the portal.

"What is the point of playing games?"

The CFP committee sent a definitive message today that games don't matter. The choice to pick a one-loss Alabama team that needed a miracle to beat 6-5 Auburn over undefeated FSU changes college football as we know it.

I was just thinking that I haven't felt like this since our 2020 basketball squad lost their chance to win it all.

“It’s unfathomable that Florida State, an undefeated Power Five conference champion, was left out of the College Football Playoff. Their exclusion calls into question the selection process and whether the Committee’s own guidelines were followed, including the significant importance of being an undefeated Power Five conference champion. My heart breaks for the talented FSU student-athletes and coaches and their passionate and loyal fans. Florida State deserved better. College football deserved better.”

I wondered why JTrav was playing in that game. "Hindsight being perfect" is not the issue. It is realizing that you cannot risk a franchise player in a game your backup should (and did) easily win. Mike Norvell will learn but what a price to pay.

FSU didn't make the College Football Playoff, but it will have its hands full with No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl December 30th at 4 p.m at Hard Rock Stadium.

Brock Glenn ran with the first-team offense throughout pregame warmups just now. It would appear FSU will be turning to its true freshman quarterback in the ACC Championship Game vs. Louisville.

For the first time since 2014, FSU has returned to the top of the ACC. And it has a remarkable defensive performance to thank for it.

"The consequences of giving in to a narrative of the moment are destructive, far reaching, and permanent. Not just for Florida State, but college football as a whole."

“The argument of whether a team is the 'most deserving OR best' is a false equivalence. It renders the season up to yesterday irrelevant and significantly damages the legitimacy of the College Football Playoff. The 2023 Florida State Seminoles are the epitome of a total TEAM. To eliminate them from a chance to compete for a national championship is an unwarranted injustice that shows complete disregard and disrespect for their performance and accomplishments. It is unforgiveable."

"The fact that this team has continued to close out victories in dominant fashion facing our current quarterback situation should have ENHANCED our case to get a playoff berth EARNED on the field. Instead, the committee decided to elevate themselves and ‘make history’ today by departing from what makes this sport great by excluding an undefeated Power 5 conference champion for the first time since the advent of the BCS/CFP era that began 25 years ago. This ridiculous decision is a departure from the competitive expectations that have stood the test of time in college football."

"Wins matter. Losses matter. Those that compete in the arena know this. Those on the committee who also competed in the sport and should have known this have forgotten it. Today, they changed the way success is assessed in college football, from a tangible metric - winning on the field - to an intangible, subjective one. Evidently, predicting the future matters more.”

“For many of us, today’s decision by the committee has forever damaged the credibility of the institution that is the College Football Playoff. And, saddest of all, it was self-inflicted. They chose predictive competitiveness over proven performance; subjectivity over fact. They have become a committee of prognosticators. They have abandoned their responsibility by discarding their purpose – to evaluate performance on the field."

"Our players, coaches, and fans - as well as all those who love this sport - deserve better. The committee failed college football today."

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FSU sports information:

The No. 15 Florida State Women’s Basketball team (6-2) won 76-49 against Kent State (4-3) on Sunday afternoon at the Donald L. Tucker Center, using a 45-25 second-half advantage in the victory.

Ta’Niya Latson led the Seminoles in scoring with 15 points. Latson went 5-of-13 on field goals and 5-of-6 from the foul line to lead all scorers in the game.

The Seminoles had a handful of players with double figure scoring during the game, including Bejedi and Timpson both with 14, Amaya Bonner at 12, and O’Mariah Gordon with 11. Gordon also dished out five assists along with Latson.

Gordon grabbed nine rebounds to lead a defensive effort that held Kent State to 25 percent shooting (18-of-73) and forced 14 turnovers. FSU was efficient on offense with just nine turnovers.

Both teams came out swinging in the first quarter, but Kent State managed to earn a 14-11 lead over Florida State. Latson led the Seminoles in scoring in the first with six points.

FSU went on to outscore the Golden Flashes 20-10 in the second quarter to take a 31-24 into halftime. Gordon scored five in the second quarter and her eight points led the Noles at the half.

The Seminoles made the most of Kent State’s turnovers, scoring eight of their first-half points off miscues.

The Seminoles found their rhythm during the third quarter, as they outscored the Golden Flashes 20-15 in the to bring the score to 51-39. Both Latson and Gordon led the Noles in scoring at the end of the third with 11 points each.

FSU played its best stretch of basketball in the final period, out-scoring Kent State 25-10 as the Seminoles have made the fourth their best scoring quarter all season.

The Seminoles will be back home at the Tucker Center Thursday, December 7, at 11 a.m., to host Jacksonville University.

Can't wait to see the defense with Darell Jackson...

I trust their opinion.

FSU sports information:

No. 15 Florida State Women’s Basketball battles Kent State in the return trip of a home-and-home series on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Center. The Seminoles (5-2) won last year’s meeting, 80-71, on the road in Kent, Ohio.

Talented Florida State Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach and Alumna Morgan Toles spent four seasons at Kent State from 2016-20, where she trained the team’s point guards, was Kent State’s recruiting coordinator and enjoyed much success with the Golden Flashes.

Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson was on pace to break the FSU single-game scoring record at Kent State, finishing the game with a then-career high 34 points last year. She fouled out midway through the fourth quarter but was challenging Natasha Howard’s school-record 40 points scored at Syracuse on Feb. 13, 2014.

Florida State is averaging nearly 12 fast-break points per game (11.9), out-scoring its opponents in six of seven games this season. In a 90-52 win over Northwestern in Las Vegas, FSU out-scored the Wildcats 23-0 in transition.

Junior forward Makayla Timpson has been on a double-double stretch as of late, owning four in her last five games played.

In five of its first seven games, FSU has played Power 5 opponents including No. 11 Tennessee (W, 92-91), rival Florida (W, 79-75), Northwestern (W, 90-52), No. 4 Stanford (L, 88-100) and Arkansas (L, 58-71).

Averaging 46.71 total rebounds per game, the Seminoles rank 12th nationally in the category as well as third in the ACC.

Junior guard O’Mariah Gordon continues to take care of the basketball, ranking 28th nationally and third in the conference with a 3.12 assist/turnover ratio.

FSU’s 11.7 turnovers per game are the 11th-lowest average in the country.

The Golden Flashes (4-2) come to Tallahassee with wins this season over Xavier, Louisiana, Missouri and Coppin State.

Immediately after FSU beat Louisville, Mike Norvell went into campaigning mode, advocating for why FSU deserves to be in the College Football Playoff.

Here's a bunch of quotes from Norvell and other FSU coaches and players on why FSU should make the CFP.

Florida State passed all of its tests on the field — a 12-0 regular season with seven wins over bowl-eligible teams as well as a dominating performance by the defense to clinch the ACC championship on Saturday night.

No unbeaten Power 5 team has been jumped by a one-loss program into a national championship game or playoff in the last 25 years. But Alabama's win over Georgia touched off the chaos scenario and the debate is on for five teams for four seats at the table.

The final CFP four teams will be revealed on ESPN at noon. What do the national media think will happen?

Willie Fritz has departed for Houston. The Tulane job is now open. Alex Atkins was an assistant at Tulane under Fritz. Tulane will have opportunities as there are a number of G5 openings (Tulane, Middle Tennessee, etc.)

Regardless of the other, very logical reasons for FSU getting in, that performance by the FSU defense last night, one in which it totally smothered a Louisville offense which entered Saturday averaging more yards per play than Michigan, Texas and Alabama, showed why the Seminoles should get a spot in the College Football Playoff.

It was fairly evident (to my eyes at least) that our D in ‘22, especially against UF and OK to end the year (presumably against “outmatched” and/or inferior back-up players) was poor at best and suggested perhaps it was really our defensive coaching staff that was outmatched and inferior. I hope my fear turns out fully unfounded, but I’m concerned this particular issue could possibly turn out to be the Achilles heal, ultimately precluding us from taking the next big step. Fuller can’t survive by necessitating Jordan out score teams to prevail this year. Hot dang it’d be a pleasant surprise to see observe our D staff out-scheme, and our D players outplay our toughest opponents this year! Just Contribute equally to the climb D! Go Noles!

Without question, the FSU Defense won this game. They held UL to 188 total yards, 6 points. The FSU defense had two interceptions - including one in our own end zone and another to end the games, and countless stops. FSU dominated a high-scoring, very productive UL offense averaging 36 points per game. UL was led by a 6th year QB who has thrown for over 9,500 yards and 68 touchdowns. They held Plummer to 14/36 for 111 yards and NO touchdowns.

Most remarkably, the FSU defense accomplished this despite the most inept FSU offensive performance in recent memory, just 219 yards and 16 points, thanks to three Fitzgerald FG's and a Toafili touchdown.

Brock Glenn was 8/21 for 55 yards, and 9 carries for -6 yards, for a total QB production of 49 yards.

Toafili, Benson, and Hill rushed for a combined 194 yards on 31 carries, often with 7 men in the box and DB's up close. Considering the lack of a passing game, the rushing game performed admirably, if intermittently.
Glenn, Mastromanno, and 'team' rushed for -30 yards on 13 'carries.'

But it was the FSU defense that carried the day. Braden Fiske had a career game with 4.5 TFL's and a team leading 9 tackles. Jared Verse and Patrick Payton were again dominant.

Looks like he just committed