I’ve had one of the best seasons in Tallahassee I’ve ever had. Lots of extra time in town and new friends but this team is just awful.

Mike Norvell’s prohibitive buyout means he’ll get some time to right the ship at FSU.

But as this Groundhog Day season of misery goes on, the hole he’s digging for himself gets deeper and deeper and a path out gets harder to envision.

My latest column on a dire situation within the FSU football program.

FSU is 1-7 and off to the program's worst start to a season in 50 years.

Although there are 4 games left in the Seminoles' 2024 season, Mike Norvell fielded questions today on if he's already started to look ahead to 2025 roster building, if he would give up offensive playcalling and if he would consider in-season staff changes.

I can't take it anymore, otherwise my sanity will be lost forever.

I've been cheering the Noles on since the 1960s. I sat through the 0-11 season while an undergraduate. I've seen stupidity, brilliance, luck, disasters, National Championships (thank you Rose Bowl comeback), 13-0 and stuffed by the knuckleheads in the playoff committee and now this fiasco of a team that simply has too many players who simply don't want to play?

Granted, we lost a ton of NRL players, but didn't we slowly fill the coffers with good players and have tons of NIL $$ to bring in portal dudes in the trenches?

Whatever, I'm over the pain of watching slackers who can't or won't tackle, run at full speed, or play to their full capabilities.
I'm rooting for Lady Nole sports where they give a darn and play with heart. Maybe Spring baseball season will renew my spirit.

Right now, I'm embarrassed to wear NOLE gear.

Going into hibernation since basketball seems to have lost its mojo as well. So much $$ going down the toilet.

Should Norvell take a pay cut and use that money to hire his new staff?

After three weeks without a home game, the Florida State Seminoles are back at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday afternoon.

FSU (1-7, 1-6 in ACC) will close out its ACC slate and look to avoid losing its fifth straight game today when it plays host to North Carolina (4-4, 1-3) at 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network.

The Seminoles hold a commanding 17-3-1 lead over UNC in the all-time series. Even more impressive, UNC head coach Mack Brown, who finished his playing career and started his coaching career at FSU in the 1970s, has never beaten his alma mater in 11 tries. He enters Saturday's game with an 0-11 all-time record vs. FSU. However, the Tar Heels begin the day as 2.5-point road favorites to beat the Seminoles, who are off to their worst start to a season in 50 years.

We'll see during pregame warmups if FSU will be able to get a bit healthier for this week's game. Running back Kam Davis and left tackle Darius Washington each missed last week's loss at Miami with injuries. Additionally, we'll see if there's any more shuffling of the offensive line after Harvard transfer Jacob Rizy moved into the starting lineup at left guard last week.

We'll be in the press box at Doak starting around 1:30 p.m. and monitoring all that during pregame warmups and then have game updates once things get started at 3:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt 6-3 in the SEC
FSU 1-8 in the ACC

lol. Thank God the UNC kicker sucks

I swear that team played harder and looked more prepared than these Seminoles. I can’t believe I’m in game posting but that’s where we are as a program. Good grief, a dam shovel pass goes for a touchdown and we didn’t even touch the RB.

7-3 unc is winning and moving the ball with ease down the field. They’re about to score and we’ll go down 14-3 with unc getting the ball to start the third quarter. While the defense hasn’t been a dominant, lights out type of defense, given how the offense has played and put the defense in tough spots, they’ve kept us from being blown out. Now…..we’re on course to get blown out at home. This team is bad on so many levels. I’m beginning to wonder if there isn’t something like players teaming up to throw games and are involved in some gambling scheme. That’s about the only thing that makes sense with this team.

Florida State is welcoming a huge group of prospects on campus today for their ACC matchup against North Carolina.

If you missed it, here is the visitors list for today:

Florida State vs. North Carolina Visitors List

FSU freshman RB Kam Davis will miss his second straight game today vs. UNC. He's joined by a few rotational defensive players who suffered injuries in last week's loss at Miami.

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Javion Hilson has arrived at Syracuse, among other notes from John Garcia:

Florida State is expecting a large group of prospects on campus this weekend, including multiple commits. The list also features five official visitors, most committed to other programs.


Full List: Visitors List

The Presidents Cup returns to Canada and The Royal Montreal Golf Club with a hungry International Team, led by Canadian and International Team Captain Mike Weir, looking to defeat an American side full of the PGA TOUR’s best, including FedExCup champion Scottie Scheffler.
This marks the 15th playing of the Presidents Cup, which returns to Royal Montreal for the first time since 2007 when the U.S. Team beat the Internationals 19.5-14.5.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s competition.

U.S. Team:

• Automatic qualifiers: Scottie Scheffler (second Presidents Cup), Xander Schauffele (third), Collin Morikawa (second), Wyndham Clark (first), Patrick Cantlay (third), Sahith Theegala (first).
• Captain's picks: Sam Burns (second), Tony Finau (third), Russell Henley (first), Keegan Bradley (second), Brian Harman (first), Max Homa (second)
• Captain: Jim Furyk

International Team:

• Automatic qualifiers: Hideki Matsuyama (sixth Presidents Cup), Sungjae Im (third), Adam Scott (11th), Tom Kim (second), Jason Day (fifth), Byeong Hun An (second)
• Captain's picks: Corey Conners (second), Min Woo Lee (first), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (second), Taylor Pendrith (second), Si Woo Kim (third), Mackenzie Hughes (first)
• Captain: Mike Weir

Course: The Royal Montreal Golf Club, par 70, 7,279 yards (yardage subject to change). The club, on Île Bizard about 35 minutes from downtown Montreal, lays claim as being the oldest club in North America. Founded in 1873, the course – which has moved locations twice – has been home to the RBC Canadian Open 10 times, most recently in 2014. Royal Montreal was renovated by Rees Jones in 2004 (a robust effort that included redesigning 17 greens and rebuilding 70 bunkers) and then again leading into this year’s Presidents Cup by PGA TOUR design services. That team lengthened it by about 300 yards and reworked a few bunkers. The front nine has a classic parkland feel while the back nine boasts water hazards on six holes including the final five in a row.
Presidents Cup record:
Storylines: The Presidents Cup features four days of competition with five matches on both Thursday and Friday, eight matches on Saturday (morning and afternoon), and 12 singles matches on Sunday … The United States Team is looking to win the Presidents Cup for the 10th time in a row … World No. 1 Scheffler returns to action after capturing the TOUR Championship and winning the FedExCup for the first time … Matsuyama, a two-time winner this season, is the International side’s top-ranked player … Canadian Team Captain Weir picked three countrymen to represent the International Team at Royal Montreal: Conners, Pendrith and first-timer Hughes. Pendrith was the lone Canadian to make it to the TOUR Championship after his maiden victory earlier in the year. Weir defeated Tiger Woods in 2007 in Sunday singles the last time the Presidents Cup was at Royal Montreal ... Bradley was picked by Team Captain Furyk to play on the team and will no longer be one of Furyk’s captain's assistants (he was replaced by Brandt Snedeker) … Day returns to the Presidents Cup for the first time in 2017. He was a captain’s pick for the International Team in 2019 when it was in Australia but withdrew due to injury … Scott, making his 11th Presidents Cup start, has played 49 matches in his Presidents Cup career … Homa was a sparkplug for the U.S. Team in 2022 going 4-0-0. He is the only player on either side who has played in at least one Presidents Cup who has not suffered a loss … There are six Presidents Cup rookies this year (four on Team USA and two on the International side) … Medinah Country Club near Chicago will host the Presidents Cup in 2026 while Kingston Heath Golf Club in Australia will host in 2028 … Justin Trudeau, who has been Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister since 2015, has accepted an invitation to be the Honorary Chairman.
Last time: The U.S. won 17.5-12.5 at long-time PGA TOUR stop Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina. The Americans started hot, going 4-1 on the first day, and never looked back. They went 4-1 again on Friday’s second day before the International side staged a bit of a comeback Saturday, going 5-3 across the eight matches. Schauffele beat Conners 1-up in Singles to clinch it. Homa was the biggest point-getter on either side, going 4-0-0. Im and Sebastian Muñoz were





The top performers for the Internationals with 2.5 points each.

How to follow (all times ET)​

Television:

• Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App)
• Friday: 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App)
• Saturday: 7-8 a.m. (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App), 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
• Sunday: noon-6 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)

Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio:

• Thursday: noon-6 p.m.
• Friday: 1-6 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Sunday: noon-6 p.m.

Welcome to the 2024 Presidents Cup

Fall baseball at Florida State is coming to an end. After weeks of practice and a pair of exhibitions against Auburn and Alabama, the Seminoles will close out fall ball Friday evening with their annual Garnet & Gold Game Friday evening at Dick Howser Stadium.

The Seminoles will play a nine-inning split-squad scrimmage starting at 5 p.m. There will be no live stream of Friday night's scrimmage, but I'll be there in person at Howser providing live updates on the final day of fall camp for the Seminoles.

Admission is free for all fans. Tickets are not required, but fans who claim a free digital ticket at Seminoles.com/Tickets will be entered to win an FSU baseball jersey autographed by head coach Link Jarrett. The winner must be present at the game to receive the autographed jersey.

Fan Day will take place after Friday’s game. Additionally, FSU’s 2024 College World Series team will be recognized during the game. A number of graduating members of last year’s team are expected to be in attendance, including several players who were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft.

The right and left field gates will open at 4 p.m. The home plate entrance will be closed to fans. Free parking will be available in the lots surrounding Dick Howser Stadium.

How can I listen to the FSU/North Carolina game since it isn't on TV?

FSU sports information:

The No.13/NR Florida State Cross Country teams competed in the ACC Championship on Friday morning at WakeMed Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Agnes McTighe and Bieke Schipperen captured All-ACC honors for the women’s team in the 6k by finishing in the top 21 of the race.

“I think we walk away from today with mixed feelings,” said FSU head coach Cody Halsey. “Watching Agnes and Bieke finish All-ACC was a massive bright spot. Bieke was 79th this time last year and Agnes was still progressing from a knee surgery. Having a front row seat to their glow up has been incredibly rewarding. Those two gave everything they had for themselves and for our team. They both had their highest individual finish in an unprecedented deep conference meet. That’s all you can ask for.”

The 13th-ranked women’s team has now crowned at least one All-ACC runner in every race since 2008, and at least two in four of the last five.

McTighe secured her second conference honor of her career after finishing in ninth with a career best time of 19:40.6.

Schipperen finished 16th with a time of 20:02.5, collecting All-ACC for the first time in her career. Elizabeth Barlow followed in 32nd with a time 20:22.8. Brooke Mullins competed in her first ACC Championship placing 52nd with a time 20:40.3. Anna Sentner was the fifth FSU scorer in 85th with a time 21:06.1.

The women’s team placed seventh with a total of 190 points, improving from finishing 11th in 2023.

“As far as a full team, I think we are better than what we showed today,” added Halsey. “Not every race will be your best. Not every day will go the way you want. All you can do is try and make some adjustments, lean on each other and get back to work. I believe we will get it right in two weeks. This is one of the best teams in the NCAA. I wholeheartedly believe that. I’m looking forward to our next opportunity at home.”

The men’s team was led by Joe Farly, who finished just outside of All-ACC honors placing 25th with a career best of 23:06.9. In his third ACCs, Zach Leachman placed 62nd with a career best time of 23:40.3. Zachary Cloud was the third FSU runner, clocking a time of 23:41.3. Lucas Bouquot added a personal best time of 24:03.2. Kaden Levings rounded out the scoring for the Seminoles in 90th with a career best time of 24:06.8.

"It was a solid day for the Seminoles today out at ACCs," said assistant coach Ian Frazier. The guys did a great job of executing a conservative first half of the race before putting a big press home to the finish. Joe Farly was the highlight of our crew, as he nearly tabbed an ALL-ACC finish after DNFing the year prior. He's been a pillar of consistency for our team this year and I'm so excited for him to continue to lead our crew into the South Regional meet in two weeks."

The Noles placed 10th as a team with 296 points.

"I'm hopeful we can use this positive momentum to our advantage before we return to ARP. Go Noles," Frazier added.

FSU will host the NCAA South Region Championships in Tallahassee at Apalachee Regional Park in two weeks on November 15 before the NCAA Cross Country Championships on November 23 at the Thomas Zimmer Championship course.

FSU sports information:

The No. 23 Florida State volleyball team (16-5, 8-3) took on one of its newest ACC opponents, the California Golden Bears (10-13, 2-9) at Tully Gym. The Noles began their ACC series history against Cal with a complete sweep (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) on Friday night.

During a dramatic first set, both teams went back and forth on points, neither able to find a rhythm. With Cal leading 23-21, the Noles successfully put together four consecutive points capped off with a big block Kelsey Perry and Iane Henke to close the first set with a narrow win.

Set two began with the Noles jumping ahead 6-1 after winning the first serve. Florida State increased its lead to 19-9 and was able to take 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-19 win.

The Noles got off to another hot start in set three as they jumped out to a 6-1 lead. The Bears cut the lead to two on two separate occasions, but the Noles increased the lead to 20-12 and cruised to a 25-18 set three victory to take the match.

Offensively the Noles were spectacular as they hit .406 which was their second-highest hitting percentage of the season. Kyleene Filimaua led the way as she tied her career high with 14 kills on 21 swings while adding three blocks. Audrey Koenig picked up her 18th-consecutive match with 10 or more kills as she notched 11 kills on 20 attempts for a season-high .500 hitting percentage. Taylor Head continued her solid play as she notched her sixth double digit kill match in her last seven matches with 11 kills.

The Noles will continue their weekend with a match against No. 5 Stanford at home on Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN.

Instead of talking to Link Jarrett after Friday's scrimmage, we instead caught up with the three FSU baseball assistant coaches, Micah Posey, Ty Megahee and Brad Vanderglas.

Here's the full video of these interviews, providing a unique perspective on how their respective units progressed this fall.

Taking grandkids to the game Saturday. I have 4 season tickets in section 8 but still short 1. Anybody got an extra they will part with?