Some might not like hearing this, but Norvell’s record of 3-9 at FSU which would be 3–12 if 3 games hadn’t been canceled because of Covid is enough of a sample size to know where this is going. No road wins at FSU in a joke of a conference, blowout losses to average teams still being a thing, and the dumbest penalties on repeat in every game make it all the tougher to stomach, and it falls at the feet of Mike Norvell.
He hasn’t fixed the culture, he’s not a good in game coach, he has a timid on field demeanor which exudes zero confidence and yes he still has a lot more talent on paper than most ACC teams he faces. This is a runaway train Sum of All Fears scenario that needs to be aborted as soon as possible. Everyone has this fixation on preserving the #6 recruiting class that won’t be top 10 by the end of the year even if all current commits are retained which is highly doubtful. Any functional coach can pull top 10 classes at FSU anyways. I’d rather lose every commit and start from scratch with a new big name coach that has a proven track record at this level. The worst thing we can do is go 4-8 with wins over Louisville, Cuse, UMASS, and say BC and get pulled into calling it “improvement” as we proceed forward with the wrong guy.
He hasn’t fixed the culture, he’s not a good in game coach, he has a timid on field demeanor which exudes zero confidence and yes he still has a lot more talent on paper than most ACC teams he faces. This is a runaway train Sum of All Fears scenario that needs to be aborted as soon as possible. Everyone has this fixation on preserving the #6 recruiting class that won’t be top 10 by the end of the year even if all current commits are retained which is highly doubtful. Any functional coach can pull top 10 classes at FSU anyways. I’d rather lose every commit and start from scratch with a new big name coach that has a proven track record at this level. The worst thing we can do is go 4-8 with wins over Louisville, Cuse, UMASS, and say BC and get pulled into calling it “improvement” as we proceed forward with the wrong guy.
