Officially a Seminole Booster

Today I became a Silver Chief Seminole Booster. Get-R-Done

Vic Viloria posts a Seminole 2010 Summer Workout Video!

FSU getting a new DE?

USC granted JC transfer Glen Stanley his release. All indications are he will enroll at FSU and will be eligible for the upcoming 2010 season. He adds major depth at the DE position and he was also a 4 Star out of the JC ranks. He is not a savior but a solid player.

Pre-Season All ACC Team

Only two MAJOR issues.....NO GREG REID as the SP and why didn't FSU get S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson (48) 6-1 215 Senior Tallahassee, Fla.


2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Team

Offense

Pos. Name (Votes) Ht Wt Class Hometown
WR Donovan Varner, Duke (27) 5-9 170 Junior Miami, Fla.
WR Torrey Smith, Maryland (19) 6-1 200 Junior Colonial Beach, Va.
TE George Bryan, NC State (21) 6-5 265 Junior Castle Hayne, N.C.
T Anthony Castonzo, Boston College (43) 6-7 295 Senior Hawthorn Woods, Ill.
T Chris Hairston, Clemson (21) 6-7 325 Senior Winston-Salem, N.C.
G Rodney Hudson, Florida State (43) 6-2 282 Senior Mobile, Ala.
G Thomas Claiborne, Boston College (21) 6-3 325 Senior Randolph, Mass.
C Sean Bedford, Georgia Tech (25) 6-1 274 Senior Gainesville, Fla.
QB Christian Ponder, Florida State (35) 6-3 227 Senior Colleyville, Tex.
RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech (45) 5-10 211 Sophomore Manassas, Va.
RB Montel Harris, Boston College (30) 5-10 200 Junior Jacksonville, Fla.

Defense

Pos. Name (Votes) Ht Wt Class Hometown
DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina (47) 6-5 270 Junior Ladson, S.C.
DE Allen Bailey, Miami (31) 6-4 288 Senior Sapelo, Ga.
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina (32) 6-3 305 Senior Washington, D.C.
DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson (27) 6-4 310 Senior Clemson, S.C.
LB Alex Wujciak, Maryland (34) 6-3 245 Senior West Caldwell, N.J.
LB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina (32) 6-2 235 Senior Oakboro, N.C.
LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College (25) 6-3 225 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
CB Kendric Burney, North Carolina (27) 5-9 190 Senior Jacksonville, N.C.
CB Brandon Harris, Miami (26) 5-11 195 Junior Miami, Fla.
S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson (48) 6-1 215 Senior Tallahassee, Fla.
S Deunta Williams, North Carolina (41) 6-2 210 Senior Jacksonville, N.C.

Specialists

Pos. Name (Votes) Ht Wt Class Hometown
PK Matt Bosher, Miami (32) 6-0 205 Senior Jupiter, Fla.
P Matt Bosher, Miami (20) 6-0 205 Senior Jupiter, Fla.
SP Torrey Smith, Maryland (24) 6-1 210 Junior Colonial Beach, Va.

The Fisher Effect!

Fisher was asked why he brought Everett Dawkins instead of a more known Defensive Player to the ACC Media Days. Jimbo's response;

"I just thought Everett exemplifies what we're trying to build in this organization," Fisher said. "He has character, he has quality, he's worked himself on the field, he's doing good in the classroom. He carries himself well. He represents himself, his family, and our organization very well."

ACC Media Predictions

ACC Championship votes:

1. Virginia Tech (50)
2. Florida State (26)
3. Miami (10)
4. Georgia Tech (8)
5. (tie) Boston College and UNC (2)

Atlantic Division

1. Florida State (78)
2. Clemson (16)
3. Boston College (4)
4. NC State
5. Wake Forest
6. Maryland

Coastal Division

1. Virginia Tech (62)
2. Miami (20)
3. Georgia Tech (11)
4. North Carolina (5)
5. Duke
6. Virginia

ACC Player of the Year

1. Christian Ponder (45)
2. Ryan Williams (16)
3. Tyrod Taylor (11)
4. Russell Wilson (6)
Robert Quinn (6)
6. Joshua Nesbitt (4)
7. Kyle Parker (3)
8. Mark Herzlich, Jacory Harris (2)
10. Montel Harris, Darren Evans, Bruce Carter (1)

Bad News!

Arrest #2 in the Jimbo Fisher Era is projected starting OLB Nigel Carr. He apparently stole a Credit Card and used an ID of another person without consent. He has no record and these are low felony charges. This is one of those "shake your Head" moments because things like this are just so stupid especially when all the eyes are on you anyway.

Expect Carr to be suspended per School policy for a felony arrest. For his sake I hope he can resolve this ASAP. The season is close. Mister Alexander who has been a bright spot on defense this spring looks like the likely starter now.

I am SOOOOOOO PUMPED UP!

T-BUCK BABY!

Loud & Clear

The NCAA is sending a message to Colleges. Get the agents out of your area.

USC got hammered with the whole Reggie Bush saga. North Carolina is under investigation for players receiving gifts from Agents which may get Marvin Austin suspended for the year and possibly another seven players suspended from UNC is some fashion.

Those dreaded Gators are now in an investigation into OL Maurkice Pouncey who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He allegedly received a $100,000 gift from an Agent after the SEC Championship Game loss to Alabama and the Sugar Bowl victory over Cincinnati.

Regardless of how true these allegations are and to the extent these Agents are infiltrating programs still needs to play itself out, BUT the NCAA is taking this VERY seriously and The Seminole Players need to take warning. DO IT RIGHT! The administration needs to talk to all athletes to ensure they all know the rules!

I hope we don't hear FSU is under investigation over this. Florida State is still recovering from the Academic scandal and can't afford another mishap.

GO NOLES!

Jimbo Fisher Featured on "Football Saturdays in the South"

2010 Season Predictions

Entering the 2010 College Football season the Florida State Seminoles look to get a foothold back on the National scene. Florida State once again has consensus first team All-Americans in LG Rodney Hudson and PR Greg Reid, and a legitimate Heisman Candidate in QB Christian Ponder. Legendary Head Coach Bobby Bowden has retired and the reins have been given to Jimbo Fisher to lead the Florida State Seminoles back to the elite of College Football. He brings with him the pedigree of Bowden’s priorities, and a little of that southern charm and the process and discipline of Nick Saban.

The Coaching staff has been overhauled with proven winners who can coach and evaluate talent for recruiting. New Defensive Coordinator Mark Stoops brings his defensive expertise from Arizona and new LB Coach Greg Hudson comes to FSU from Eastern Carolina where he was the defensive coordinator. Both Stoops and Hudson bring very sharp minds for winning defensive football coupled with New Defensive Ends Coach D.J. Eliot that was hired away from Rice, and long time Defensive Tackles coach Odell Hagans the Defense looks to re-establish itself to the elite.

Offensively Florida State is stacked. The OL is one of the best in the country led by arguably the best OL Coach in the country, Rick Trickett. The OL will be making holes for a deep and talented Running Back squad led by Jermaine Thomas and Chris Thompson. New Running Back’s coach Eddie Gran comes from SEC where he has excelled in developing and evaluating NFL caliber backs. The QBs get a new face to work with in addition to head Coach Jimbo Fisher with Daymune Craig who Fisher coached at Auburn. TE Coach Cooley has been promoted to Offensive Coordinator, and Seminole great Lawrence Dawsey continues to coach WRs and has added Passing Game Coordinator to his duties.

Florida State Special Teams are now under the direction of Eddie Gran who has the luxury of having PR extraordinaire Greg Reid on the field making plays. Reid is a game changer who can electrify crowds with his uncanny ability to escape the clutches of on-coming tacklers. The Punting game is as solid as Florida State has ever had with Shawn Powell booming away balls and pinning the opposition deep in their own territory. Kicker (to be named) became a reliable and solid contributor after a shaky start.

The off season conditioning has been overhauled with the addition of Vic Viloria as the new Strength and Conditioning Coach. Coach Viloria now has a staff of 12 assistance/experts to oversee the improved Strength and Conditioning Program as well. In addition the workouts are the meals the players eat, now that there is a full time Nutritionist on staff. The player development has increased tenfold since Jimbo has taken over and modernized FSU Football.

So what does all this mean on the field this fall? There is precedence for this type of change and that was when Nick Saban took over LSU, and his current tenure at Alabama. Elite Success did not occur in year one but the change was noticeable and it was clear the direction that LSU then and Alabama now was on the path to elite status. The one thing that appears to be different is that Florida State is in a better position than LSU and Alabama were in when Saban arrived.

With a little insight to the happenings of Florida State Football this off season and the precedence of similar results with FSU’s current process witnessed at LSU and Alabama the predictions for the 2010 Florida State Football team are as follows:

Top 10 New Comers

1. CB Lamarcus Joyner: He will play a similar role to what Greg Reid played last year. He will be on the field in Nickel situations and will be a returner on special teams. He is to talented player to not have on the field as Florida State fans saw with Greg Reid.

2. WR Christian Green: He knows what to do with the ball in his hands as he was a QB in High School. Similar players that Florida State has had that were Wide Receivers in College and Quarterbacks in High School are Peter Warrick and Anquion Boldin. There are really only three WR on the roster with serious experience, Bert Reed, Jarmon Fortson, and Tiwain Easterling so there is plenty of opportunity for the incoming class to prove themselves.

3. CB Mike Harris: Notice 2 of the top 3 are Corners. Remember the constant torching the Florida State secondary took last year? Insert Mike Harris a JUCO Transfer to the secondary to help solidify and restore normalcy to the once vaunted FSU Defense. The prediction is that he starts at corner along with Greg Reid at the other.

4. LB Jeff Luc: “The Beast” already enrolled at FSU in January and is fully integrated into the new processes. He has a head start on playing time as a freshman and he certainly will see playing time this year. He most assuredly will be on kickoff coverage ready to obliterate the returners.

5. LB Christian Jones: “The Hammer” is a physical specimen who will see solid playing time his freshman year. With the most and immediate help needed on the defensive side of the ball Jones should potentially see time at DE if needed. Like Jeff Luc, Christian should be making a statement on Special Teams as well.

6. TE Will Tye: Bo Reilford is the only TE with significant playing time returning. With the graduation of Caz Pyrznaski the Tight End position is available for competition. Will is a freak of an athlete who can create mismatches against slower linebackers and smaller defensive backs.

7. DL Darious Cummings: A diverse lineman who can play both end and tackle. This diversity will lend itself well to getting on the field. Defensive Lineman are a premium and the more bodies that can get into the rotation the better. He has the talent to be one of those bodies.

8. DT Damien Jacobs: Defensive lineman are a premium at every level of football and Florida State is desperate for depth along the line. Jacobs is going to be given the opportunity to play and rumor has it he has a mean streak. He should be able to contribute right away in at least giving others a little bit of rest.

9. DT Anthony McCloud: January enrollee who has benefited greatly from the changes at FSU. He is in shape and strong. You can’t have too many DL and he has put in the work this off-season to garner playing time.

10. RB Debrale Smiley: Last year Florida State failed to score on goal line which cost them some games. The answer is this monster at RB. A short yardage specialist who has some speed if he gets through to put some hurt on teams. He will see the field this year in short yardage situations and with his size that has a high percentage of success for Florida State.

Top 5 returning players who will make a name for themselves this year

1. WR Rodney Smith: If you were at the Spring Game then you may have witnessed the next star WR for the Seminoles. At 6’6” and decent speed he made the deep pass a legitimate threat once again. He dazzled the crowd with many spectacular grabs and looks very confident heading into this fall.

2. DL Demonte McAllister: Hampered by injury last year Demonte took a redshirt. A heralded recruit from Tampa Florida and one of the most sought after defensive lineman in the country looked very good in the Spring Game. He has a knack for disrupting plays and he is big and physical. He may be one of the biggest benefactors to the new nutrition, strength, and conditioning processes.

3. S Nick Moody: Hard hitting Safety is poised to deliver bone crushing hits. Moody is anticipated to be the starting Strong Safety in Stoops’ new coverage schemes. The Fear of coming across the middle will return with the tenacity that moody can bring. Insiders to the Seminole program felt he probably should have started last year and under the new regime the best player plays regardless of class year.

4. DE Brandon Jenkins: He had a productive spring and is one of those who should thrive under new DE Coach D.J. Eliot. An instinctive and quick DE who will be disciplined in the new defense yet play with reckless abandoned. The Sack total for the defense will be improved and Jenkins should have a major part in the resurgence.

5. WR Willie Haulstead: The coaches all agree he is extremely capable of becoming an elite WR. He really has yet to show it on the field. He was out shined by Smith during the Spring Game but Ponder has called him out as a solid WR in the off season 7 on 7 drills. As the season rolls on Willie will get more confident and the production will increase.

2010 Football Season Prediction:

Week 1 Samford Bulldogs (Home): Florida State should win this game and win big. Expect the Defense to be sound but vanilla as to not show much to the following week’s opponent Oklahoma. The offense may start out a little rusty but the expected score should be FSU 45 and Samford 10.

Week 2 Oklahoma Sooners (Away) and FSU 1-0: If you are going to beat Oklahoma then you have a better chance doing it early. This game has that FSU and Alabama feel to it during Saban’s first year. FSU won the battle, but Alabama has won the war. Certainly FSU can win this game but they won’t. This will be a close and hard fought game with the final score being FSU 21 and OU 24.

Week 3 BYU Cougars (Home) and FSU 1-1: Don’t think for one minute that BYU isn’t upset about last season’s whooping at the hands of the Seminoles. They will be very prepared and determined to seek revenge. It won’t happen primarily because they start a new QB and they have released their most potent weapon RB Unga. The Seminoles will win but not in the blow out fashion of last year so with that said the score will be FSU 31 and BYU 17.

Week 4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Home) and FSU 2-1: The FSU and Wake Forest matchup should start looking like it was back in the 1990s. Sure Wake Forest is solid and they have a good scheme, but it appears FSU has a nasty score to settle with Wake Forest still, especially that 30-0 beating Wake gave FSU at home years back. FSU will win and win big; FSU38 and Wake 17.

Week 5 Virginia Cavaliers (Away) with FSU 3-1 (1-0) in ACC: Virginia is in the rebuilding mode and it better days are ahead of them but not now. Virginia will play a spirited game but it won’t be enough as the Seminoles should start hitting their stride; FSU 34 and UVA 10.

Week 6 Miami Hurricanes (Away) with FSU 4-1 (2-0) in ACC: The game between these two heated rivals has been spectacular lately. Gone is the Monday Night Game and the game is played when both teams should be hitting their stride. This will be a typical hard close football game but the home field advantage will be enough for Miami; FSU 20 and UM 21.

Week 7 Boston College Eagles (Home) with FSU 4-2 (2-1) in ACC: The Eagles have been a thorn in the side of the Seminoles and they have beaten the Seminoles in the last couple of years which has earned them a tiebreaker over FSU for the Atlantic Division. Not this year, FSU’s Defense will rise to the occasion and stop the BC running attack; FSU 27 and BC 10.

Week 8 BYE Week with FSU 4-2 (2-1) in ACC

Week 9 North Carolina State Wolfpack (Away) with FSU 4-2 (3-1) in ACC: NCST is one of those teams that could surprise you and be really good this year or go the opposite direction and be a bottom dweller. Regardless of how the Wolfpack are doing the Seminoles will win; FSU 45 and NCST 24.

Week 10 North Carolina Tarheels (Home) with FU 5-2 (4-1) in ACC: The Tarheels are a legitimate ACC Coastal contender and they want to put that FSU game last year behind them. This is the “Take Back Doak” game to this date. This is going to be a slobber knocker but FSU is going to pull it out because the Tarheel’s QB situation is even close to Ponders capability; FSU 20 and NC 13.

Week 11 Clemson Tigers (Home) with FSU 6-2 (5-1) in ACC: This is the biggest game of the year. Regardless of whether or not this prediction is totally accurate or off by a win or two this game will be the deciding game for the ACC Atlantic Division. The big time weapons are gone for Clemson and FSU will be ready to explode; FSU 30 and Clemson 17.

Week 12 Maryland Terrapins (Away) with FSU 7-2 (6-1) in ACC: This is a trap game leading up to the Gators at the end of the year. Maryland is not very good but seems to play at a high level against FSU. FSU will win this game but it will be closer than expected; FSU 24 Maryland 21.

Week 13 Florida Gators (Home) with FSU 9-2 (7-1) in ACC: Florida not only has beaten FSU 6 straight, the Gators have crushed the Seminoles in most of the games. This will be a close game but unfortunately the Gators will still win it; Florida 31 and FSU 24.

FSU will end the regular season 9-3 Overall and 7-1 in the ACC. FSU will represent the Atlantic division in the ACC Championship game and have a very good chance of being the 2010 ACC champions. It will be either the Orange Bowl or the Peach Bowl this year for FSU.

Ponder will not win the Heisman. He will be the 1st Team ALL ACC QB and no later than a second round NFL Draft Pick.

For FUN!
These are the results for the 2011 NCAA Football Game as simulated on XBOX 360.

Week 1: Samford 13 @ FSU 63 (FSU 1-0)

Week 2: FSU 24 @ Oklahoma 42 (FSU 1-1)

Week 3: BYU 33 @ FSU 28 (FSU 1-2)

Week 4: Wake 17 @ FSU 46 (FSU 2-2)

Week 5: FSU 30 @ UVA 6 (FSU 3-2)

Week 6: FSU 28 @ Miami 31 (FSU 3-3)

Week 7: BC 21 @ FSU 51 (FSU 4-3)

Week 8: BYE

Week 9: FSU 43 @ NCST 20 (FSU 5-3)

Week 10: UNC 27 @ FSU 24 (FSU 5-4)

Week 11: Clemson 48 @ FSU 30 (FSU 5-5)

Week 12: FSU 35 @ Maryland 16 (FSU 6-5)

Week 13 Florida 3 @ FSU 30 (FSU 7-5)

ACC Championship: Miami 26 and BC 10

Heisman Trophy Winner: Terrelle Pryor QB Ohio State.

Christian Ponder breaks FSU single season TD passing record with 37 TD’s thrown.

Bert Reed breaks single season reception mark with 90.

Florida State throttles TCU in the Independence Bowl with a 46-14 trouncing of the Horned Frogs. Florida State finishes the Season 8-5.

Elite Offensive Lineman Verbally Commits to FSU

Offensive Tackle Bobby Hart (6'4" 283lbs) of St. Thomas Aquinas is now a verbal commitment to Florida State. He was recruited by Eddie Gran aka Mr. South Florida. Hart also has scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, Michigan, LSU,and USC to name a few of the 34 offers he had.

Greg Reid is READY TO LIGHT IT UP

Peter Warrick Hall of Fame Video

The Go Noles Hall of Fame

The requirement for being in this sites Hall of Fame is simple, GREATNESS! Only the Greatest of the greatest of the greatest are enshrined. I give you the inductees into the Go Noles Hall of Fame:

WR FRED BILETNIKOFF 1965: FSU All-American and NFL Hall of Fame as an Oakland Raider. Super Bowl XI MVP and his namesake grace the top college wide receiver award.

NG RON SIMMONS 1980: FSU All-American and finished 9th in the Heisman voting as a DL. He is a member of the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, and College Football Hall of Fame. He is more commonly known as the WWF now WWE Wrestler Faarooq.

CB DEION SANDERS 1988: FSU All-American and Thorpe Award winner in 1988 as the best Defensive Back in all of college football. Played both MLB and NFL and is most assured will be a future NFL Hall of Famer. 2-Time Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys and 49ers. Only person ever to hit a MLB Homerun and score a NFL TD in a 24 hour period.
College Football News named Sanders #8 in its list of 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time.
The Sporting News named Sanders #37 in their Top 100 Football Players of the Century released in 1999.
ESPN named Sanders #74 in its list of the 100 Great Athletes of the Century released in 1999.

QB CHARLIE WARD 1993: FSU All-American and 1993 Heisman Award Winner. Led Florida State to its first ever National Championship on 1993.Played Basket ball for FSU as well which ultimately led to his 11 year NBA career mostly with the New York Knicks.
1993 Heisman Trophy
1993 Johnny Unitas Award
1993 James E. Sullivan Award
1993 Walter Camp Award
1993 Maxwell Award
1993 Davey O'Brien Award
1993 NCAA Top QB of the Year

LB DERRICK BROOKS 1994: FSU All-American and 1993 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Member of the 1993 Nation Championship Team. Super Bowl Champion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
College Awards
3× First-team All-ACC (1992–1994)
2× All-American (1993, 1994)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
2× Vince Lombardi Award finalist (1993–1994)
NFL Awards
6× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
3× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001)
9× First-team All-NFC (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
11× Pro Bowl selection (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2000)
"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (2003)
Bart Starr Man of the Year Award (2003)
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
Pro Bowl MVP (2005)

QB CHRIS WEINKE 2000: 2000 Heisman Award Winner and led FSU to its only undefeated season and 1999 National Champions. Florida State all time leading passer.
Johnny Unitas Award (2000)
Davey O'Brien Award (2000)

WR PETER WARRICK 1999:
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Football Digest - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 2nd Team All-American
First team All-ACC
1999:
NCAA Consensus All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
All-American Foundation - 1st Team All-American
American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
First team All-ACC
Sugar Bowl MVP

The Jimbo Fisher Effect!

There is no doubt that FSU Football will be back. The modern day college football program has drastically changed and with it comes a new Head Coach who completely understands every facet and a winning process. Since the great Bobby Bowden announced his retirement, Florida State began a major change toward the modern era. Jimbo Fisher worked, and worked, and then worked again. He cleaned house of the dead weight coaches. The reason they were dead weight is that they no longer worked hard in recruiting, coaching, and divided the team in the locker room. What remained were the hard working recruiters, and knowledgeable coaches in TE/Recruiting Coordinator James Coley, WR Coach Lawrence Dawsey, OL Coach Rick Trickett, and DT Coach Odell Hagan’s. This is all Florida State had for the most crucial time for recruiting leading up to national signing day. What this group did in this time was phenomenal. Top to bottom this class was great and Fisher Lead the charge with hard work and determination which led to FSU getting 24 signed letters of intent with some notables such as:

#1 DB and Defensive Player in the Nation, Lamarcus Joyner from St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale

#1 MLB Prospect in the Nation, Jeff Luc from Port St. Lucie Florida

#1 OLB Prospect in the Nation, Christian Jones from Orlando Florida

At the same time Florida State was recruiting their tails off, Fisher had to assemble the rest of his coaching staff. The qualifications were cut and dry. Candidates must be able to do two things better than anyone else in the country; recruit and coach. He gets Eddie Gran to coach Running Backs and who is “The South Florida” Recruiter in the country outside of Florida. Coach Gran has coached many notable running backs during his time at Mississippi State, Auburn and Tennessee. You might have heard of a few; Duce McAllister, Ronnie Brown, Cadillac Williams, and Brandon Jacobs to name a few. The Florida State defense was abysmal to say the least in 2009 so Jimbo gets Mark Stoops from Arizona to be the Defensive Coordinator. The Stoops family name is synonymous with DEFENSE. This family knows how to shut you down and Mark was ready to separate himself from his brothers at Oklahoma and Arizona. Mark was also a coach at UM where he recruited and coached some of the best DBs that arguably College Football has ever seen in Sean Taylor, Ed Reed, Philip Buchanon, and Antrel Rolle. Mark Stoops is going to bring in a defense that is multiple with more zone coverage to reduce the mismatches by spread offenses and prevents big plays.

Jimbo Fisher didn’t stop there with helping the defense. He went and got East Carolina’s Defensive Coordinator, Greg Hudson to be the Linebackers Coach. East Carolina won the Conference USA Title beating the high octane offense of Houston led by Case Keenum and held Arkansas to 20 points in OT who has Ryan Mallett as their QB. Coach Hudson is one of those other guys who can coach and recruit as well. With Stoops wanting to be the secondary coach as well as the Defensive Coordinator, Fisher wanted to get another coach to be the Defensive Ends Coach and leave FSU great Odell Haggins to coach the Defensive Tackles. Upon Mark Stoops’ recommendation, Jimbo interviewed D.J. Eliot from Rice and in the interview he blew Coach Fisher away and D.J. became the DE Coach. The offense was pretty much set, but Fisher wanted one more thing. Since he couldn’t be on the field giving the QBs the full time attention due to his increased Head Coaching responsibilities he got a trusted and proven guy for him in Dameyune Craig whom he recruited and coached at Auburn and was on staff at LSU with Fisher. In Jimbo Fisher’s first month as the Head Coach he assembled a top 10 recruiting class and a coaching staff that met his qualifications of true coaching and relentless recruiting.

In addition to the position coaches the biggest hire might have been the Strength & Conditioning Coach, Vic Viloria. Vic was at LSU with Fisher while Nick Saban was the head man and the strength and conditioning program still resonates at LSU. Coach Viloria is a former football player and graduate of SMU. Last year he was the S&C coach for his alma mater. SMU who has never really recovered from the NCAA Death Penalty levied upon it in the 80s went from 1 win in 2008 to 8 wins in 2009 with Coach Viloria heading the S&C program. Coach June Jones now heads SMU and clearly understands the importance of the S&C program. “Viloria endorses the "Hatch System" which develops functional and explosive strength in players through the use of free weights, plyometrics and jumping drills”, to quote ESPN. In addition to a new S&C Coach, Fisher increased the size of the S&C Staff from 2 on staff to 12 on staff. This allows for 2 expert staff members at each daily station for the players.

New Head Coach Jimbo Fisher also implemented a nutrition program and FSU Football now has a full time Nutritionist on Staff. The team now eats together at the Team dining facility 3 times per day and the seating is broken up into three areas, weight gainers, weight losers, and weight maintainers. These are practices that the top schools in the country have instituted like, Alabama, Texas, Ohio State, and those nasty Gators. Florida State fell back dramatically since 2000 in many areas but Fisher has all the right processes in place for future dominance.

Player Development is a huge point of emphasis for Coach Fisher and the entire staff. FSU has brought in coaches who can “coach”, implemented a better and more concentrated S&C program, and has implemented a nutrition program. All that sounds like a success already but Jimbo Fisher didn’t stop there. He has hired the prestigious sports academy IMG in Tampa to help the players mentally. The players will understand better why they are successful and what they need to do to repeat successful behavior on and off the field. Fisher also has tested all players and all incoming freshman to determine what tools work best for them to learn.

Spring practice and the Spring Game were noticeably different. Spring practice was a much faster pace with everyone getting reps. Coaches were able to actually coach the players and all the feedback is that they (the players) see why the new defensive scheme will be successful. Jimbo Fisher issued a challenge to FSU fans and they responded with 50,000 in attendance. Fisher made it a fan friendly place as the admissions are free, yet many donated cash to the Booster Buckets. The Spring Game was excellent. I noticed the defense didn’t look lost. They just looked like they need more reps in the scheme to better understand their reads. The Offense looked great at times but the real game scenario played out very competitively which was a goal for Fisher.

Considering all the things he and his staff have accomplished so far I have to give an Off-Season grade of A. If history is our indicator for the process to work and get FSU back to National prominence then that should be 3 to 4 years. I do expect FSU to win the ACC Atlantic Division and have a great chance to win the ACC this year but it is year one of the new Jimbo Fisher process. One of the indicators that should get Seminole fans excited is he has a vision of getting FSU back ahead of the competition and not even with it. In the Future Fisher would like Florida State to have an indoor practice facility and a dorm that is big enough to have all the football players in it with other students under the NCAA guidelines. This will ensure the Seminoles can practice anytime and they live together as a family and the staff can keep better tabs on the players. These two goals look very achievable due to his efforts on the Booster trail which has increased Booster contributions significantly. I have heard a figure of an increase close to 200% and tickets sales at Doak Campbell have increased in the neighborhood of 450%.

Jimbo Fisher has this fan's vote of confidence..........GO NOLES!!!!

RB from MIAMI Commits to the NOLES

Devonta Freeman (No Ranking) RB 5'9" 180lbs from Miami Central has committed to the Noles. He was at last weeks Jimbo Fisher Football Camp and the Seminole Coaches saw him in action first hand. Running Backs Coach Eddie Gran recruited this kid out of South Florida. Don't let the 'not ranked" fool you. Auburn and Florida both offered this kid according to Rivals. Insider's who know South Florida Football suggest he his the best Running Back in the Miami area. Chalk another hard working recruiting ethic to the Noles. This staff has been amazing and major kudoz has to go to the new Noles Coaches. It has been 10 years since I can proudly say "no one in the country will out work the Seminoles anymore."

Another Commit......QB For This Class

Hidden gem from Alabama impressed Fisher and Craig at the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp this past weekend at FSU. 6'5" 210lb ***QB Jacob Coker committed to FSU. The big schools were starting to come with the offers but FSU was ahead of the game with their tenacity during the spring evaluation period. QB Coach Craig recruited this kid from Alabama. WOW, another coach who can recruit as well. I suspect this kid is very good considering Jimbo saw him first hand and must have been impressed.

Today is the Day......One Casulty

The 2010 incoming Freshman class are all supposed to report by today.

One player was 3 points short on his ACT score and will go the JUCO way. WR De'Joshua Johnson from Pahokee is that player. It appears the kid busted his tail but still came up short. Good Luck to De'Joshua and we may see him a couple years down the road.

This frees up a scholarship for the 2011 class which already has 12 commitments.

GO NOLES!!!!

Pipeline School?

Rashad Greene **** WR from St. Thomas Aquinas has committed to the Noles. He is 6'0" 175lbs with a 40 yard dash of 4.42 sec. He has been told he can play both wide and slot which is what excited him. Don't expect many other WR commitments due to last years class. FSU probably may take one more, but Greene is definitely one of their main targets.

Recruited by the South Florida Guru, Eddie Gran.

Had offers from Florida, Miami, Georgia, LSU, and Notre Dame just to name a couple of the 24 offers he had.

STUD!

2010 Preseason BEST PLAYERS on FSU

1. (LG) Rodney Hudson
2. (QB) Christian Ponder
3. (CB) Greg Ried
4. (LB) Nigel Bradham
5. (LT) Andrew Datko
6. (WR) Bert Reed
7. (C) Ryan McMahon
8. (WR) Jarmon Fortson
9. (DT) Everett Dawkins
10.(QB) E.J. Manuel

Getting Caught Up!

What we know:

TAKE DOAK BACK!

Sweeping changes for FSU Football:
1. New Head Coach (DUH!)
2. New Assistant Coaches (DOUBLE DUH!)
3. Vastly improved Strength and Conditioning Program (Olympic Lifts)
4. Added an actual real Nutrition Program
5. The Seminoles do many, many, many things as an entire TEAM now
6. Team self disciplines with a Team Unity Council
7. Mental Conditioning via IMG from Tampa
8. ALL Coaches can Coach and Recruit!!!!!
9. Vastly improved support structure for all players to be successful on or off the field.

So what should this mean?

EXCELLENCE!

2011 Commitment #10

Cornerback Tyler Hunter 6'0" 190lbs of Valdosta Lowndes High School in Georgia verbally pledged to the Seminoles. Same High School as Greg Ried and 2010 incoming freshman Telvin Smith. Recruited by Greg Hudson. Florida, Tennessee, and Louisville all offered Tyler.

D.J. Eliot DE Coach

Greg Hudson Linebacker Coach

Verbal Comit #9

Mainland DB Cortez Davis 6'5" 200lbs committed to the Noles during their second Junior Day.

Running Backs and Special Teams Coach Eddie Gran

Mark Stoops Press Conference

BAM! Comitment #8

Jacksonville First Coast has produced another Florida State Commitment. DT Derrick Mitchell 6'5" 285lbs and runs a 4.8 forty yard dash has verbally announced FSU as his destination. He was and is recruited by Odell Hagans. He also had offers from Alabama, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina.

WOW! Comitment #7

DT Nile Lawrence Stample 6'1 299lbs has committed to the Seminoles.He bench presses 400lbs and has a 4.9 forty time. "GROWN ASS MEN!" He is from Nova High School in South Florida. The Noles are getting after it in a big way.

get on BOARD or get RAN OVER... Moving at LIGHT SPEED, don't BLINK!

Coley Twitter

Comitment #6

OL Sterling Lovelady 6'2" 283lbs from Navarre Florida (Panhandle) has committed to the Seminoles. He is the 2nd OL of this class and continues the Florida kids going to Florida State. He was recruited by Rick Trickett.

What Happens at a Junior Day

The kids and parents arrive in the morning and check in some as early as 8:30. They are free to look around inside the athletic center and football facilities until 11:00 at which time they are all brought together for a meeting.

In the meeting they are introduced to the Garnet and Gold guides who will tour them around campus, the entire coaching staff, Director of Athletics Randy Spetman, and other support staff such as life skills, and academic support.

The meeting is wrapped up by watching the 'Big Hits' highlight film. I tried to look for this highlight film but I can't find it yet.

Around noon they board buses and get a guided tour of the entire campus by their Garnet and Gold guides.

Next is lunch looking over Doak Cambell Stadium and a speaker for Academic Affairs briefs them.

After lunch they are shown the weight room and given an in-depth presentation about the facility and how it benefits the student-athlete.

Once that is done the players then break up into their position groups and spend an extended period of time with their position coaches. FSU has had more than 100 prospects at this event in the past but wanted to reduce this down to about 50 prospects in order to give more individualized attention to prospects and parents. I have read this was a huge success.

After meeting with their position coaches some of the current players come in and are available for questions. The recruits are able to ask any and all questions and get an honest viewpoint from a current football player.

A 3-D Highlight Film is shown after the player questions and I here this 3-D movie is incredible. Once again I can't find the movie.

Coach Fisher speaks to the entire group towards the end of the day and then all visitors walk out on Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium before leaving for home.

FSU Junior Day off to Hot Start!

Florida State Football is hosting a Junior Day today and ATH Karlos Williams 6'2" 210lbs has verbally committed to the Seminoles making him the 5th 2011 commitment. He is the younger brother of RS Sophomore LB Vince Williams who I think will be a monster at LB for FSU. Karlos will more than likely play Safety for Florida State. Alabama, Georgia, Miami, and LSU also offered Karlos. It looks like he will be a 4 Star but rankings have not yet been assigned.

There are approximately 50 High School recruits at FSU today for Junior Day.

All 5 current commitments are from the State of Florida.

Fisher Doing it His Way

The crying has already started. Jimbo Fisher's process of limiting the media has got some spoiled brats crying. Most notibally is the Orlando Sentinal's Mike Bianchi who whines like a little baby over his lack of access to the Seminoles. I love how he kisses Skip Holtz's ass and gets irritated at Jimbo. Keep it up Jimbo. He is using Nick Saban's way of dealing with the media and this Seminole Fan says if Fisher is bringing the same processes and methods Saban uses then GOOD! Saban's process is the best in College Football and has produced National Championships. I personnally care about wins and not FSU being the best host to the media.

Here are some Comments from Seminole Fans to Bianchi on his article:

Boohoo Jimbo Fisher won’t let us get quotes from his coaches so we can use them out of context and alter their original meaning so that we may create some headlines. Isn’t the media supposed to be unobjective and unbiased anyways? I think you all forget that these days. Quit writing about your complaints and just cover some damn topics already.

(Bill Braski)

Aww, poor lil reporter…he actually has to analyse what is released instead of going from coach to coach until he’s got something worth mis quoting.Get over it, crybaby. Jimbo is here to get FSU SOUNDLY BEATING all those other teams again, and he gives less than a farthing for your comfort and ease. The stories that are released are the stories you will get. Period. Actually do some work, stupid. & Get over it, you lazy as****e. Jeezz, what a whiner. Grow up, little reporter boy. A FSU fan for over 35 years, and just getting started on your butt, reporter boy!

(Dr. Baker)

Who cares, as long as we win. Winning fixes all. FSU will lose exposure because of this? Yeah, just look at Bama, you can hardly find any media coverage of them, right? Wrong. If we start winning a lot of games, I don’t think we’ll have to worry about exposure. UF gets a lot more exposure because they have a new player getting arrested for assaulting women every week. There’s lots to write about! They can keep that exposure.

(Andrew)

It would appear Seminole Nation is behind Jimbo and the Seminoles. I haven't seen this in a long time and its great to see. GO NOLES!

Defensive End Depth

One of the most glaring weaknesses for the Florida State Seminoles Defense was at the Defensive End position. The ends routinely lost containment and struggled to put together a consistent pass rush. FSU used linebackers to rush off the edge to get pressure on the QB and look for some of that this year as well.

What did Florida State do to address the weakness at Defensive End? First they hired a "real" defensive ends coach in D.J. Eliot. He will immediately correct the containment issue or I should say he better fix the containment issue. Another difference in philosophies is that Jimbo Fisher wants 270lb DE and to quote jimbo he wants "grown ass men". The following is the expected DE on the roster for next season:

Everett Dawkins : RS Sophomore 6'2" 258lbs will easily be 270lbs with the new Strength and conditioning improvements. He can play DT as well and will move there if depth becomes an issue but FSU likes him at the weak side DE.

Dan Hicks: Sophomore 6'4" 251lbs and should be around 265lbs by the time the season starts. Good athlete that was rated as a tight end but with D-Line depth an issue he will play there. Jury is out on his ability.

Jamar Jackson: RS Junior 6'4" 240lbs and should be 260lbs by the season opener. If Dawkins has to play DT look for Jackson to be the starter but right now he will probably backup the weak side DE. He needs to step up this year and have a great spring.

Brandon Jenkins: Sophomore 6'2" 240 lbs that should be around 260lbs by 2010 kickoff. Look for him to be the backup strong side DE. He is probably the typical speed pass rusher that FSU fans are used too. Very talented player who needs to get better fast.

Jonathan Johnson: RS Junior 6'6" 245lbs and should be 260lbs by the season. Not much info on this guy but he has a good frame and may become the biggest beneficiary to the new S&C program.

Demonte McAllister: RS Freshman 6'3" 263lbs. A true monster that was hampered by a knee injury which led to is red shirting. Depending on how big he gets he could play DT. This kid has NFL First Round potential and FSU needs to unleash him upon the ACC and UF.

Markus White' Senior 6'4" 261lbs. Projected as the starting Strong side DE. He should benefit greatly to having a real coach. he looked lost and confused on the field most of the time. He has an NFL body but a Mickey Mouse game. He needs to be a man this coming season. Not a given he is the starter considering the new coaches will play the best player not the best looking player in uniform.

Craig Yarborough RS Junior 6'2" 236lbs and will still be undersized at 255lbs if he gets that big. He plays with a good motor and never quits but is not a FSU Caliber DE.

Incoming Freshman:

Darious Cummings 6'3" and reports are he is now 270lbs of solid muscle. His Dad is very involved with him in a good way. He will play right way in the D-Line rotation even some at DT. Future STUD!

Bjoern Werner 6'4" 264lbs. See what Fisher means as "grown ass men" coming into FSU. These two freshman DE are monsters. I think Werner will Red shirt to get him acclimated to college ball. He has only played American Football a couple of years. Solid Upside.

Projected Starters:

Weak side DE: Everett Dawkins
Strong side DE: Markus White (He better be improved or he won't be)

DE that will be in the rotation and get solid playing time:

Jamar Jackson
Brandon Jenkins
Demonte McAllister
Darious Cummings

I give the DE grade a (C-). I am sorry but all I have in my head writing this article is the lack of pass rush and zero containment all year. To be honest with you a (C-) is probably generous but I am going to let FSU DE earn a better grade by proving it and not based on ability. This group must be better in order for FSU to be ACC Champions.

Good News and Bad News

Good News

Florida State has made an incredible leap into the 2011 Recruiting. With all coaches working hard on the staff instead of just 4 or 5 look for Florida State to have an excellent class for 2011.

ESPN is starting to give the Noles positive press. ESPN raved at Coach Fisher and his quick turnaround in hiring a quality staff and finishing 6th according to them for recruiting.

The academic scandal is over. There should be no more talk about it in the press. FSU has moved on.

Spring Game is April 10th at 5pm. Fisher would like 60,000 fans to show up. I hope my work schedule will allow me to go.

Bad News

Top reserve lineman Brandon Davis who filled in nicely when Rodney Hudson was injured will finish his degree and enter the workforce and skip his senior season. This is good news in that he will finish his degree but this hurts OL Depth and makes it even more critical that FSU sign at least 6 OL Recruits this 2011 class.

OT Zebrie Sanders had hip surgery and will miss spring practice. Bad news for missing spring but he will be 100% in 3 months and it will give other OL crucial playing time in spring to build depth.

E.J Manuel will miss another Spring Practice and Ponder will be limited coming off his surgery. Not sure how I feel about this because Ponder probably doesn't need it but E.J. could use this. Clint Trickett and Will Secord will get a very good opportunity here.

Defensive Tackle Depth

As FSU fans we all understand the importance of the defense and how it must get improved fast in order to be the ACC Champion. Arguably the most important position on any defense is the DT. These huge athletes keep OL occupied so they don't get to the linebackers and the great ones disrupt plays at the line of scrimmage. The NFL pays huge dollars to these beasts for just this very reason and FSU has supplied many great ones over the years. It would appear that Florida State has some good ones coming back and just in the nick of time.

The DT rotation will be:

Moses McCray (Junior this fall) 6'2" 300lbs

Jacobbi McDaniel (Sophomore this fall) 6'0" expected to be no less than 285lbs by start of season.

Everett Dawkins (RS Sophomore this fall) 6'2" expected to be 285lbs by start of the season.

There are some DE on the roster that can be put at DT as well and they are:

Demonte McAllister (RS Freshman this fall) he was injured during his freshman year and I believe FSU red-shirted him but not absolutely 100% sure on this. 6'3" 263 lbs. We should find out by the spring what FSU's intentions are with this kid. He was as highly regarded out of high school as Jacobbi was. He will be special.

Incoming Recruits that are DT or can play both DT and DE. These kids will see the field this year and have to make significant contributions.

Damien Jacobs(Freshman) 6'3" 294lbs. He is the typical DT prospect that FSU will now look for and that is BIG, BIG, and BIG. FSU will not compromise Size, Strength, physical, and athletic ability at the DT anymore and they shouldn't have too. He will be a beast. Rumor has it he is mean and has a chip on his shoulder.

Darious Cummings (Freshman) 6'3" and is already at 270lbs. Florida State told him what they want their new DE to be at (270) and he is there. This allows him to play inside at DT if need as well.

Anthony McCloud (RS Sophomore JC Transfer) 6'3" 295lbs. Another typical DT recruit that fits FSU's new mold. He is already enrolled and is participating in the NEW AND IMPROVED Strength and Conditioning program. He will be a beast.

Here are some others recruited but one will definitely be red shirted and I expect the other one too due to his short time playing American Football. Both will contribute significantly just not this upcoming season.

Cameron Erving 6'5" 285lbs. Will easily be 310lbs by the time he sees the field after his RS Year.

Bjoern Werner 6'4" 264lbs. He can get to 290lbs if FSU wants him for DT but I expect him to stay around 275Lbs and stay at DE but he could contribute at both. He is from Germany and has limited American Football time but he is physical and is a beast so the red shirt may not be given to him.

Expected DT Starters (Denoted by *) and Rotation with some emergency players as well.

Moses McCray *
Jacobbi McDaniel *
Everette Dawkins
Anthony Mcloud
Damien Jacobs

Emergency DT
Darious Cummings
Demonte McAllister

I give the DT a grade of (B) going into the Spring. It would be nice to have two more on the roster above 6'0" and 300lbs for more depth. FSU may add one more prior to the season starting in Junior College DT Charles Deas who is 6'5" 315lbs. He needs to finish his Associates Degree and I haven't heard any word on his progress.

FSU Update

Here are some tidbits of information concerning FSU Football:

FINALLY: FSU concedes to the NCAA and forfeits 12 Football Wins and a Track National Championship. This should have been done long ago and is another huge sign FSU Football is moving forward to the future.

Offensive Coordinator James Coley and Passing Game Coordinator Lawrence Dawsey were recognized by Rivals as one of the best 25 recruiters in College Football. I would personally add Jimbo Fisher to that list but it didn't include any head coaches.

ACC Schedule was released and Florida State's schedule is listed below. Conference Games of note are:

Boise State @ Virginia Tech 9/6 Labor Day Night
LSU @ North Carolina 9/4
Florida State @ Oklahoma 9/11
Georgia Tech @ Kansas 9/11
Miami @ Ohio State 9/11
Virginia @ USC 9/11
Clemson @ Auburn 9/18
BYU @ Florida State 9/18
Maryland @ West Virginia 9/18
Cincinnati @ NC State 9/18
Wake Forest @ Stanford 9/18
Alabama @ Duke 9/18
Miami @ Pittsburgh 9/23
North Carolina @ Rutgers 9/25
Notre Dame @ Boston College 10/2
South Carolina @ Clemson 11/27
Florida @ Florida State 11/27
Georgia Tech @ Georgia 11/27
South Florida @ Miami 11/27

There are other out of conference games but these are the best match ups.

GO NOLES and GO ACC in these match ups!

FSU War Party (A Must See)

Watch the Free Event War Party.

2010 Official Schedule

Sept. 4 SAMFORD TBA
Sept. 11 at Oklahoma TBA
Sept. 18 BYU TBA
Sept. 25 WAKE FOREST TBA
Oct. 2 at Virginia TBA
Oct. 9 at Miami TBA
Oct. 16 BOSTON COLLEGE TBA
Oct. 23 Open
Oct. 28 at NC State (Thurs.) 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 6 NORTH CAROLINA TBA
Nov. 13 CLEMSON TBA
Nov. 20 at Maryland TBA
Nov. 27 FLORIDA

Note: I have started the 2011 Commitment list which already has 4 players. Rivals has not yet ranked 2011 players. Once they do I will update their ranking.

National Signing Day (Whew!.....its Over!)

Well it feels like the Cat 5 Hurricane just left and we are scrambling to see what we still have. First I really have to give New Head Coach Jimbo Fisher major credit. His task of hiring a new coaching staff, changing processes, and recruiting I have to give his effort an A+. The results we will see but he has proven that FSU will not be out-worked.

The 2010 Recruiting Class is:

Chad Abrams DB 6-0 183 - 5.7 Lakeland, FL
Terrence Brooks DB 5-10 165 - 5.7 Dunnellon, FL
Darious Cummings DE 6-2 245 4.8 5.8 Titusville, FL
Greg Dent ATH 6-0 180 - 5.8 Belle Glade, FL
Cameron Erving DT 6-5 285 - 5.6 Moultrie, GA
Dan Foose OL 6-6 310 - 5.6 Paramus, NJ
Christian Green ATH 6-2 200 4.46 5.9 Tampa, FL
Jarred Haggins ATH 6-0 175 - 5.7 Lakeland, FL
Mike Harris DB 6-0 185 - 5.8 Torrance, CA
Damien Jacobs DT 6-3 294 5.1 5.6 Houma, LA
De'Joshua Johnson WR 5-11 150 - 5.8 Pahokee, FL
Christian Jones LB 6-4 220 - 6.1 Winter Park, FL
Lamarcus Joyner DB 5-8 166 4.53 6.1 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jeff Luc LB 6-1 230 4.67 6.0 Port St. Lucie, FL
Anthony McCloud DT 6-3 295 - 5.5 Fulton, MS
Holmes Onwukaife LB 6-3 220 4.51 5.7 Cedar Park, TX
Tank Sessions TE 6-5 230 4.79 5.6 Decatur, GA
Kenny Shaw WR 6-0 160 4.5 5.9 Orlando, FL
Debrale Smiley RB 6-0 235 4.65 5.6 Fulton, MS
Telvin Smith LB 6-3 196 - 5.8 Valdosta, GA
Clint Trickett QB 6-2 175 4.82 5.6 Tallahassee, FL
Will Tye TE 6-3 230 - 5.6 Salisbury, CT
Bjoern Werner DT 6-4 264 - 5.6 Salisbury, CT

Committed but no LOI yet

Nigel Terrell LB 6-2 215 4.46 5.6 Pelham, AL

FSU Recruiting Class is Ranked #6 by ESPN and #10 by Rivals which means absolutley nothing.

The Bell Cows of this class

Lamarcus Joyner
Christian Jones
Jeff Luc
Christian Green

The players that FSU needs to be successful to win (not counting the the Bell Cows)

Darious Cummings
Anthony McCloud
Mike Harris
Damien Jacobs
Telvin Smith
Will Tye
it is really all of them but I am highlighting these guys due to the position, but it is time for the recruits to pan out and produce as a whole and it looks like Jimbo has got kids that will do it.

FSU did take a couple lumps today as 2 recruits I thought would be Seminoles selected other schools:

Corey Lemonier DE 6-4 223 5.06 6.0 Hialeah, FL went to Auburn
Demar Dorsey DB 6-1 175 - 5.8 Lauderdale Lakes, FL went to Michigan

Go Noles!

Fisher is the Man!

More changes at FSU and the fans are responding including this one who will join the Seminole Boosters and put my money where my mouth is. Go Noles!

Revival Signs

Telvin Smith

Telvin Smith Confirms he will sign with FSU

Just Football

Jacobbi McDaniel will no longer be playing baseball. He will concentrate on football full time.

All I See is Stars

Just as the NFL Draft is a guessing game and many first rounders flourish and bust the recruiting game is the same thing. "5 Star" players often bust and some live up to the billing just like "3 Star" recruits become All Americans and tank as well. Here is a list of players for FSU over the years and their initial recruiting rank. Very interesting.

2009
Greg Reid (5 Stars) So far he has lived up to the hype.
Jacobbi McDaniel (5 Star) He is not a bust but has to step up to the plate. He is not Warren Sapp yet.

2008
Nigel Bradham (5 Stars) Best player on a poor defense. Not a bust but he is not Marvin Jones or Derrick Brooks yet.
Andrew Datko (3 Stars) Freshman All- American and All ACC candidate.
Jarmon Fortson (4 Stars) drops some no brainer catches but may be the best pro prospect on the Noles.
Taveres Pressley (4 Stars) YAWN.....He has done nothing.
Bo Reliford (2 Stars) Solid Player and filled in nicely when Caz went down.
Jermaine Thomas (3 Stars) Best Running Back on the Team.
Markus White (5 Stars) Not a 5 star caliber player. Yes he starts but a good part of why FSU stunk up the field on defense.

2007
Taiwan Easterling (3 Stars) Solid receiver. Good quality player.
Rodney Hudson (3 Stars) Best OL in the ACC. First Team ALL American candidate.

2006
Christian Ponder (3 Stars) Best QB in the ACC and potential Heisman Candidate.
Brandon Warren (5 Stars) WHO? Left FSU after Freshman All American season and has failed since.
Dakota Watson (3 Stars) Best Defensive player on FSU over the last 2 years.

2005
Callahan Bright (5 Stars) WHO IS THIS GUY? Never played for FSU
Fred Rouse (5 Stars) The worst recruit ever for FSU.
Antoine Smith (5 Stars) Solid Player but not 5 Star production at FSU.

2004
Greg Carr (4 Stars) Best Receiver at FSU while he was there. Solid Career.
Tony Carter (4 Stars) Solid CB at FSU
Xavier Lee (5 Stars) Huge Disappointment.
Lawrence Timmons (4 Stars) Great Player and a Super Bowl Champion with the Steelers.

2003
Antonio Cromartie (4 Stars) Injured for a season but was dynamic when he played. NFL ALL PRO with the Chargers.
Ernie Sims (5 Stars) Great Career at FSU. First Round Draft Pick of the Lions.

2002
Lorenzo Booker (5 Stars) Solid career but not a 5 star billing.
Broderick Bunckley (4 Stars) Great Player. Eagles first round draft pick.
Chris Davis (5 Stars) BUST
Dishonn Platt (5 Stars) BUST. Never played for FSU.
Leon Washington (5 Stars) Great career at FSU and current NY Jet.
Chauncey Stovall (5 Star) He was OK but not close to 5 star production.
Kamerion Wimbley (5 Star) Great FSU Career and first round pick of the Browns.

Change of Heart

Terrence Mitchell decommitted from FSU and committed to USF. Probably a good thing for him considering the quality of CB in this recruiting class for FSU already. Good on Terrence to inform FSU so they can plan accordingly as well.

DEATH, TAXES, and FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL!

Coley Code!

For you hardcore FSU fans James Coley is THE MAN. I follow his tweets and the man is relentless. He lets you know where he is by Area Code so I have added Florida's area Code map for you tracking pleasure.

The area code he speaks of in his latest tweet is in Louisianna. I have linked the search site for you to look any of them up as well.

Latest Coley Tweets and he is on a rampage.

Throwing the SPEAR down and CLAIMING it "Coley-ana"!!!!!

SEMINOLES - heading into the 504 - Gotta love the DIRTÝ DIRTY - U Cant STOP the CHOP!!!!

The MOST important time is RIGHT now... The NOW is OURS - FEAR THE SPEAR!!!

THE PRIDE IS BACK!!!!!!!!

Finally!

Chris Singleton finally played like one of the best players in the ACC. He has all the tools and has a NBA body. He is gaining confidence which is great. I don't think he will be ready for the NBA after this year, but I don't expect him to stick around for his senior year. He is only a Sophomore so we get one more year to watch him grow.

Great win for FSU and regular season sweep of GT.....not bad!

Who is Left on the Radar

The current 21 verbal commitments are listed in this Blog at the right side of the blog and just scroll down a bit. I expect all those 21 to "Officially" sign with FSU on National Signing Day. Here is a list of current Seminole targets with my educated guess on where they will sign:

Corey Lemonier **** DE from Hialeah Florida (Miami Area) It is said to be a battle between Auburn and FSU and I am going to go with Florida Stae on this. Others at the U.S. Army All Star Game said he was a FSU lean.

J.R. Ferguson **** DE Hargrave Military Academy Virginia. His family is in Mims Florida (Brevard County) and he his a childhood friend of current Seminole Commitment Darious Cummings. Florida State is coming on strong due to those ties to Cummings but he his already used to being away from home and I think he goes to Cal.

Todd Chandler **** DT from Miami Florida. He was a USF commitment but de-committed after the firing of their Head Coach. FSU was recruiting him but Charlie Strong at Louisville has taken the lead on this kid. I think he goes to Louisville.

Calvin Smith **** DT from Hialeah Florida (Miami Area) and teammate of Lemonier. Originally committed to Tennessee but the Kiffin sage changed that. Has said he wants to play outside the state and Alabama wants him. It will be a FSU and Alabama fight but in the end Alabama gets his services.

Bjoen Werner *** DT from Salisbury Connecticut and current teammate of Seminole Commitment Will Tye. He is under rated because he played in Germany in his early high school career. I think he will join Tye at FSU.

Christian Jones ***** OLB from Winter Park Florida. His father and brother played for the Noles, but they are rumored to be upset with FSU about the way the administration handled Bowden's retirement. Jimbo and staff have done well reaching out to him and his family and in the end the FSU ties will prevail.

Shaydon Akuna **** LB from Kapolei Hawaii. That's right he is from Hawaii and Coley has done tremendous things in recruiting him. In the end however I think the distance from his family will be too great for FSU. He will sign with a Pac-10 school most likely Oregon.

Ronald Patrick *** OL from Cocoa Florida. He is a solid commitment to South Carolina and that will not change in my estimation.

Dan Foose *** OL from Paramus New Jersey. Typical OL in Trickett's mold and he is a believer in Trickett. I think he will sign with FSU.

Christian Green **** WR from Tampa Bay Florida. He has been recruited heavily by FSU and he has family ties to FSU. I think he will be at FSU.

Eric Dungy ** S from Tampa Bay Florida and son of NFL Legend Tony Dungy. He is a huge FSU fan and will likely sign with FSU and take a greyshirt which means enroll next January.