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FSU is a big boy job in the heart the south and in a talent rich state for talent…It needs a go getter…NIL isn’t the problem imo it’s that these guys had no idea of what it’s supposed to look like.
Fresh start…I’m now looking forward to 2027!
It’s over!
BREAKING: Florida State has fired head football coach Mike Norvell, @PeteNakos reports.
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Is what it is…he’ll be alright
Don’t want banners being flown? Win
NEW: Dabo Swinney goes off on the plane that flew a "Fire Novell" banner before Clemson-Florida State:
"That was embarrassing. Florida State’s better than that. That’s not good for these kids. They didn’t even spell his name right. It’s disrespectful. Mike Norvell is a good man. He ain’t gonna say it, but I’m gonna. Whoever did that, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Ain’t nobody trying to lose. This job is hard. I don’t know why we think because people make money you have the right to destroy people as humans."
(via @TIinClemson)
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This is why I push back on the 24 team playoff…nobody thought about the wear and tear on the athletes. Football is a collision sport.
I can see it getting wild come end of Nov
Texas, Bama, USC could all open up
“If USC were to make a move, Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer would be at the top of the list.” @JTalty
It’s year 7 btw
Never recruited or evaluated well enough for sustained success but yea give him more time and money to blow.
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NEW: FSU may prefer to retain Mike Norvell and increase roster spending.
Sources tell 247Sports the Seminoles will need to pay well above market to make that work.
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I can dig it…drop the SEC/Big10 invitational..I mean CFP playoffs down to 16 teams instead of 24.
G6 can then play for something meaningful.
Win/win
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HC has been on the national hot seat for nearly three seasons. That uncertainty hurts HS and portal recruiting.
Stuck in a cycle it can’t recruit its way out of. With 5 for 5 eligibility, premium players have even less reason to gamble on an unstable program.
Florida State's recruiting 'tax': How keeping Mike Norvell could cost FSU millions more in roster spending
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They never needed congress.
Big Ten announces it has passed a rule capping school wide roster spend at $49 million (3rd party + school rev share) mirroring what is in the protect college sports act.
This basically sets the framework for its football programs to work under in the upcoming portal and roster retention cycle.
It is unclear what will happen to this rule if the PCSA doesn’t pass, but the league is fully in support of the bill passing. House members will be back in DC after Election Day.
The cost associated with keeping/firing him must be much different and complicated than this. Because it’s pretty simple to me based on this post.
In my role as co founder and managing partner of Draftline I speak with NIL and rev-share decision makers and NFL agents every day. I love this program, so here's a direct message to FSU leadership, boosters and fans.
Bobby Bowden built a standard at Florida State: 14 straight top-five finishes, two national titles, and a program recruits grew up dreaming about. Every decision made in Tallahassee should protect that standard.
Right now, leadership is lowering it. 10–21 since the 2023 ACC title. 14 straight losses away from Doak. And the reason we keep hearing for accepting it is the buyout.
The actual numbers say we can't afford to keep
Here's what the cost of losing:
• ~$15M a year in added roster (suck tax) and staff spend (no one wants to coach with a dead man walking)
• $7–8M a year in ticket revenue a winning season or new coach excitement brings back
• Season tickets down 18% since 2023
• Booster donor base down 17%
• 2027 recruiting class 43rd nationally, with zero offensive linemen
• No permanent AD since September, and our CFO/Rev Share whiz kid just left for Iowa State
That's $22M+ a year spent to not fire Norvell.
And the upside is real. The ACC lets schools keep 100% of their playoff money. A deep CFP run plus a full Doak is worth $20–28M in a single season.
The buyout is a one-time cost. Drift compounds: in recruiting, in the portal, in donor checks that don't renew.
To leadership: make the decision now. Waiting costs more than it saves.
To Stephen Ponder and @SeminoleBooster: Instead of worrying about what people are posting about you it’s time to line up the commitments now, so the buyout doesn't come out of the operating budget that funds our other 20 sports.
To fans: renew, show up and stay loud. The next coach is selling this program to recruits the day he's hired.
We've been here before, and Florida State always comes back. But it takes a decision not hiding. #Noles
@PresMcCullough @Seminoles
