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I thought Florida State would at least be decent
At any given time, there are a few underachieving blue bloods out in the wild, and especially for the ones that still recruit at mostly high levels -- your USCs, your Texases, your Michigans, your Florida States -- the offseason is forever a good time to talk yourself into recent star recruits and potential, and ignore, well, recent history.I felt I was pretty measured with my Florida State expectations this offseason. SP+ projected the Noles 27th because of the combination of decent experience and, yes, recent recruiting. I certainly saw that as at least a possibility, especially considering how well new head coach Mike Norvell had performed at Memphis. From my ACC Atlantic season preview this summer:
Norvell inherits a team that is now on its third coaching staff (and fourth offensive coordinator) in four years, but he and offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham should have a lot of fun with versatile talents like receivers Tamorrion Terry and D.J. Matthews and running back (and Texas A&M transfer) Jashaun Corbin. ...
Youth and injury conspired against the 2019 [defense]. ... Experience, combined with full-strength versions of [tackle Marvin] Wilson, end Joshua Kaindoh and safety Jaiden Lars-Woodbey, could result in solid improvement for [defensive coordinator Adam] Fuller, who followed Norvell to town. Sophomore linebacker Amari Gainer could be a star too.
Matthews transferred to Indiana. Terry caught 23 balls and left the team. Corbin is averaging a decent but unexceptional 5.1 yards per carry. Wilson had two TFLs in six injury-plagued games and was lost for the season. Kaindoh is averaging just 1.5 tackles per game. Gainer and Lars-Woodbey have been solid, but the team has had far fewer star performances than expected; meanwhile, four different QBs have thrown more than 20 passes, the surest sign of total instability.
FSU is 2-6 following a 38-22 loss to NC State that wasn't as close as the score suggests. It was the third straight rock-bottom performance following an unlikely upset of North Carolina. The Seminoles are 89th in SP+, ahead of only Syracuse (106th) within the conference. All the turnover and instability of recent years created an unsalvageable team culture; and even if it turns out that Norvell is the right guy for the job, it appears it's going to take him a while to turn this thing around.
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Kyle Trask, Michigan, Florida State and everything I was wrong about so far
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