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Ever since coach Mike Norvell showed up in Tallahassee to rebuild the Florida State program, he has talked about “The Climb” — that arduous process of scaling the mountain to get to the peak of college football.
The Climb has now officially become “The Fall” after Saturday’s 20-12 loss to Memphis dropped the sagging, sinking Seminoles to 0-3.
How is this even possible? How can the long and demanding climb turn into such a quick and devastating plummet?
In fact, perhaps the Seminoles should tear a page from the rival Florida Gators’ tradition of playing a Tom Petty tune over the loudspeakers during the fourth quarter of their games.
Free Fallin’ would be my recommendation.
Sing along, everybody:
“I’m gonna free fall out into nothing.
I’m going to leave this world for a while.”
The Seminoles have certainly left the world we all thought they would be inhabiting this season. After winning 10 games two years ago and going 13-0 during the regular season last year, many of us believed Norvell’s Seminoles had reached elite-level status — that position in which programs don’t rebuild after losing 10 players to the NFL draft; they just reload.
Instead, the Seminoles have collapsed right before our very eyes. Chief Osceola’s flaming spear has turned into a soggy matchstick. It’s not just that they’re 0-3; it’s that they have lost to three teams — Georgia Tech, Boston College and now Memphis — that were at least a touchdown underdog. Moreover, the Seminoles have had a huge home-field advantage in all three games — two in Tallahassee and one in Ireland, where FSU fans significantly outnumbered Georgia Tech fans.
And to make matters even worse, the Seminoles are being laughed at across the country and even within their own conference.
Even though this is a completely different FSU team, the…
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Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-09-14 21:53:00
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