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FSU-LSU Preview with Ira Schoffel · Conversations: Special Guests with Preston Scott

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And here we go the third and final hour at least for today of the
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Morning Show with Preston Scott. That is Grant Ellen. I am Preston.
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It is August thirty, first show number forty nine ninety eight. Show five
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thousand comes next Tuesday. But you know what we have between now and then
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F s U Football, Ladies and gentlemen. The twenty twenty three season kicks
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off on Sunday night. Sadly, it's going to be a Camping World Stadium
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in Orlando. What a detestable venue that is. But joining us to talk
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about the new season fits Hue Football is Ira Chaffel of war Chant dot Com.
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He's the managing editor. Ira. Hello, good morning. How are
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you president? I am great because I'm not going to Camping World Stadium.
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You, sir, are gonna have to go to Camping World Stadium. I
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can't stand that place. It's a it's not you wouldn't call it the Rose
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Bowl of the Southeast, not necessarily the most picturesque of college football stadium.
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You know, the stadium is fine. It's getting to the stadium, it's
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parking at the stadium, it's getting out of that stadium. It's awful.
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Yeah, it's not exactly big time. Why did we agree to Orlando and
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not just I mean, why not? Why not Tampa? Why not Jacksonville?
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Why not heck Miami. That's a great question, you know, to
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be honest with you, I know that the idea originally was ESPN. I
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think in LSU wanted to have a game in New Orleans. That was a
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big draw, and so then they were trying to find a location in Florida.
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They wanted to do outside a neutral site game. That's a good question.
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I thought a game in Tampa. The last time Floors they played in
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Tampa, I think I thought was awesome, and you know, I'd like
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to see them get back there. And I know they want to play elsewhere
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around the state besides just Tallassi in Miami. Orlando wouldn't be necessarily my top
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choice, but that's where we're at, all right. Even mother nature tried
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to stop us from going to Orlando yesterday, but I guess there's enough time
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to clear the roads. So ira the build up. Everybody knows that's an
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FSU fan. They've been waiting for it for a few years now. The
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return, I think a lot of us might be pleasantly surprised at how quickly
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Mike Norvell was able to cobble together a team that might actually compete for a
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conference title and maybe even a spot in the College Football Playoff. Are they
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living up to that based on your observations of practice, I think they are.
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I think it's been a really good camp, especially well, really both
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sides of the ball. I think the defense has been better than what we
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saw a year ago. I think there's a lot of potential for that group
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to be. I don't know that it's gonna be a dominant defense. There
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aren't really a lot of dominant defenses in college football anymore. But I think
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it's gonna be a good defense, and the offense has been Honestly, it
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looks like it could be spectacular. You know, Jordan Travis keeps getting better
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and better. You've got these skilled position players that they return, and Johnny
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Wilson and Tray Benson and some of those guys. But then you add in
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Kean Coleman who transferred in from Michigan State, Joheen Bell, who transferred in
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the tight end from South Carolina, and it's when you look at this offense,
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man, there's just weapons everywhere. Is it possible that? I mean,
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I go back to when Bobby Bowden first came to Florida State IRA,
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and I think about the fact that Bowden was a good coach. We knew
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that going in, but you wonder when you get the incredible talent, if
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you can rise to the level of your talent as a coach. How do
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you feel about Mike Norvell. He was a great coach before coming here,
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but this is the first time he's had this kind of talent on all sides
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of the ball. What are your thoughts about him rising to the level of
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the talent he's recruited. That's a question I had about him, to be
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honest with you, One of the big questions I had when he took the
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job and then after the first couple of years, is you know, would
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he be able to manage you know, this level of player. And it's
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not just from a Okay, you've got a better you've got a more talented
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player. But a lot of times when you're dealing with more talented players,
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guys who have been five star recruits and been stars their whole lives. Uh,
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you know, it's just different. You've got to manage those personalities.
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It's different coaching. You know, a guy like Derek Brooks even than than
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a guy that maybe Cush Bouton had it on his first teams, and so,
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you know, I was curious how Mike Norvell would handle that. I
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think what's worked out perfectly for him is he's been because he's been here for
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now two or three or four years. Those other players know what he's about,
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and they know what he's like, and he's had success. So now
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when when those higher ranked players have come in, they've adapted. You know,
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they have. Hiki Williams is a five star wide receiver they signed in
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this last class. That was the kind of guy I was curious how it
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would handle. And he has totally assimilated himself. He was not ready from
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day one in the spring when he came in, But now he looks like
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a completely different guy, looks like just like he operates just like these other
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other guys do. And I think that's given Norvella chance to kind of put
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his imprint on the program, and those other guys that have been here for
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two or three years really buy in, and that's made it easier for these
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new guys to adjust. It's the Morning Show with Preston Scott Florida State football.
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You can watch the game if you're not traveling in the course, you
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can listen on your iHeart radio stations to the broadcast. Joining me is Iras
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Chaffelaborchant dot Com. Ira. As you look at this edition of FSU football
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and the potential that it has, how is it that people are looking at
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LSU is being perhaps a better team than Florida State this year. And I'm
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not necessarily talking about the close call win last year, but when I watched
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LSU play the rest of the season, I don't see a team that should
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be five or better in the nation. There's a there's certainly a lot of
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Florida State fans who are asking that question, you know. To me,
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I just I just put a lot of it to the you know what,
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people first perspectives are on the SEC as a football conference, and I think
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wins in that conference, you know, and they got some nice wins in
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that conference last year, are just valued much more than wins in the conference
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like the a SEC. So while Florida State finished the year with six straight
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wins, you know, I think that they they're just not valued at the
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same level. And I think if you if you were going to look at
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Florida State and say, like, let's poke some holes in the resume,
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Well, you have that three game losing streak against probably the three const conference
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teams you played, and then you know, your wins late in the year
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were against the Florida in Oklahoma teams that were both about five hundred. So
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that so that diminished this Florida State a little bit. And then from an
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LSHO standpoint, you could point to, you know, they got blown out
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in some games late last year. They were not very consistent, but I
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think it's those wins they had that, for whatever reason, are just valued
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and higher. If you look at Florida State this year, what's better the
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offense or the defense? I think the offense is definitely better. I mean,
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I think this offense is gonna be one of the best offenses in college
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football. But the defense has held its own. And that's what I think
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should get Fishing fans a lot of excitement is that it's not like the offense
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goes up and down the field. The defense wins more than their share,
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will at least their share of battles in practice, and you know, I
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think that group's gonna be good. To look. They brought in, you
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know, Brandon Fisk on the defensive line is a force. They also brought
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in Fenseral Cyprus, a cornerback who was an All acc guy at Virginia,
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and then you have a ton of other guys back. So I just I
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think this defense is gonna be really good, but the offense is better.
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I think I still hold Bobby Bowden as the gold standard, not Jimbo Fisher
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because of longevity. One of the things that I think back on is that
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coach Bowden was very good at at giving backup quarterbacks the air apparent if you
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will time on the field before they would take over. Do you see that
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in Mike Norvelle Or is it important to keep Jordan Travis on the field as
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long as possible for the purposes of, you know, Jordan's possible Heisman Trophy
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candidacy. I don't think that that's going to factor into it too much,
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to be honest with you, because I don't know that Jordan in Florida State.
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You know, they've been doors Jordan Traviss the Heisman candidate that they created
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a little website, But I don't think that that's going to be a top
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priority because he's you know, he is so gifted that I don't think you're
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gonna want to take any chances with him. And on any play can turn
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into a from a pass play to now a running play because he's so athletic
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and now he might be in harm's way. So I think if they can
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get him out of games and get him on the sideline and put that baseball
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cap on, they're gonna do it. And if that happens, I think
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you're gonna see a lot of Tate Radamaker. And then what's also going to
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be interesting to see is do you get one of those other young quarterbacks on
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the field, and if you do, which one. Aj Duffy has been
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in the system now for two years. But Brock Glenn, who's a true
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freshman who you think you would like the red shirt, has really looked outstanding
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and I think some people would like to see what he looks like in mop
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up duty. So that's gonna be interesting to see when they go to those
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backups. Is it all Tate or does he give one of those younger guys
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subscribe and get the details that you want on the Garnet and Gold Ira true
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or false, We're gonna know everything we need to know about this football team
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at the end of September. True. Yeah, I mean this game,
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I mean, this game is huge, But then you have Clemson at the
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end of the month. If Florida State, you know, is three and
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one at the end of this month, I think they're in great shape to
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make a run to maybe win the ACC and still get into the playoff.
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If they're two and two, man, it's just gonna be a tough year
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to see. It's gonna be interesting to see how this teamers were bounced from
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that four and oh. Obviously you're in great shape. So yeah, I
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think this month is going to be a huge for Flooria State. All right,
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let's say the four and oh. Because I'm an eternal optimist. Florida
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State goes four and oh in the month of September. Are they going to
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the College Football Playoff? I think they are. You know, I just
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think that, you know, you look at there's of the games remaining.
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Look, I don't think Florida is going to be very good this year.
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I'm not sure Miami is going to be very good this year. I think
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those are two games are gonna win. Pitt on the road is a little
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concerning well, especially late in the year. It could be a cold weather
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game. That game could be a little fluky. But I like Florida State
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And if they have a rematch with Clemson in the HC Championship game, I
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like them in that game too. So yeah, I think if they don't
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have some some unfortunate luck in this first month, I think they have a
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great chance to get there. For the fans that are going to be watching
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going to the games, we know the guys from last year that are back.
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It's it's an incredible roster on both sides of the ball of guys that
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turned down NFL money or the chance at NFL money to play another year in
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this system and to take a shot at at maybe some titles. Who are
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the newcomers era that are standing out to you that you expect are going to
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be difference makers that we should look for in the field. Well, I
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mean, I think there's three on offense and one or two on defense.
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And on offense, Number four Kian Coleman, a wide receiver, is elite.
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I mean he's he's not quite astallised Johnny Wilson, he's six foot four,
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but he's he's probably a more polished receiver. He's been outstanding. I
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think you're gonna see big plays out of him. And then the two tight
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ends they brought in Joheen Bell, who mentioned earlier from South Carolina number six,
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and then Kyle Morlock because they brought him from his Division two school,
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number eighty four. They're both harry. I think they're both big upgrades at
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tight end and defense. The guy to me is Brandon Fisk at number fifty
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five on defense the defensive line. He is relentless as a pass rusher.
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Just he's gonna be a guy. I think Florid State fans love to watch
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play because he plays all out on every play. Plus he's you know,
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six point four, six point five three hundred pounds and he can make a
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lot of plays. I'm just curious when when you talk about the defense and
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you look at a guy coming in who's an All Conference cornerback but changes school.
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Have we put the woes of our secondary kind of in the rearview mirror
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now? And I'm gonna ask the same question about the offensive line last couple
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of years greatly improved? Is that now in the rearview mirror a decade of
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difficulty at the old line? I definitely think so. You know, starting
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with the defensive backfield, not only did you bring in, like you said,
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Petrol Cypress, who was an All Conference player, but Bernardo Greene played
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really well last year at the other corner. And then you have several other
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dbs Kevin Knowles and Greed Events and some of those guys who played well last
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year. Plus you have a new defensive backs coach, Patrick Sartine, who
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is Patrick Surtain, who has been really I think a big boost for that
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defensive backfield. Absolutely. Now on the offensive line, there's no question.
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I mean, you brought in three more transfers this offseason and you return basically
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four starters. So now I mean they Mike Norvelle and Alex Adkins have both
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said they have eight offensive lineman that they know they can win with. They
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have eight guys who've started twenty or more college football games at various school rules,
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and uh, yeah, it's the deepest and best offensive line they've had
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in a long time. And uh and they've got a couple other guys that
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are that are good too, just haven't proven it yet. So yeah,
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the miseries on the offensive line I think are along in the past. Has
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Mike Norvelle and the staff found the secret sauce in the balance of bringing in
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transfers and recruiting freshmen, because it looks from the outside that they have I
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think. So, you know, he kind of got lucky with the portal
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because you know that the first year, I don't know that Mike Norvell would
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have jumped all into the portal the way he did unless he had to.
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You know, he had to change this roster. The ROSTERI inheritive was in
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really bad shape both in terms of talent but also just mentality and in chemistry.
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And so he went heavy in the portal, but had so much success
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early that now they've kind of become the destination program in the portal where you
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have all these players who put Florida State at the top of their list if
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they want to transfer, and they're getting to choose who they want. And
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then now with this last class and this class coming up, you're starting to
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see him have the success with the high school recruits. And now, I
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mean they've got multiple five star commitments. They've got three five star commitments that
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FLOORI State hasn't had that in a long time, and they might get one
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or two more. There's a chance they're gonna have one of the top five
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or six recruiting classes in the country. And again, that used to be
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the standard, but it hasn't been the standard here in quite a time.
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So they've turned it around. Okay, Ira, we're it's money time.
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Now. Who are you picking? What's your what's your score pick for Sunday
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Night. I do like Florida State in this game. I just I have
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a hard time believe in LSU. If LSU's defense Florid States offense under twenty
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eight or thirty points, then they may have an all time great defense.
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So I think flori State's gonna win the game. I'm gonna put it at
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about thirty eight to twenty seven. I think Florist State's gonna gonna be the
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story of the opening weekends. Yeah, I'm a pragmatic homer. I'm picking
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the knolls by seventeen and I don't think it's gonna be close. And I'm
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looking forward to talking with you when we get back after that first week,
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Ira, Thanks so much, safe travels to and from, Thanks pressing,
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Congratulations on show five thousand, when you get there,