“This year has been unacceptable

In the wake of the transfers of offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Dugans, Norvell delivered a clear message to one of the most passionate fan bases in all of college football.

“I mean, obviously everything we do, and I love our fans and I love the people that we represent that are part of this program, former players, all of them. But I have to do what I think is best, to the best assets.” my ability to lead this program and the decisions I make,” Norvell said Monday. “There will be a lot of emotions, and there will be many times that our fan base will not agree with a decision that I make, whatever it may be, in the game, outside the game, personnel, who we recruit, who we look for, that’s all part of it. The passion of that is what makes this place great.”

“But I would say this year has been unacceptable, and that’s because of the work we’ve done and the way we’ve played. There’s a standard here at Florida State that you embrace when you come here, and I will say.” is part of this job and to the players who choose to come here, I tell them all the time, it’s not for everyone,” Norvell continued. “You have to be absolutely real to come in and understand the expectation of what it should look like and what it should be. It’s not just what we do on the field, but how we do it on the field.” is all important, and we haven’t been good enough this year. It’s hard to make changes, but when change is needed , then you have to be willing to change. That’s nothing against the guys who have been here, everything against guys who are here right now, guys who are in the locker room, but we need change.”

“We need the best to show up, and it has to look and feel a certain way because the results matter,” Norvell added. “We’re all responsible for it. We want more, and our fan base and everyone around it, we all want this program to be what we know it’s capable of. We’ve seen them, the flashes of it, and it has It’s still not that long since we’ve had that. But it’s coming back, and it’s coming back soon, and we’re going to do our very best to make sure that’s our reality for the very near future.”

Even as the losses piled up, fans kept showing up and selling out Doak Campbell Stadium, which is operating at a limited capacity due to ongoing renovations. The Seminole believers and boosters are looking for any positive sign they can believe in after all the negative events since last December.

The coming weeks and months will be crucial for Norvell to prove he can put together a program worth supporting. One thing’s for sure: the War Chant will be rocking this August when Florida State opens its 2025 season against Alabama.

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