{"time":1793216509617,"blocks":[{"id":"90275d80-22f6-4d2f-bf8f-06700e2d0218","type":"video","data":{"autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"caption":"","url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/48c6075a-fbd1-4bfb-aa07-6c5dc691c6ac/mp4","image":{"url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/48c6075a-fbd1-4bfb-aa07-6c5dc691c6ac/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"48c6075a-fbd1-4bfb-aa07-6c5dc691c6ac","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/48c6075a-fbd1-4bfb-aa07-6c5dc691c6ac/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/48c6075a-fbd1-4bfb-aa07-6c5dc691c6ac/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/48c6075a-fbd1-4bfb-aa07-6c5dc691c6ac/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"3fKr3iLcaE","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The\nfrustration and anger at Florida State over the losing product put on the field\nby Mike Norvell, and the little to no response from university administrators,\nhas boiled over."}},{"id":"TXGKYYzZ8R","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"According\nto the TJ Pittinger of the Double Fries No Slaw Podcast, the Seminoles faithful\nhave started a GoFundMe account to raise money to hire an aircraft to fly\naround campus on Saturday."}},{"id":"jNE9kRtf73","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"That aircraft\nwill tow a banner that reads “FIRE MIKE NORVELL.” It will fly over the stadium,\nover the tailgate areas, and over the entire campus. "}},{"id":"eCI5rkvv4c","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Fans have\nraised $2500.00 so far. The actual total cost required to hire this plane is\nunknown. "}},{"id":"IN4Uqbeguj","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Florida\nState (3-4) will host Clemson (4-3) Saturday. The ACC Network will broadcast the\ngame."}},{"id":"wSXOcvhuag","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Florida State has not beaten Clemson in Tallahassee since 2014."}},{"id":"7mSiTv4ZtT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The fans are frustrated at the poor return on investment, as it relates to Norvell\nand his coaching, and the lack of winning with the football program."}},{"id":"br4JJj345X","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Florida State faithful are now\ntaking matters into their own hands in an effort to force the university administration\nto act. "}},{"id":"GQv1MMK9YX","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"School officials have been slow to responding to the backlash."}},{"id":"zDL_x88dGL","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Florida\nState President Richard D. McCullough, PhD., issued a written statement on Tuesday. "}},{"id":"A3MwSxpYTq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It was about the athletic department as a whole, and that the university was close to\nhiring a search firm to hire a new athletic director. "}},{"id":"X5FxaMpK--","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"That “letter”\nto the fans and supporters of Seminoles Athletics did not mention anything\nabout Norvell or the football program. "}},{"id":"ggUVPnJ4uD","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Before that, Florida State fans heard the sound of crickets emanating from McCullough's office."}},{"id":"zwS9MLEaa5","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Some could\nsay this action taken by the fans is a terrible look for Florida State University\nand their fan base. Pittinger disagreed."}},{"id":"qmhUmdfD4g","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“I don't understand how\npeople say this is a bad look for FSU, because I think it's a good look for FSU,”\nsaid Pittinger.” At least the fan base. I think it'd be spun as a good look in terms\nof this fan base still cares deeply about what's going on here. "}},{"id":"697yZUrqDd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“The response of doing something like this is an incredible look for FSU. FSU fans are so passionate that you've got a random message board\nposter organizing an aircraft to fly around the stadium and the tailgate\nlots and the campus and the city of Tallahassee because they're so fed up with what this football program has become. I think it's an\nincredible look for Florida State's fan base.”"}},{"id":"e9Te9FiRWM","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"There has been a lot of bad happening with the Florida State football\nprogram since that ACC championship season of 2023:"}},{"id":"sY3AEbLMuN","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"10-22 record (including loss in the 2023 Orange Bowl).","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"MXlElL_dBI","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"0-12 in true road games.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"bWwDZHFZZv","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"4 wins in the ACC.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"DCT8FjNJmj","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"University saddled with over $400 million in debt.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"SFdpGaZ5IP","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Failing to compete for top players in the NIL space, especially at quarterback.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"69lXwaO800","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"However, these significant issues are not unique to Florida State alone.\nEvery program in the country has suffered these same issues to some extent. "}},{"id":"VlIXfKzo2M","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"When it comes to firing football coaches and coming up with the money to\nfund these multi-million buyouts, schools always seem to find a way. "}},{"id":"M0qqJkDku6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Norvell’s buyout is around $51 million."}},{"id":"Z6YOU42uGN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Of course, it did not help that Florida State gave Norvell a contract\nextension worth $80 million at the end of the 2023 season. "}},{"id":"gHxbyL6aqs","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Norvell was said to have been on the short list of candidates to replace the\nlegendary Nick Saban at Alabama. "}},{"id":"ZDjxUylO-I","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Saban abruptly announced his retirement at\nthe end of the 2023 campaign."}},{"id":"0OcBlH5g1k","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Norvell replacing Saban is laughable now."}},{"id":"ubXZucS4Fb","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The fans are not laughing. They are mad and fed up with the\nstate of this once proud and dominant football program that was put on the\ncollege football map by Bobby Bowden."}},{"id":"n3YJfyDw8H","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Actions speak louder than words. The fans have “spoken.” "}},{"id":"pcmVSVUCLU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"For McCullough and the university to dismiss the fans and their concerns with\ntheir own continued no-to-slow response is to dismiss the fans at the university’s\nown peril. "}},{"id":"HxdPx_Ihxp","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"etYbKDyfC4","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"_WMOvElvgg","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"t3uw50bc0l","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"diEgtG_Osl","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}},{"id":"7aaCBP46qo","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":" "}}],"version":"2.31.6"}

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