What's the deal with FSU?

Here is an article from the Orlando Sentinel that tries to explain the situation in Tallahassee.

Excerpts:

"How, then, did all these highly ranked recruits grow up to become an unranked football team? How, then, has FSU lost seven of its past 12 games dating to last season? How, then, have the 'Noles lost as many games since the beginning of the 2001 season -- 23 -- as they did in the previous 15?"

I will tell you how. Florida is stealing away a better quality of athlete from the state of Florida. The Florida coaches are molding their kids into star college players. FSU is not. Strong players still go through Tallahassee and may still end up in the NFL but their time at FSU must certainly be dissappointing. The coaches don't get the use out of their star recruits like they should be. There has to be monumental coaching changes in Doak Campbell.

Here is an example of a star FSU recruit:

Antonio Cromartie was a mega-recruit -- a tall cornerback who could fly -- when he signed with the Seminoles in 2003 out of Lincoln High, just down the street from FSU's campus. He made good on all of that potential when he was a first-round NFL draft pick this past April.

What happened in-between, though, was a college career that embodies some of the unforeseen developments that can occur after a player signs. Cromartie tore his anterior cruciate ligament in one knee, missed an entire season, then left early for the draft. For a top recruit, FSU got little value: Cromartie started one game in his college career.

(Pic from Orange and Blue Hue)

If I was an FSU fan, student or alumni I wouldn't be quiet about what has to be done. Your historic coach and his hand-picked staff has to go. That's why it won't be a surprise when you see new coaches at both FSU and UM next year.