Popcorn And A Nole Game

On Gridiron Greats on Sun Sports, Seminole fans can tune in and watch the 1989 FSU @ Florida game. Eight former FSU players, seven of which went on to play in the NFL, gathered recently inside Doak Campbell Stadium to watch the game and add their insights. P.T. Willis, Terry Anthony, Bruce LaSane, Lawrence Dawsey, Odell Haggins, Reggie Johnson, LeRoy Butler and Dexter Carter sat with host and former FSU DB Keith Jones to relive some of the memorable moments from that game.

The show airs on Sat. at 9:30 P.M.

Brooks To Be Honored In Pensacola

The Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) will join with the City of Pensacola and Escambia County to honor former Seminole great, Tampa Bay Buccaneers star and Pensacola native Derrick Brooks as the fourth inductee to the City of Champions Wall of Fame exhibit at Pensacola Regional Airport.

The exhibit will be unveiled at a banquet on June 28th at the Pensacola Civic Center, starting at 6:00 PM. The evening will include dinner, celebrity guests and a video tribute to Derrick. The festivities will culminate in the unveiling of his brand-new portion of the Wall of Fame. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Pensacola Sports Association and Derrick Brooks Charities, Inc. Congratulations to a most deserving player and an even better human being !

Prediction: Noles Will Win ACC Atlantic Division

As stated previously in another post, preseason polls and predictions are fun to read but not particularly useful. In the interest of fun, here is another one. The Sporting News is predicting another ACC Atlantic Division Championship for Florida State. The magazine is predicting a 10-2 mark for FSU and has the Seminoles ranked 11th in its pre-season Top 25. Also the magazine ranks three Seminoles in the top 10 at their position nationally in the magazine. Andre Fluellen is rated as the fifth-best defensive tackle in America, Myron Rolle the No. 8 strong safety and John Frady the 10th-best center. Xavier Lee was named the QB in the ACC with the strongest arm and De'Cody Fagg as the conference's most physical receiver. So much for fun.

Stadiums Of 2007 FSU ACC Foes: Wake Forest Groves Stadium

It is payback time at Wake Forest. As Nole fans remember, the Seminoles were humiliated by Wake at home 30-0.

The home of Wake Forest Football is Groves Stadium. The facility, which celebrated its 35th season in 2002, underwent a $1.5 million refurbishing in recent years which added significantly to both its appearance and utility heading into the 21st century. Of course, the most obvious and striking improvement to the complex is Bridger Field House. The third phase of Wake Forest University Football Project has hit full stride with the demolition of the existing press box and construction of the new Deacon Tower. The estimated completion date of phase three is June 2008.

Dedicated on September 14, 1968, in a 10-6 loss to rival NC State, Groves Stadium represents an extensive fund-raising effort undertaken by the college during the mid-1960s which, for all practical purposes, made possible Wake Forest's continued membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The stadium, which has 31,500 permanent seats and boasts a splendid natural grass playing surface, is located between Reynolds and Deacon Boulevards, one mile from the Wake Forest campus. It also is part of the athletic center of Winston-Salem which includes Lawrence Joel Coliseum, home of the Demon Deacon basketball teams, as well as Ernie Shore Field, where the professional minor league baseball Winston-Salem Warthogs play each summer.

The history of Groves Stadium can be traced back to the original home of the university in the eastern North Carolina village of Wake Forest. When the school announced its planned move to Winston-Salem in 1948, the Groves family, led by Henry (the original stadium's primary benefactor) and his brother Earl, made an additional financial commitment to insure that their family name would remain on whatever new facility that the football program would construct.

FSU and the Deacons tangle at Groves Stadium on Oct. 11.

FSU-UAB Game Scheduled For ESPNU

The Noles are scheduled to open the 2007 football season with night kickoffs for four of the first six games. Starting times haven't been announced for the Sept. 29 game vs. Alabama in Jacksonville and the Oct. 6 game vs. N.C. State at Doak Campbell Stadium. However, the The Seminoles' game against UAB on Sept. 8 will begin at 5 p.m. at Doak Campbell Stadium and will be shown on ESPNU.

Colorado Uniforms And Saban Response

The tale of Colorado's latest football uniform innovation is in the tape - the reflective fabric on the jersey numerals.

"It's going to be awesome when we play Florida State Sept. 15 at 8 at night. Absolutely awesome," Buffs linebacker Jordon Dizon said at the uniform unveiling.
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The University of Alabama will submit a report to the Southeastern Conference office regarding possible NCAA recruiting transgressions by first-year coach Nick Saban in southern Florida, a source close to the university athletic department said Thursday.

Saban's recruiting activity in the Miami area was first questioned by the Web site canesport.com, which suggested Saban had more than the allowed "greeting" with prospects. During the evaluation period between April 15 and May 31, college coaches are allowed to evaluate prospects on their campuses, but NCAA rules state "no contact may occur in this evaluation.

Done !

It's been a long time since the Noles were at the College World Series. The Seminoles will miss another one for the seventh consecutive season.MSU handled the Noles 9-4 and advances to the Super Regional.

Noles Still Alive As They Demolish Stetson 17-1

FSU is still hanging in as the Noles improve to 49-12. They must now beat Mississippi State twice in order to advance to the super regional.

Brian Chambers retired the side in order to end the game for FSU.

Ryan Strauss earned the win to improve to 10-3. Jake Hitchcock takes the loss for Stetson.

Noles In Deep Hole With Loss To MSU 3-0

De ja vu all over again? FSU falls to 48-12 and now has to win three consecutive games to advance to the super regional. The Seminoles face Stetson at 1 p.m. Sunday, with the winner playing Mississippi State at 7 p.m

Preseason Polls and Miami Schedules Another In State Foe

We all know how much stock to put into preseason polls but it still is fun to debate them. Athlon Sports has come out with their Top 25 and FSU is nowhere to be seen. However, ACC teams Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech are respectively ranked at number 9 and 14. Miami is at 24. Powerhouse Hawaii is at number 19.
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The University of Miami and University of South Florida will play four games on Thanksgiving weekend from 2010 through 2013.

Two new games have been added to the schedule, on Nov. 27, 2010 in Miami and Nov. 26, 2011 in Tampa. The dates of games already scheduled in September of 2012 and 2013 (which were announced a year ago) were changed to Nov. 24, 2012 in Miami and Nov. 30, 2013 in Tampa.

Noles Rally To Win Over Bethune-Cookman

Florida State (48-11) rallied from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh to take the opening round game of the Tallahassee Regional with a 6-2 victory over Bethune-Cookman (33-26) on Friday night. The Seminoles were kept off the scoreboard through six innings before sending nine batters to the plate in a five-run seventh to take the lead for good. The win was FSU's 15th straight to open regional play.

Mark Hallberg and Buster Posey provided a good portion of the offense on Friday night as the two combined for five hits, three RBI's and two runs scored. Hallberg gave the Seminoles their first lead of the game as he drove home Brandon Reichert on a double to the gap in right center. Buster Posey followed with a monster, two-run homer which cleared the scoreboard in left giving the Seminoles a 5-2 advantage.

Florida State will return to action on Saturday, June 2 for day two of competition at the 2007 NCAA Tallahassee Regional. The Seminoles will square-off against Mississippi State at 7:00 pm. FSU will throw right hander Bryan Henry, while the Bulldogs will counter with left hander Justin Pigott. Saturday's game will be shown live on Sun Sports.

Retro Look Back: Danny McManus

Danny McManus spent four seasons at Florida State University, from 1984 to 1987. McManus spent his first two years as a Seminole on the bench, but in 1986, despite a pair of concussions suffered the previous year, QB McManus was named the Seminole's offensive most valuable player, after a season that saw him come out of the backup position to end the year as the starter, throwing for 872 yards and seven touchdowns.

In 1987, McManus started every game for Florida State, leading them to an 11-1 record and a spot in the Fiesta Bowl, which they won 31-28 over the University of Nebraska. McManus, who threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns in the bowl game, was named the most valuable player, and wound up with 1,984 yards and fourteen touchdowns on the year. After this season, McManus was selected in the NFL draft, but late: in the eleventh round by the Kansas City Chiefs.

After a one year stint in the NFL, McManus traveled north to the CFL. He managed to accumulate a record 53,255 career yards- yards that a Manning or Brady would love to have in their careers.


He was inducted into the FSU Football Hall of Fame in 1995.