Mike Norvell has been a dead man walking for a couple of years now, and a loss to Louisville might've sent the FSU coach over the top the week before his team is likely to suffer another beating from the Miami Hurricanes.
Minutes after the Seminoles' 44-20 loss to Louisville, Norvell almost lost it in the postgame press conference as his team's struggles and his general failure as a coach finally got to him.
Mike Norvell agitated following a question about the lapses by the rushing defense.
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Louisville ran for 397 yards. FSU held UVA to 37 the week prior. pic.twitter.com/VfjTcZGi6V
"That game is that game, and obviously it [stunk]; I can't tell you anything different. We gave up 20 [expletive] yards a week ago. Excuse my language. That was 20 yards a week ago, and this week it was 400 yards, and it's not because, 'oh, we just forgot to coach this week' . . . But to answer your question, what we saw tonight was not good enough," he said.
Yep, last week FSU gave up 38 rushing yards to Virginia in a 38-7 win. That game, along with the first 20 minutes against Louisville, had me thinking that the Seminoles were actually going to make the October 17 games interesting. Then they gave up 397 (!!) rushing yards to the Cardinals in Week 6, and that's taking off four yards for end-of-game kneel-downs, so the actual total should be 401 yards.
It's the same old Seminoles and the same old Mike Norvell. They keep the expectations low, so any level of success is a cause for celebration.
Miami and FSU couldn't be further apart in football
I wouldn't be surprised if a similar scenario played out at Hard Rock Stadium — FSU will start pretty strong, play hard for a few series, and then just quit the minute Miami decided to punch back. The Seminoles have some talent, but they just aren't tough at all.
In the old days, Miami would just bully a team like this and dance in the end zones afterward. These days, Mario Cristobal has a much more professional atmosphere around Coral Gables, and the Hurricanes not only have to win, but they have to play to the standards that he sets.
That's the difference in a nutshell. Miami expects to beat FSU next week, and the Hurricanes want to do so decisively, win in all three facets of the game, hope to stay healthy, and move on to the next challenge. FSU is hoping to stay close for a half and be feisty and give their fans something to cling to. These two programs don't work in the same circles. Miami recruits much better players. The Hurricanes have a much better coaching staff and, unlike FSU, the Miami administration takes football seriously.
FSU Week is here, and one day it will mean something again. Right now, it's just another game for the Hurricanes on a road that they hope leads to a championship.
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