Mike Norvell probably won't make it to the Miami game and that's a darn shame

There is nothing that would give Miami fans more joy than watching the Hurricanes knock out FSU and end Mike Norvell's run with the Seminoles. It happened before in 2019, when Willie Taggart was canned the day after a 27-10 loss to the Hurricanes at home.

But as much fun as it would be for history to repeat itself, it's doubtful Norvell will make it to October 17 at Hard Rock Stadium.

FSU fired Michael Alford after a listless run as AD with the Seminoles. His tenure was a failure in Tallahassee but turned out to benefit the Hurricanes because the program got to take home the full $20 million in CFP payout money without sharing a dime thanks to a lawsuit spearheaded by FSU and Alford. Thanks, buddy, maybe Mario Cristobal will leave some tickets at the gate for you.

Mike Norvell's end is closer than where Miami appears on the schedule

The general belief is that FSU is going to get smoked by Alabama this weekend, and the Crimson Tide probably have payback on their mind, and the Seminoles look lost on defense. With FSU free of that MAC-level AD, why not dump the American Conference All-Star coach too?

The Seminoles are 3-3 against the Hurricanes under Norvell, although it wouldn't surprise me if the FSU coach didn't claim that 52-10 drubbing in 2020 since he had to sit out while experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. In a perfect world, Norvell would survive long enough to lose a third straight game against Miami, but it isn't happening.

It's amazing how inept FSU is right now. Even in the worst years with Al Golden, the Hurricanes weren't THAT bad. And Miami had the albatross of whatever Nevin Shapiro did that forced the program to opt for self-punishment while the NCAA figured out what happened. All the while, Golden's worst season was 6-7.

That's four games better than Norvell, and four times in six seasons, FSU failed to achieve six wins under the coach. And the program didn't have sanctions or any sort of punishment that kept the Seminoles from fielding a competitive team. Norvell just decided to give up somewhere around the second half of the 2024 Orange Bowl when Georgia was scoring its sixth or seventh touchdown against FSU's practice squad. 

No recruiting sanctions. No major injuries save the couple of games that Jordan Travis missed at the end of the 2023 season. Just a guy way in over his head that can't keep pace with the big dogs. But Norvell should be honored by Miami fans because the 2021 game (with the 4th-and-14 conversion) was the wake-up call that Miami needed. The administration saw the amateur-hour operation at FSU and said to themselves, 'We can't keep losing to THIS guy!'. 

And that will be Norvell's enduring legacy. His limited success at FSU led to much greater success for Miami. Thanks, Mike, and it's a shame that the Hurricanes probably won't be able to give you the send-off that you truly deserve. 

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