Florida State is coming off its second win of the season! We get to rejoice over the Seminoles finding their first victory since September while diving into some important topics like FSU's plan at quarterback for the Florida game and into next season as well as some intel on FSU's offensive coordinator search. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Reacting to Florida State's victory over Charleston Southern. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FSU is about to embark on an offseason that will determine if Mike Norvell can turn this thing around. How will we know if the Seminoles were successful in taking steps to climb out of the gutter? aOTB sets a list of criteria for what we want to see this offseason, from coordinator qualifications to requisite skills for new coaches, Portal strategy, and more. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always,...

Florida State lost quarterback Tramell Jones, but seems like it will replace him with a higher-graded prep prospect in Carter Smith. That's the jumping off point for a larger discussion as the Seminoles entering an interesting month in which they'll have to evaluate how they try retain QBs Luke Kromenhoek and Brock Glenn while exploring the transfer market. Then we get into our thoughts on the Town Hall meeting for FSU's boosters. Is FSU well equipped to handle the next step of college...

What is Florida State looking for in its new offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator?  On The Bench gathers our thoughts after a chaotic day to go over the change on the Seminoles' coaching staff as FSU parted ways with coordinators Adam Fuller and Alex Atkins, as well as receivers coach Ron Dugans.  We lay out the parameters that we think Mike Norvell is setting for each position after he felt like change was necessary.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Florida State has finally made changes to its coaching staff. Head coach Mike Norvell announced on Sunday afternoon that he had fired three of his assistant coaches: offensive coordinator/OL coach Alex Atkins, defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and wide receivers coach Ron Dugans. Noles247's Chris Nee and Trey Rowland are On The Bench as they react to the major changes to Norvell's staff in Tallahassee. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Florida State travelled to South Bend and got embarrassed yet again. The X's and Noles boys are here to break it all down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida State keeps playing games, and keeps regressing. The consistent backslide leads us to an obvious conclusion: Change, significant change, is necessary. And at this point, it's what we're expecting. On The Bench dives into the reasons why we're expecting sizable alterations to Mike Norvell's staff amid an unacceptable 2024 season. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X's and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and...

Giving our thoughts immediately following yet another loss for Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1-7 Florida State is looking for their second win of the 2024 football season this weekend when they host North Carolina. The Noles247 crew is more focused on addressing some of the issues in the program and the steps being made towards fixing those moving forward. In today's episode of On The Bench, we evaluate Mike Norvell's telling Monday press conference answers while also taking some listener questions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Florida State has suffered yet another defeat and became the first team in 70 years to go from perfect to 1-7. Trey and CoachAB give their thoughts immediately after the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FSU's depressing season is probably about to get a lot worse with the Seminoles sitting at three-touchdown underdogs entering Miami Hate Week. Our episode isn't about this game, but rather the long walk to the end of the season and what sort of changes are in store or needed for this upcoming offseason. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rock Bottom again? Welp here we go again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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FSU is midway through a 2024 campaign that we'd like to forget. But alas, we dive into trying to figure out what the heck has gone wrong and whether it can (eventually) be fixed. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're...

Why did it take so long to make the switch to Brock Glenn and was the wait worth it? This episode of On The Bench focuses heavily not just on QB play, but the decisions that led into FSU getting its best performance of the year from Glenn and where the Seminoles go from here at the position. The episode then shifts into youth movement and the first three things we would do if we were named the Duke of Doak. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple...

Giving our instant thoughts to another embarrassing outcome for Florida State. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FSU is going with Brock Glenn against Clemson. Will that make a marked changed in the offense with DJ Uiagalelei sidelined? We go over expectations for FSU's QB1 for the foreseeable future, what the offense could look like, the timing of the change, and our view of the other backup QBs. Plus the race (Nee shockingly doesn't care), a decommit, and more. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star...

Florida State is 1-4. We play Buy or Sonnone to either push through the pain or embrace it, whichever you prefer. The OTB crew goes over our thoughts on if we saw signs of quit, a bleak recruiting outlook, and wade into the waters of what a fix looks like in this episode. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show...

Hop on the bench with the X's and Noles trio to vent about the embarassing SMU loss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida State won its first game of the 2024 football season on Saturday when the Seminoles took on California inside Doak Campbell Stadium. We get to celebrate and talk about FSU's awesome defensive performance, holding Cal to just nine points and no touchdowns on the evening. However, we do need to once again criticize FSU's offensive output, getting outgained by over 100 yards and only putting up 14 points. Where does FSU go from here? We talk about that, plus some positive recruiting...

Join the X's and Noles trio as they jump "On the Bench" and react to the Florida State victory over Cal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nee, Zach, and Brendan wade through the waters of FSU's 0-3 start. This isn't a look at how FSU got here as much as it's an exploration of what needs to be fixed, and how that could occur, if the Seminoles are to salvage this major setback under Mike Norvell. Listener questions are answered in this MAILBAG episode. But we start off with the details on what's happening between FSU and the ACC. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X's and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google...

On this episode of the On The Bench podcast, Brendan Sonnone, Chris Nee and Zach Blostein dive into discussion on the state of the FSU Football program after suffering their third straight loss to open the 2024 season. Where does FSU go from here? Do they make a change at quarterback moving forward? Are coaching staff changes a viable option in-season? We tackle all of these questions in our 1-hour + talk on the Seminoles. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...