I'm not doing a full Charleston Southern preview this week, so here's an extended mailbag episode looking at what Norvell needs to change about his approach, how FSU mangled their portal use in 2024 and needs to alter their approach, and potential coaches in play for the open spots and more. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing...

Mike Norvell has fired three assistants: DC Adam Fuller, OC/OL coach Alex Atkins, and WRs coach Ron Dugans. Time to assess possible replacements. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors...

That was as ugly as expected. So now what? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to let them know you heard about them from the Unconquered Podcast): Justin Galloway at...

This episode spends some time on Q&A before a short ND preview. Not much positive in that preview, folks. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to let them know you...

Florida State alumnus Mack Brown's UNC Tar Heels pounded Florida State at home, further pouring salt in the wounds of an already disastrous season. This time, we saw the defense start to quit as the wheels have fully come off. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop....

North Carolina brings to Tallahassee the statistically worst defense Florida State has faced. Will it be enough to help FSU's offense figure out a way to score enough points to win a game? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some...

Nope, Florida State didn't have anywhere near enough to beat their rivals from South Florida. Instead, the game went basically according to expectations, as the hapless, undisciplined Seminoles were dominated by a Miami (Fla) team that was never really challenged in this game. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the...

Cam Ward has sparked the Miami (Fla) Hurricanes to a 7-0 start, but can Florida State get things together enough to upset their rivals? Probably not. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors...

This Florida State team has crossed into historic low territory, becoming the first team in program history to lose to Duke. The bye week wasn't enough, and the Noles still can't block or catch. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some...

Florida State has made some significant changes to the depth chart coming out of the open date, and now they face a Duke team that's 5-1 but may not be one of the best six teams the 'Noles have faced this season. But will it be enough to stop the bleeding and emerge from Durham with a 23rd straight win against the Blue Devils? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and...

The second part of the midseason mailbag, looking at roster management, the transfer portal, what an ace recruiter does during the season, and more. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast...

Part one of a lengthy midseason mailbag, addressing questions about strength and conditioning, recruiting, coaching changes, scheme, and more. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors...

Brock Glenn provided enough of a spark to give some hope for the future, and FSU's defense repeatedly stiffened in the red zone, but it wasn't enough against a good Clemson team. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please...

This is not a vintage Clemson team coming to Tallahassee, and the Tigers' question marks on both lines give FSU a chance. Can Brock Glenn and the Seminoles find a way to pull the upset? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some...

In this episode of 'Unconquered with Doc Staples,' we look at the rapid decline of Florida State's football team and the changes in Coach Mike Norvell's approach. By drawing parallels with the impact of relaxed academic standards during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lowered expectations and resulting leniency have made it difficult to regain the previous high standards. The episode discusses the need for reestablishing accountability, potential coaching changes, and the challenges facing Norvell...

Watching Florida State football this year is sort of like drinking spoiled milk. You know it should be better than it is, but it's turned awful and isn't getting better. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also...

Florida State travels to Dallas riding a one-game winning streak. Can the Noles find a way to survive against a program that just arrived in the ACC from a G5 conference? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also...

Why keep playing DJU? Why does FSU keep losing contain on defense? Why keep playing Kyle Morlock? Running game woes; should Mike Norvell change his running game approach? Coaching and recruiting—why favor recruiters as position coaches rather than great coaches? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our...

Well, it wasn't pretty, but a win's a win. Right? Right? This still isn't a good football team, but at least the fight is there and the defense bowed up in the red zone enough to come away with a win. But all three phases still need to get a lot better to be competitive against the rest of the schedule. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be...

Florida State should beat Cal by a comfortable margin. But that would require a major turnaround from what we've seen so far this season, and this team hasn't given sufficient reason to think that's what's going to happen here. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop....

An 0-3 start has Florida State fans asking lots of questions. We try to work through some of what seems like an unlimited mailbag in this episode, discussing the QB question, whether a coach's message gets stale after awhile, and whether Mike Norvell can turn things around. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the...

This is bad, folks. Really bad. This is a team that isn't bought in, doesn't believe, and hasn't been well coached. And it's hard to see a lot of solutions from here this season. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please...

I went into the preparation for this preview show expecting to pick a super-close game, likely with Memphis winning. Then I took a closer look at Memphis' first two games, and I'm just not sure Memphis has the players up front to do that. If it does turn out that close (or another loss for FSU), it's time to shatter that glass and push that emergency button. This is a team FSU should handle up front and get things moving in the right direction against. Please rate and review this podcast!...

Florida State somehow managed to lose the bye week. This short mailbag episode looks at some of the questions about program momentum, game planning, and more. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our...