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Unconquered with Doc Staples
by Jason A. Staples
Coverage and Analysis of Florida State Football
Episodes
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Florida State Faces Miami (FL) - How Bad Will It Get?
Florida State goes on the road to face rival Miami (FL) as Mike Norvell coaches for his job. It's not likely to go well. Lots of things will have to go right for the Seminoles to have a chance to win this game, and the odds of those things all happening are very slim. Not only are the Hurricanes...
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Florida State Displays Glass Jaw in 44-20 Loss at Louisville
Florida State was dominating Louisville, running the football seemingly at will, and about to score to go up 21-0 in the first quarter. Then the wheels fell off after a poorly called and executed play on fourth and goal, and Louisville outscored the Noles 44-6 from that point forward. We've seen...
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Previewing Florida State at Louisville
Florida State travels to Louisville on a short week to face a Cardinals team on a two-game losing streak on a Friday night. Louisville is one of the most boom-or-bust teams in the country; can the Seminoles go boom or will it be another road bust for Mike Norvell's squad? Please rate and review...
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Evaluating Florida State's Demolition of Virginia
Florida State overwhelmed a physical Virginia team in Tallahassee, dominating the line of scrimmage to the tune of ten sacks while rushing for 281 yards and five touchdowns, all by QB Ashton Daniels. What should we take away from this win, and how much might we expect this to be a trend rather…
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Previewing Virginia at Florida State
After an uninspiring win over an FCS opponent, Florida State hosts a veteran Virginia team that wants to run the football. Can FSU find a way to slow down a rushing attack this season and get a key win at home, or will the 2026 season be more of the same? Please rate and review this podcast!…
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Evaluating the Carnage after Bama Smashes FSU
The Florida State-Alabama game went as expected, as the Crimson Tide pulled away from a poor Florida State defense late. What did we learn from the game, and what lies ahead? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon...
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Previewing Florida State at Alabama
Florida State faces Alabama on the road on Saturday as Mike Norvell continues the fight-for-his-job tour. FSU has lost nine straight on the road. Can they keep that streak from extending to ten against a very good Alabama team? Show Notes: Mike Alford Fired Watched the Film of Bama vs Kentucky…
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Brief Hot Takes after SMU Beats Florida State 27-24
SMU tried to give Florida State the win in their ACC opener. The Noles found ways to give it back. Frustrating times in Tallahassee. 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...
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Previewing SMU at Florida State
Florida State faces SMU on Labor Day evening in a showdown with huge implications both on the ACC race and on Florida State's season and Mike Norvell's future in Tallahassee. Norvell has had disproportionate success in Power conference openers since his arrival at FSU. Can he keep that trend…
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Evaluating Florida State vs New Mexico State
Florida State defeated New Mexico State 34-17, leaving many Seminole fans frustrated at a closer margin than projected. But was the performance as bad as social media influencers are suggesting or was it an acceptable opener or something else? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star...
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2026 Florida State Football Preview, Part 2
This is the sort of schedule that gets a coach fired. But FSU should be significantly improved. Will it be enough? 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…
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2026 Florida State Football Preview: Part 1
Back for another season—who is ready to be hurt again? Or are expectations so low that there's no pain left? This is a team that could be a lot better than anyone thinks—or it could lose a couple early and quit. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast…
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FSU Plays with No Edge in Season-Ending Loss at Florida
Florida State will miss a bowl after opening the season with a dominant win over Alabama. This team simply found ways to beat itself over and over, and by the end of the season the lack of focus and physicality became an obvious problem, further exposed by a Florida running game that averaged…
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Can Noles Get Out of Their Own Way against the Gators?
Florida has been a tough out for many of the teams on the nation's toughest schedule, but they've not been able to score many points all season. Can FSU take care of business on the road against an offense-challenged Gators team? Possible, but I wouldn't bet on it. Please rate and review this...
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Mike Norvell Returning for 2026 But Changes Needed
Florida State has announced that Mike Norvell will be returning for the 2026 season, choosing hope over frustration. The question is whether they'll do the things necessary to facilitate success for the embattled head coach. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support...
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NC State 21, FSU 11 - Seminoles Need an Exorcist
Just when I thought they couldn't find another way to lose a game they should win, they go and do something like this. Florida State simply does not make the necessary plays to win when the game is on the line, and they play too many games on the margin because of inconsistency at QB. Please rate...
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NC State Preview - Noles Try to Overcome Road Woes
Carter-Finley Stadium has been a house of horrors for Florida State over the last decade, and FSU has been bad on the road this year. NC State, on the other hand, has played significantly better at home than the road. So what is likely to happen in this battle between two bipolar teams? Please…
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Efficient FSU Offense Runs Over Virginia Tech, 34-14 - Postgame Hot Takes
Florida State was creaky in the first half but efficient on the whole, scoring on seven of eight drives in this game while forcing two turnovers on defense. The 6.2 yards per play given up to a bad Virginia Tech offense is cause for maintaining concern about the defense, however. Please rate and...
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Virginia Tech Preview
Styles make fights, and this time FSU's style matches up well with a Virginia Tech team that doesn't do the the things that give the Seminoles trouble very well. It'll take a strong self-sabotage effort from FSU to lose this one. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps!...
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Florida State Self-Sabotages Again, Loses to Clemson 24-10
Florida State found more ways to shoot itself in the foot than Clemson in a matchup between two teams that have found ways to lose all season. Ultimately, FSU is just a team that doesn't handle the small details in the key situations, and that continues to cost them in tight games. This game was...
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Clemson Preview - Two Unlucky Teams Face Off
One of the only teams in the country that has been more situationally poor or unlucky than Florida State is Clemson. Now these two programs face one another to discover who can find a way to lose another game they ought to have won. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps!...
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Florida State 42, Wake Forest 7 - Postgame Hot Takes
Florida State finally got a lead and then took advantage of that leverage to blow out a Wake Forest team that had not been blown out this season. This FSU team has been an enigma all season, and the way they blew this game open only reinforces the potential they've had all season, though they…
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Mailbag and Wake Forest Preview
Before getting to the Wake Forest preview, we need to discuss the soap opera that is the CFB job market. Would Florida State consider a guy like Manny Diaz? Or Wake Forest’s Jake Dickert? As for the Wake Forest game, it really comes down to turnovers, whether FSU stays patient enough to make this…
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Scorching Hot Takes after Ninth Straight ACC Loss - Norvell Is Done, What Now?
It hadn't fully happened till this week, but Norvell has now lost his team. They’ve quit. Interactions on sideline & effort in certain spots made that clear against Stanford. Once you get to that point as a coach, there's really no return, and the buyout amount ceases to matter at that point. Hot...
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Mailbag and Stanford Preview
A few questions came in after the three-game losing streak that were worth taking before this week's preview. Then we evaluate the matchup against Stanford, which is the first in the last three weeks where the matchup is friendly to Florida State in terms of styles and specific personnel…
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Noles Drop Third Consecutive Game - Pitt Postgame Hot Takes
Mike Norvell's seat is scalding after Florida State drops their third consecutive game—and eighth straight ACC contest—with a 34-31 home loss to Pitt. But is patience a better approach for Florida State? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the...
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Pitt Preview - Can FSU Get Back on Track?
After two losses, can FSU stop the bleeding against a Pitt team that has moved the football on everyone they've played? It's going to be a major challenge for the Florida State secondary, which hasn't played well yet this season. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps!...
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Turnovers & Key Mistakes Doom Noles against Miami - Postgame Hot Takes
Florida State's lines managed a stalemate against the vaunted Miami (FL) lines, but the Canes still jumped out to an insurmountable lead thanks to turnovers and poor situational play. The FSU defense took the right approach—stop the run (3.0 ypc allowed) and force Carson Beck to beat them down…
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Miami (FL) Preview - Styles Make Fights (Again)
Given the two coaching staffs, Miami needs a significant talent advantage to beat Florida State, especially on the road. Do the Hurricanes have enough to take care of business in Tallahassee, or do the matchups and styles favor the Seminoles? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star…
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Missed Opportunities Plague Seminoles in OT Road Loss at Virginia - Postgame Hot Takes
Batted-ball interceptions, a missed FG, a ball in the dirt on a throwback that would almost certainly have scored, a bobbled ball in the back of the end zone, and many other single plays might've won it for Florida State, but the Seminoles just came up one play short in the road opener against...
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Previewing the ACC Opener at Virginia
After another demolition of an outmatched nonconference opponent, Florida State begins ACC play on the road at Virginia after a short week. This is an especially important game that will tell us quite a bit about the type of team Mike Norvell really has this season. Please rate and review this...
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Kent State Preview, Florida vs Miami (FL) Previews
Florida State hosts an outmanned Kent State team, while the more interesting game of the weekend for FSU fans is the matchup between the two hated rivals. And how well will FSU have to play each week to win their remaining games? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps!...
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Florida State 77, East Texas A&M 3 - The Culture Looks Healthy (Again)
On the one hand, you usually don't learn much by playing really bad teams because they're not good enough to really challenge you. But you can learn a lot about the culture of your team and whether they're going to focus regardless of the opponent, and Florida State passed that test with flying...
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Looking Ahead to East Texas A&M and Beyond
Florida State looks to avoid a post-huge-win hangover against an overmatched East Texas A&M team. A few additional notes from the Bama win and a look ahead at this game and a few keys for the future. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the...
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Florida State Bullies Alabama 34–17 - Postgame Hot Takes
Mike Norvell guaranteed that the turnaround would be immediate. Tommy Castellanos said he didn't see Alabama stopping him. Both—together with a team that played physical, aggressive football for four quarters—backed up their words as Florida State made a statement against Alabama in the opener in…
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Alabama Preview: Can Florida State Pull the Upset?
Alabama arrives in Tallahassee to face an outmanned Florida State, but sometimes the team with less overall talent manages to win after taking advantage of key matchups, generating cheap big plays, and forcing turnovers. Can the Seminoles manage it against the über-talented Crimson Tide? Please...
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2025 Season Preview
After a long offseason and a miserable 2024, what can we expect from the 2025 Florida State team against this schedule? And what is likely to happen in conference and nationally? It's the most wide-open year since before COVID, so buckle up for what should be an entertaining ride. Please rate and...
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Has FSU Fixed What Went Wrong? Running Game and Stopping the Run
After a catastrophic collapse in 2024, has Florida State fixed the problems enough for 2025? 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…
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The Best Comp for the 2025 FSU Team?
Before getting to the remaining questions about whether Norvell fixed the right things to recover from 2024, we're going to look at the template he used to build toward a specific vision and identity in 2025. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via...
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Has FSU Fixed What Went Wrong? Part 1, Leadership and the QB Position
After a historic fall to 2–10 last season, has Florida State fixed its most important flaws to be able to recover to respectability? It starts with leadership and the QB position. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast…
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Back in the Saddle - The 2025 Season Approaches
After a leave of absence, we're back and ready to start previewing the 2025 season. While we were away, we saw the FSU beat (and social media) turn super negative, the House Settlement get approved, and lots of people let the 2024 season have too much weight in their 2025 projections. Please rate...
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Turning the Page to 2025
After taking some time to handle other responsibilities, it's time to evaluate what has changed on the FSU coaching staff heading into the 2025 season. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of...
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Closing Time - Florida State Wraps 2024 Season with 31-11 Loss & Gus Malzahn as New OC
The rivalry tilt against Florida went about as expected. Now it's finally time to turn the page to the 2025 season, including the news of the next offensive coordinator at FSU: current UCF head coach Gus Malzahn. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast...
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Florida Preview and Mailbag
I'm not optimistic about FSU's chances against Florida. But the new hires should help. 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...
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Mailbag Before Charleston Southern - Roster and Coaching Questions
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.…
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Norvell Fires Three Assistants - Hot Board Season Begins
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…
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Noles Play As Expected vs Notre Dame - What Kind of Changes Are Needed?
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...
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Mailbag and Brief Notre Dame Preview - Expect It to Be Ugly
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...
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Noles Get Embarrassed by Mack Brown's Tar Heels
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!…
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Tar Heels Come to Tallahassee
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...
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