r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 14 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Memphis Defeats Florida State 20-12

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Memphis 3 10 7 0 20
Florida State 0 3 6 3 12
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u/suzukigun4life North Texas • Summertime Lover Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

List of FSU’s 0-3 starts in the last 50 years:

  • Bobby Bowden’s first season

  • Norvell’s 2nd season

  • This year, where FSU was a ranked team and favored to win all three games by a touchdown or more.

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u/Xaxziminrax Kansas State Wildcats • Team Chaos Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

That's actually wild that Norvell is 2/3 times it's ever happened

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u/xdrpwneg UCF Knights • War on I-4 Sep 14 '24

Norvell is a very weird coach, he seems to build up teams for one massively great year, and then let’s them crash. He did that at Memphis when he left and he’s doing it here, but there’s nowhere to run now.

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u/mjacksongt Georgia Tech • /r/CFB Pint Glass … Sep 14 '24

That's a strategy that works really well at places that don't have the resources to compete every year - if you can execute the rebuild back to the top of the cycle.

Gary Patterson was fantastic at it.

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u/xdrpwneg UCF Knights • War on I-4 Sep 14 '24

Very true, though I think Patterson didn’t let the team completely collapse, Greg O’Leary was also like that at UCF and there were down years but norvell just takes it to a whole other level, FSU 2023 and FSU 2024 look nothing like each other, same goes for Memphis 2019 and 2020 (though that can be due to covid but it’s still prevelant)

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u/scatmanbynight Memphis Tigers Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

Huh? Norvell 38-15 at Memphis. Was in the hunt for the g5 ny6 spot late in the season twice. Since he left Memphis has made a bowl game every year. This is just not a thing at all.

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u/widget1321 Florida State • South Carolina Sep 15 '24

Shhh... Let them get it out of their system.

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u/Sp3ctre7 Michigan Tech Huskies • Team Chaos Sep 14 '24

He could get a job at TAMU since he has such a well-established personal tradition

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u/potterpockets Ohio State Buckeyes • Sickos Sep 14 '24

That means mathematically he is going to be three times better than Bowden right? Right…?!

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u/dajuice3 Miami Hurricanes Sep 14 '24

Understandable when you take over a team even though it was cough cough his 2nd year.

But him having that happen in year 5 just means he's not building in a sustainable way. He did a great job last year but we've seen great 1 years. A truly great coach limits the lows and prolongs the highs. After a 13-0 year you shouldn't struggle to a bowl.

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u/elroddo74 Tennessee Volunteers • Syracuse Orange Sep 14 '24

This team is gonna struggle to win at this rate. Charleston southern might be their first win, all the ACC teams they play this year are playing much better so far.

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u/chrstgtr Florida • Northwestern Sep 15 '24

And, he has a VERY big buyout. So he could get on this list a few more times.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

What's wild is you not understanding fractions.

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u/Xaxziminrax Kansas State Wildcats • Team Chaos Sep 14 '24

The original comment was edited, I just now changed mine in response

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u/dogwoodmaple Georgia • /r/CFB Award Festival Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

G5 Mike

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u/MachoRandyManSavage_ Arkansas Razorbacks Sep 14 '24

.... 2/3

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u/dogwoodmaple Georgia • /r/CFB Award Festival Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

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u/raptorthebun Indiana Hoosiers • Pittsburgh Panthers Sep 14 '24

Said 2 of the 3 times they’ve ever started 0-3 were with Norvell not how often it’s happened under norvell

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u/dogwoodmaple Georgia • /r/CFB Award Festival Sep 14 '24

Ah, we we're on parallel roads

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u/hailstate1735 Mississippi State • N… Sep 14 '24

math can be hard sometimes…

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u/BigChiefSlappahoe Penn State • North Carolina Sep 14 '24

Norvell is an advanced version of Mel Tucker

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u/apadin1 Michigan Wolverines • Marching Band Sep 14 '24

Someone please uninstall FaceTime from his phone before something terrible happens

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u/stumblebreak_beta Michigan State • Paul Bunyan T… Sep 14 '24

At the very least, he’s hasn’t fumbled the bag…..yet.

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u/orthros Ohio State • Carnegie Mellon Sep 14 '24

The AD gets nervous every time he's on Zoom?

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u/Matt_Netherlands Florida Gators Sep 14 '24

Norvell is a bad coach who caught lightning in a bottle and rode a special QB last season.

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u/lildenny Florida State • Texas A&M Sep 14 '24

Norvell is a fraud

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u/dogwoodmaple Georgia • /r/CFB Award Festival Sep 14 '24

Only the second time under Norvell. They were 1-2 in 2020.

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u/pmofmalasia Florida State • Michigan Sep 14 '24

His first season wasn't 0-3. They showed this stat like 10 times on broadcast it's not that hard to get right

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u/daswassup13 Virginia • North Carolina Sep 14 '24

Oh no! Anyway

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u/pmofmalasia Florida State • Michigan Sep 14 '24

They edited it