Tomahawk Choppin' in Indian Village...The OFFICIAL 2013-2014 FSU Seminole Thread

[Lucky_Lefty]

Anybody else not feeling that "show" deal Bobby got? $250k just to go speak at alumni functions and show up to two football games per year? Sounds like a money grab. Old man still salty

 

[FakeNews]

I thought he and his family were finally done pimping FSU for money. Guess I was wrong.

 

[yeahisaidit]

I came thru CARE 2004. Oil spill, The set on Fridays. The Moon on Wednesdays, and countless other parties...

No wonder my ass had to join the military!

 

[Tide Run This]

FSU O/U 10.5 wins in 2013?

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

FSU O/U 10.5 wins in 2013?

I got us 10-3 only losing the rivalry games

Just copped my vs Pitt ticket. $160 for 50 yd line

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

E!SPN Insider stuff. I'm bored and need my CFB fix

Florida State might have taken steps to knock out two birds with one stone on Saturday.

Speedy receiver Javonte Seabury (Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek) was offered and committed to the Seminoles and regional recruiter Rick Trickett.

• Javonte Seabury
• Wide receiver
• 2014
• Committed: Florida State

"I am officially committed to Florida State," he said.

But his value could go on beyond his speed.

His brother, Jacques Patrick (Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek) is one of the top junior running backs in the country and already a four-star prospect. Seabury said he would love to play with Patrick in Tallahassee.

"That would be nice," Seabury said.

Seabury checks in at 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds. He is the Seminoles' 20th commitment for the 2014 class

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

2015 ESPN 300 targets: Florida State - FSU Seminoles Blog - ESPN

NoleNation takes a look at some of the most wanted prospects in the ESPN Junior 300 for Florida State.

1. CB Kevin Toliver II (Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy)
6-foot-1, 183 pounds ESPN 300 rank: 2

A commitment to LSU since last November, there are no immediate signs that Toliver will leave his Tigers pledge. But Florida State continues to recruit him heavily -- and it should, given his tremendous ability.

2. WR George Campbell (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake)
6-4, 185
ESPN 300 rank: 3

For his class, there might not be a more athletic receiver at Campbell's 6-foot-4 size in the country. Campbell can jump through the roof and has great speed to go along with it.
2015 ESPN 300

College programs aren't the only ones scouting the Class of 2015. After hitting the camp circuits and watching hours and hours of tape, our scouts rank the 2015 prospects.ESPN Junior 300

• Luginbill: Meet the Class of 2015 »
• Haubert: Ten things to know
• Who's starting fast with '15 classes
• Around the Nation: Top targets

3. OT Martez Ivey (Apopka, Fla./Apopka)
6-5, 275
ESPN 300 rank: 6

Ivey is all set to become one of the most highly-recruited players among offensive linemen in the country. He's already got a great list of offers, and he could end up being the top offensive tackle in the country when it's all said and done.

4. OLB Jeffrey Holland (Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy)
6-2, 215
ESPN 300 rank: 13

A teammate of Toliver's, Holland stands out on a team that has several stars. He's got a great offer list and stands 6-foot-2, 226 pounds.

5. RB Jordan Scarlett (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./University School)
5-11, 190
ESPN 300 rank: 26

Has been known as one of the top running backs in the state for a couple of years now. Scarlett stands out at a school loaded with talent and is a main cog for the offense at U-School.

6. DT T.D. Moton (Shreveport, La./Calvary Baptist Academy)
6-4, 310
ESPN 300 rank: 27

One of the top defensive tackle prospects in the country already, and he has a lot of offers to back it up. Moton will be tough to pull away from SEC programs, particularly his home state LSU.

7. DE CeCe Jefferson (Glen Saint Mary, Fla./Baker County)
6-5, 260
ESPN 300 rank: 48

Has one of the best-looking offer lists of any player in the state of Florida. All the big boys are in on Jefferson already.

8. ATH Kerryon Johnson (Madison, Ala./Madison Academy)
6-1, 175
ESPN 300 rank: 62

Florida State targeted Johnson early on in the process and was one of his first offers. Now Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss and South Carolina are in on him, too.

9. DE Garrett Williams (Orlando, Fla./First Academy)
6-4, 203
ESPN 300 rank: 200

Williams has plenty of ties to Florida State, and the Seminoles have already offered him. He's a capable tight end and defensive end, but his future probably lies on defense.

10. ATH Jacques Patrick (Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek)
6-2, 190
ESPN 300 rank: 231

Patrick has one of the most expansive offer lists of any prospect in the country regardless of class. He's a big power back on offense and could play defense, but he has a preference to be a ball carrier.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Marlon Gonzalez (Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast) wasn't exactly flying high on Seminoles fans' radars coming into the first session of the Jimbo Fisher Camp in June.

Now that they know who the 6-foot-4, 255-pound defensive end is, they certainly understand why he was taken by the Florida State coaches. Even more credibility has arrived with his recent inclusion in the 2015 ESPN 300.

Sure, Gonzalez will take the honor -- like he should. But at the same time, he isn't focused on that above the goals of his team.

Tom Hauck for ESPN2015 ESPN 300 DE Marlon Gonzalez felt an instant connection to Florida State, committing to the Seminoles.
"It is a great honor," he said. "It is a great, great honor because not everybody can say that. But to me, I am not as interested in awards like that as much as I am in my team. But it is a great honor and I really appreciate it."

The Fisher camp begins a second and final installment starting Wednesday. Gonzalez might conjure up some memories, if that word even qualifies since his first FSU camp experience was a month ago, by coming back up at some point during the week.

He won't participate this time, though. Instead, he will plan to show the school to his mother, who is a very important part of his decision-making process.

"I might come up there, but I might not do anything because my mom wants to see everything up there," he said. "She is my biggest concern through the recruiting process."

Gonzalez said his mom was fine with his decision to commit to Florida State last time because the school made such a powerful impression on him. The ESPN 300 defensive lineman saw a bunch of things that made an impact in a variety of categories.

"It was a great bond with the coaching staff," he said. "They treated me like family. Jimbo, he's a real funny guy and I like that. He has a lot of experience and has taken his teams to a bunch of bowl games. I really liked that.

"Also, the facilities were amazing. They are at the top of the country. One of my former teammates went there and he thought I should come [to FSU] for my future. My mom hasn't gone up there yet, so I want to do that."

Part of the facilities angle Gonzalez talked about is probably the most visible when driving around campus -- a giant building, that is not quite finished, rising up from the practice fields.

The indoor practice facility showed him just what kind of commitment the school is making to the football program.

"From the outside, it looks really impressive," he said. "They have put a lot of money in it. They weight room by itself was pretty good, too. I like that you don't have to drive to a stadium like they do at Miami or something."

The aforementioned teammate, running back Mario Pender, spoke to Gonzalez candidly about what he liked and what he didn't. Coming from someone he knew already, he knew he could take Pender's words to be truthful.

"It made it a lot easier," Gonzalez said. "He said that they are going to make me get better and that the campus is great."

Gonzalez has other offers from Cincinnati, Arizona, South Florida, Iowa State, Maryland, Boston College, Purdue, Florida Atlantic and Florida International.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State has its big back for the Class of 2014.

Johnathan Vickers (Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian) will stay home to play for the Seminoles after committing to FSU on a local television broadcast and attending the second Jimbo Fisher Camp.

• Johnathan Vickers
• Running back
• 2014
• Uncommitted: List

Pos RkStarsGradeHometown
39
80Tallahassee, FL
Vickers, who chose the Seminoles over Louisville, credited the relationships he's developed with Fisher and running backs coach Jay Graham.

"Coach Fisher, Coach Graham, the relationship I have built with them over the last couple of years,” the four-star running back said. “Their running style, their academics and just everything they stand for here."

The coaching staff has been pushing for a commitment from the 6-foot, 212-pound Vickers since the first camp session in June. Vickers sees himself being used in a variety of ways.

"Just like they have used every other back, you know, Chris Thompson, James Wilder -- he came in at 230 and I am at 215 right now, and I should be about 225 when I get here," said Vickers. "Same running and blocking scheme and coming out of the flats and stuff like that."

ESPN’s scouts agree with the assessment.

“This is a prospect with a coveted size/speed ratio and overall impressive physical tools to develop,” the scouting report said. “Has a taller, well-built frame that looks like it could still fill out to the 220-pound range without losing the necessary speed he currently displays. Shows flashes on a straight-away of having much better speed than you might think.

“Vickers is a workhorse type of runner. Shows flashes of being a nice check-down with soft hands out of the backfield. Has good speed and strength and projects to be more of a downhill back at the next level. This is a physical back with good hole quickness, and he is only going to get bigger and stronger. Nice fit for a downhill scheme with some cutback possibilities for him to exploit.”

The No. 39-rated running back was being recruited by Alabama, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin before choosing his local team.

Vickers is the only running back in the Seminoles’ 2014 class. The 19th commit in the class joins 11 other offensive players.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Welp, Kourtzidis transferring....gonna be a lot of 4-5 WR sets this year with only O'Leary (who needs to stay the fukk off of motorcycles, mopeds, anything with 2 wheels)

 

[klutch2381]

Welp, Kourtzidis transferring....gonna be a lot of 4-5 WR sets this year with only O'Leary (who needs to stay the fukk off of motorcycles, mopeds, anything with 2 wheels)

Any specifics as to why?

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Any specifics as to why?

I'm guessing that injured shoulder and time he'd be out and 2) he was really close to Coley so he may have felt he wouldn't get a fair shot w/ him not being there...Can't even say he was scared of competition cause he was a better pass catcher than Haplea and Hicks went back to DE

 

[klutch2381]

Haplea is out with an ACL too. Damn, our TE depth is garbage. I'd trade two of our DT's for a game breaking TE right about now. I see Hicks around all the time. I don't think he moves back to TE. He looks ready for a good season at DE, though.

 

[MostReal]

Do you guys know what Seminole means? the actual word itself?

 

[Newzz]

Cant wait for the Sept 2nd game against Pitt brehs.