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FSU Coaches and Fans Share One Thing in Common: Championship desires

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Rick Trickett stretched out his legs and propped his cowboy boots up on the opposite seat.“I’ll tell you what I’ve learned,” he began.No one had asked him, but that’s never

necessary. Simply to be in the presence of Rick Trickett is to be entertained.

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“In my 39 years of coaching, I’ve learned never to fall in love with houses, horses or universities.”

The best offensive line coach in America paused and smiled. “I’ve left some schools because I wanted out, and I’ve been pushed out of some schools that I really liked. That’s what a career in coaching is like.”

Yes. Coaching at the top of the college football pyramid is different today. Trickett knows that the profession of coaching has become more transient than ever before.

There’s so much money on the table now that the very weight of it has changed the game. It has certainly changed the coach-ing business. Now, more than any other time in the history of collegiate athletics, coaches are paid to win. You have to win or you have to go.

A wise fellow gave me some advice long ago, when I joined Seminole Boosters. He said, “Never forget that those coaches on the sidelines wearing your colors have more in common with their counterparts across the field than they do with your fans in the stands.”

Yes. Coaches know, as Rick Trickett warned, not to fall in love with their uni-versity. They know that being fired is part of the business they’ve chosen, and that someday they may have to look to one of those counterparts on the other side of the field for employment.

Money has changed the market. Most athletic departments enjoy the same fa-miliar sources of income. There are ticket sales, of course, and Booster contributions. But those numbers pale in comparison to the money received through the various conferences from television contracts.

The general costs associated with just fielding intercollegiate teams keep rising. The cost of winning is increasing even fast-er. Not everyone will be able to keep up.

Schools considered to be elite com-petitors compensate their head coaches on a scale undreamed of even a decade ago. Jimbo Fisher will earn more as a sec-ond year head coach in 2011 than Bobby Bowden made after 34 years at Florida State. Neither man is surprised by that fact;

it’s the state of the market today.We remember the generation of

coaching greats characterized by the likes of Bobby Bowden, Bear Bry-ant, Shug Jordan, Bo Schembechler, Woody Hayes, Darrell Royal. You even have to give Steve Spurrier his due.

But it seems that a different breed of cat defines this new generation of elite college coaches. These new icons also have claims to greatness, but they’re different. They employ a more corporate approach to the game. Men who might otherwise have become trial lawyers or CEOs now look to college coaching to make their fortune.

Think about that. When you first started following sports, would you have been surprised to see a lawyer coaching college football? It’s dif-ferent now. Terry Bowden, who still owns the highest winning percent-age in Auburn history, is a lawyer. Mike Leach, the controversial former Texas Tech head coach (and still the all time winner there), never played college ball, but he did attend Pep-perdine Law School. And Vince Dooley’s son Derek, now head coach at Tennessee, practiced law for two years before turning to coaching.

All of this brings us roundabout to the subject of the much-discussed Indoor Practice Facility.

Fisher and Seminole fans have identical goals: winning championships. Jimbo has already given us a glimpse of what he can do, and we want him to continue to do it for the Seminoles. We sense that Fisher is special, that he is destined to find his place among the elite.

Fisher and his assistant coaches are con-sumed by the challenge of winning it all. They are relentless recruiters; they exer-cise extraordinary control over the health and fitness of the players, and they attend to every element of the program in excru-ciating detail.

Magic can follow when a new coach and a fan base both exhibit the same driving

hunger for championships. The most highly competitive programs reward a head coach handsomely for winning, but win he must.

Each of these elite coaches sets his top priorities, and those priorities vary. One coach may insist on making his coordina-tors the most highly paid assistants in the country. Another coach may feel his most immediate need is a dedicated weight-training facility just for football.

What do you need to win, Coach? Jimbo Fisher’s top priority is a covered practice facility. That’s why it has now become a top priority for our fans and for Seminole Boosters as well.

If you can’t practice, you can’t compete. In the last decade, Florida State has lost

Trickett and Fisher understood the dynamic nature of collegiate coaching. The two served as assistants at Auburn, LSU and Salem, WV before coming to Florida State.

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(Left to right) Greg Hudson, Rick Trickett, Warrick Dunn, Mark Stoops

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crucial games because bad weather kept the players off the field. Once upon a time coaches and players claimed they stayed on the practice field until lightening actu-ally struck the tower.

But now, all schools are required to keep a radar eye pointed at the sky, and if lightening flashes within a given distance, practice is over. At one time, Tallahassee actually was the lightening capital of the United States. I don’t know where we rank in that category today, but August in Tal-lahassee is dependably electric.

We want to keep Jimbo here and, like Rick Trickett said, coaches these days do move about.

Last month, a columnist in the ACC Sports Journal wrote this about the tran-sient nature of coaching today, “The game has changed … FSU fans will have to get used to this new world order, even though it’s going to be difficult for them. For 34 years, they had a coach in Bowden who stayed put despite overtures from some of the top programs in the country. Now they’re just like everybody else.”

Well, maybe not just like everybody else. There are only a handful of schools that, either through tradition or the blessings of geography, have any real chance of win-ning a national championship. Fisher is a realist. He wants to win championships,

and he knows Florida State has access to the best players in the country.

Top recruits are leaning toward the Sem-inoles. They want to win, and they know if you can’t practice you can’t compete. The new weather restrictions have impacted all schools. The elite programs either have covered practice facilities now or they’re going to have them soon.

This coming football season will be one to enjoy. And all Seminole fans will have the opportunity to help make the covered practice field a reality.

These are exciting days, with wonder-ful possibilities. Clear skies ahead for the Seminoles. SB

“when you have (an indoor practice facility) it shows your commitment to excellence and that they can get everything

they need to develop for that next level.”— Jimbo Fisher, Head Football Coach



Andy Miller was hired as president of Seminole Boosters, Inc., in 1975 at the age of 24 (one year before Bobby Bowden was hired as head coach). He has served as the not-for-profit’s CEO for

36 years, shepherding the Boosters through explosive growth in fundraising (annual revenues have grown from $300,000 to over $45 million per year), creating innovative business opportunities and the development of athletic and academic facilities. He has served under six FSU presidents, three head football coaches and during the tenures of seven athletic directors.

It was Miller who conceived the idea for the University Center Complex, an innovative blend of academic and athletic needs, which resulted in more than 500,000 square feet of classroom office space for the university and the most impressive stadium in the nation. Miller pioneered the innovative Heritage Grove, which is now home to more than a dozen fraternities.

This third-generation Seminole also cre-ated FSU’s licensing and affinity programs and has been instrumental in spearhead-ing land acquisitions for the university that have enabled the campus to expand its footprint by 25 percent. He has led three capital campaigns totaling more than $200 million to build athletic facilities and build a scholarship endowment.

Together with athletics, the Boosters de-veloped the master plan which led to the indoor basketball practice facility, renova-tion and expansion of the Dick Howser Baseball Stadium, the Morcom Aquatics Center, the McIntosh Track Building, the Barry Smith and Mary Anne Styles soc-cer/softball building and complex, the Middleton Golf Building, the Speicher Tennis Center and, most recently, the in-door tennis facility.

Florida State University has honored Miller numerous times. A banquet hall bears his name in the University Cen-ter Complex. He has been awarded the Alumni Association’s Circle of Gold and the Sliger Award, and he will be induct-ed into the FSU Athletics’ Hall of Fame this September.

Q: How does a 24-year-old kid get the job as president of Seminole Boosters, Inc.?A: The board was looking for a local alum-nus, and I was a local alumnus. I had ap-plied for a job at the Foundation a year earlier, and the president remembered me and recommended me for the Booster job. I was working in sales for Motorola at the time and loved the idea of corporate sales. I wasn’t interested in interviewing for the Booster job at first, but my father advised

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me to take a look at the position. So I did and found the opportunity very appealing.

Q: Your dad was an FSU grad too wasn’t he? A: Yes. I come from a long line of FSU and FSCW graduates. My grandmother, my mom and dad, my wife’s mom and stepdad, my sister, my brother, my brother-in-law, my son and daughter and son-in-law all graduated from FSU. And my four grand-sons will too if I have any say about it.

Q: George Langford was an influence on your career wasn’t he? Talk about what you learned from George and from other individuals during your career.A: George Langford served as a men-tor for me and has been the go-to guy throughout my career. George served sev-eral terms as chairman of Seminole Boost-ers and he used to tell me: “You can’t sell an empty seat. You have to get people in the room to sell them, and you have to put people in the stadium before you can get them to become Boosters.”

He also taught me you can’t sell a defi-cit. Deficits make people unhappy. You have to sell the positive, the great vision. George believed you have to hire a great football coach, build a great stadium and join a great conference.

There were many other chairmen who had a positive influence on our success and on my career, including Andy Hag-gard — who currently serves as the Chair-man of the Board of Trustees — and our

current Chairman Brian Swain, who is a passionate Seminole as well. We hold a dinner every year to honor our past chair-men, many of whom have been inducted into FSU’s Athletic Hall of Fame and the Circle of Gold. We’ve been blessed with great chairmen over the years, including Brian, who continues to serve and to guide me in profound ways.

I’d like to add that our university, and Seminole Boosters, Inc., has been blessed with outstanding leadership from a num-ber of university presidents and vice pres-idents during my tenure. While Seminole Boosters is a private non-profit corpora-tion, our board reports to the President of the University through the Vice President for University Advancement, and each of those individuals has provided a strong guiding hand for our organization as a whole and for me personally.

President Eric Barron and Vice Presi-dent Tom Jennings are very engaged with us; they see our vision and are very avail-able to help us serve our mission.

Q: Did you have a vision for FSU and what it has become?A: My vision for FSU was and is still very much like every other FSU graduate’s vi-sion for their alma mater. I want FSU to be the best at everything we do, whether it is football, business, academics, student life or the campus aesthetic. When you decide that’s what you want, then you start to look at what the iconic universities in the coun-try have and you build it and suddenly

you’re right there where they are. You are one of the icons of college athletics, ath-letically and academically.

Q: What are some of the projects accomplished that you feel were really important to the growth of the Boosters and to FSU athletics?A: The University Center and the stadi-um are the biggest things. It gave us the chance to generate the money necessary to do all the other things we want to do in so many other aspects of our program. We started with a 40,000-seat stadium and went to 80,000, which allowed us to really grow our fan base. We built 100 skyboxes and created numerous sources of revenue to fully fund our athletic program.

The conference gave us a steady rev-enue stream that we can count on year in and year out, and that was very important too. We would have never been invited into a major conference without the suc-cess we enjoyed in football. Without Bobby Bowden, or someone like Bobby, it would not have happened.

Coach Bowden was instrumental because he built a following. He built a fan base. A lot of it had to do with the personal relationship he had with the fans. He let them know he felt it was about more than winning.

Q: You’ve successfully guided three previous capital campaigns that raised more than $200 million, most of which was for facilities. Talk about that process.

“I come from a long line of FSU and FSCW graduates. My grandmother, my mom and dad, my wife’s mom and stepdad, my sister, my brother, my brother-in-law, my son and daughter and son-in-law all graduated from FSU. And my four grandsons will too if I have any say about it.”

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A: The facility master plan that former athletic director Dave Hart and the Boost-ers board jointly developed was a sprawl-ing facility upgrade for every sport, men’s and women’s. It was very ambitious — nearly $100 million in construction — and had to be funded privately. We could not turn to one donor to fund the entire plan, so instead we turned our full attention to asking hundreds of individual Boosters to write what checks they could and make long term pledges to fund the facilities. Thankfully, many of our loyal Boosters responded. Their pledge payments, which continue today, are used to pay the month-ly installments on a $70 million bond is-sue, which is essentially our mortgage on all our facility improvements.

Q: What have those facilities meant to FSU?

A: I think our athletic director, Randy Spetman, would tell you that building those state-of-the-art facilities was sig-nificant because it gave every one of our sports the chance to compete for cham-pionships. All of our athletic teams under Randy’s tenure have enjoyed great suc-cess, which is evidenced by the fact that FSU has earned three straight Top 10 rankings in the Directors Cup for com-prehensive performance. We’re the only program in the nation that can say that every team, men’s and women’s, qualified for NCAA post-season play two years in a row. I know Randy and his staff are very proud of that, and they should be. We all should be.

The Seminole Booster members should be especially proud of the fact that our sup-porters have always been willing to donate enough money to provide our athletic di-rectors with the resources they needed to make decisions that are not compromised by a lack of funds. Our members should be proud to know that their contributions enabled us to fully fund scholarships for all of our men’s and women’s sports and fund facilities and budgets to compete at this elite level.

Q: How does Seminole Boosters today compare to other fundraising organizations around the country?

A: When you look at total dollars raised — our annual fund, capital cam-paign gifts and everything else — we are among the largest in the nation. We cur-rently have 16,000 members, ranking us among the larger annual membership bases, but we continue to push to grow that base. We generate our revenue from a very broad range of sources, including our annual memberships, capital cam-paign gifts, licensing, concessions, sky-boxes and more.

Q: The Boosters are involved in several major projects right now, including the indoor practice facility, College Town and possibly an upgrade to Doak Campbell Stadium. Would you talk about each of those projects with us?

A: I’d be happy to discuss each project but I would be remiss if I did not start by say-

ing that our primary responsibility is, and always will be, to raise annual operating money so that our athletic director, Randy Spetman, has the resources to make im-portant decisions about coaches’ salaries, budgets, scholarships and other resources our teams need to win.

We have to stay focused on growing the number of Booster members and ask them to contribute to the best of their abil-ity, because we need to be able to transfer $10 million a year to athletics for operat-ing funds.

In addition to that core responsibility, we are very actively engaged in a capital campaign for the Indoor Practice Facility, College Town and updating Doak Camp-bell Stadium.

Q: Let’s start with the indoor practice facility. Why is that $15 million project so important?

A: We have a big investment in football, in our stadium, in our coaches and in our elite athletes, and we need for them to have all the tools they need to compete against the best programs in the nation. The margin for error is razor thin in this competitive arena and victory often comes down to execution. You can’t af-ford to miss a day of practice because of weather, let alone a week, and still expect good execution. One poorly executed play can cost you a game, and one loss can cost you a national title appearance, and that translates into lost revenue.

We want our elite coaches to recruit elite athletes, and our job is to provide

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them with elite facilities where they can push themselves to achieve their dreams.

Q: This project seems especially important to Coach Fisher. Has he expressed why it is so important to him and his team?

A: Yes, he has. Jimbo is a very determined coach. He wants to win a national title, and he wants to give his players every resource he can to accomplish that ambitious goal. He knows that the difference between suc-cess and failure in sports at this level is at-tracting elite players and then helping them to perform as a team at an elite level on game day. That process requires practice. So this facility is paramount to helping his team be prepared every week, regardless of what weather they might experience.

As you know, Jimbo is also a great re-cruiter, and I think this facility is a tangible example he can show prospects of FSU’s commitment to being an elite program.

Q: What makes the need for a practice facility different today than it was during the 1990s when FSU dominated the college football world without an indoor practice facility?

A: The weather hasn’t changed but the laws regarding practice have changed, particu-larly as it pertains to lightning. Players used to joke that we could practice right through a lightning storm if coach wanted to. Now there are NCAA rules when lightning is within 15 miles of your campus, forcing you to leave the practice field and go indoors when the lightning gets within three miles of campus. You can have a perfectly clear day and still not be able to practice if there is lightning showing up on the monitor. As you know, there’s lightning every afternoon in Tallahassee in August and September.

It’s because of that rule that we some-times have to clear the football or baseball stadium during a game even when you don’t see any lightning in the area.

That new requirement plays havoc with practice schedules. This is a big reason why you are seeing indoor practice facili-ties being built all across the south. If you want to compete at a very high level — and our Booster members have made it clear that they do — then we need to provide our team with a facility where they can prepare no matter what the weather may be.

Q: You were the guy who came up with the vision for the University Center, and now you’re promoting College Town. Would you share your vision for this project and tell us how it will benefit athletics?

A: Have you ever been to the Universities of Georgia, Wisconsin or Colorado? Each of them has entertainment areas right by the stadium where alumni and students can gather before and after games. These areas add to the atmosphere of the college

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It’s cause for celebration when a player is drafted in the first round. By earning a No. 18 overall selection, the NBA draft’s best defensive prospect, Chris Singleton, joined former ’Noles Christian Ponder (NFL/12th/Minnesota Vikings) and

Sean Gilmartin (MLB/28th/Atlanta Braves) in making FSU the only NCAA program in the country this year to have a first-round

selection in each of those professional drafts.Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time the Seminoles

have connected on this type of “triple.” Singleton’s selection marks the fourth time in school history that the NFL, MLB and NBA have taken an FSU student-athlete in the opening round of their respective drafts.

year nFl nBa MlB

2011 Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings) Chris singleton (Washington Wizards) sean Gilmartin (Atlanta Braves)

1995Derrick Alexander (Minnesota Vikings)Devin Bush (Atlanta Falcons)Derrick Brooks (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Bob Sura (Cleveland Cavaliers) David Yocum (Los Angeles Dodgers)Jonathan Johnson (Texas Rangers)

1994 William Floyd (San Francisco 49ers) Charlie Ward (New York Knicks) Paul Wilson (Cincinnati Reds)

1993 Marvin Jones (New York Jets) Doug Edwards (Atlanta Hawks)Sam Cassell (Houston Rockets) John Wasdin (Oakland A’s)

FLORIdA StAte “Triples”

The Only NCAA program in the Country This Year To Have a First-round Selection in Baseball, Basketball and Football

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It’s not the Southern accent and it’s not a mispronun-ciation. Seminole Boosters puts the emphasis on the

first syllable — FUN — in the word fundraising. And they do it for very good reason.

“The two primary benefits of joining Seminole Boosters are to earn priority and to have fun,” Seminole Booster President Andy Miller said. “Not all of our members can use priority, but 100 percent of our members can use some more fun.”

That’s why the Boosters put so much emphasis on creating events for members across the nation.

“Most of our alumni live a long way from Tallahassee and can’t make it back to cam-pus very often, so we’ve put an emphasis on bringing Tallahassee to them with coaches’ receptions, game-watching parties, casino nights, cruises, opportunities to meet play-ers and coaches at away games ... anything we can do to help our fans have fun and stay connected. And what events we can’t bring to them physically, we’re using technology to deliver virtually.”

Raising Fun Has A Purpose

Boosterevents

By Jerry kutz, viCE prESidENT Photos By ross oBley

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Fun Events Attract people …That Ultimately lead to philanthropy

Fun events attract people, foster con-nections and create friendship networks that ultimately lead to philanthropy.

The victory over South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl was the centerpiece of a spectacular weekend that featured pre-game receptions and a post game New Year’s Eve party, but the real magic oc-curred in the team hotel later that evening when our Booster members suddenly found themselves mingling with FSU players and coaches.

The Boosters promote informal recep-tions for members in the team hotel lobby during road trips. Huge gatherings of Seminole Boosters greeted the team when they arrived in Oklahoma last year and at several other away games.

“Having a hotel full of fellow Boosters gives you something in common with ev-eryone you meet,” said Rachel Catalano, who helped coordinate the events. “The lobby bars at those hotels were packed the whole time, and you end up meeting so many different people. At the ACC championship game, I had one Booster tell me it was truly the only way to come to a game because you really felt like you were on the inside of FSU football. You had everyone from our biggest donors to our student Boosters interacting.”

The Booster members who travelled with Dr. Eric Barron and Athletic Direc-tor Randy Spetman on the Booster cruise came back with a scrapbook of photo-graphs of historic sites. But each of them also came back with comical memories that helped build richer personal bonds. Getting bitten by a monkey certainly isn’t an event to laugh about, but watch-ing former starting quarterback Drew Weatherford try to explain how the Rock of Gibraltar ape sacked him put everyone in hysterics.

The monkey business stimulated more than just a few laughs. It created a shared ex-perience and an opportunity to get to know Drew as more than just a former player.

Tournament of Champions: a great golf tournament with the golf team hitting tee shots and the coaches analyzing the participants’ shots on a hole.

Champions Beyond the Game Brunch and Let Us Play Banquet promoting women in sports.

Alumni/Booster pregame tailgates (most away games, ACC, bowl games)

Booster bus trips

Casino night in Miami

Garnet and Gold Golf Tournament at the spring game

Varsity Club Golf Tournament on spring game weekend

Del Archibald Golf Tournament for men’s basketball

Scott Carswell Tournament for Scholarships (Tallahassee)

Greg Zahn Memorial Tournament for Scholarships (Tampa)

Travel with the golf team to Scotland or Ireland

Travel with men’s basketball to Hawaii

Travel with the women’s team to Europe or the Bahamas

Receptions before home and away games in numerous sports

Donor appreciation parties open to all members

Spring Coaches’ Golf and Banquet Tour to 15 cities

Member receptions at each Spring Coaches Tour event

Seminole Boosters Mediterranean Cruise with 200-plus members

Game watching parties across the nation

Jimbo Fisher weekly luncheons and broadcasts to cities

Jimbo Fisher weekly call-in show and broadcasts

Friday Night Block Parties

Spring Game Block Party

Facility tours for members before home games

Lighting of the Unconquered Torch before home games

Invitations to meet coaches in towns across the country

Preseason Plant the Spear Warparties in 30 Cities

Recruiting Warparties in 30 cities

Leonard Hamilton reception in Hawaii

Leonard Hamilton receptions before ACC and NCAA tournament games in Chicago and San Antonio

Sue Semrau reception before ACC and NCAA tournament games

Mike Martin reception in Tampa

Mike Martin reception in Jacksonville

Leonard Hamilton Basketball Luncheons

Leonard Hamilton Call-In Show

Mike Martin Basketball Luncheons

Mickey Andrews trip to New York, Tampa, Miami, Pensacola and Destin

Jim Gladden trip to Marianna, Madison, Lake City and Dallas, TX

Downtown Rallies in Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach

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FRIDAYBEFORE EACH FSU home game on Saturday, Friday night in Tallahassee is all about getting ready for the big game. The ideal place to do that is at the FSU Block Party and Downtown Getdown, held every Friday night before each home game in Downtown Tallahassee.

SATURDAY - GAME DAY!IF YOU ARE coming into town to catch the action, you’ll probably have a few hours either before or after the game, depending on the kick-off time to take in some sights, play a round of golf or do a little shopping. Don’t miss one of Tallahassee’s many fascinating and exciting attractions that make the fun of game day Saturday last all day!

SUNDAYBEFORE YOU HIT the road, take a moment with family and friends to recap Saturday’s game over a hearty breakfast or delicious brunch at one of the area’s many fabulous restaurants and make plans for your next visit.

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FallIN THE FALL, the weather is perfect to be outside playing – that is biking, hiking, fishing or paddling along one of the area’s many trails and lakes and of course, ’Nole Football! Don’t miss the opportunity to kayak alongside manatees in the Wakulla River or enjoy the spectacular Monarch Butterfly migration at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in late October.

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Let Gene Deckerhoff, the leg-endary voice of FSU Football, and Visit Tallahassee help you put together a game plan for your game weekend. Download the QR reader for your smart phone, then snap a picture of the code.

FRIDAYBEFORE EACH FSU home game on Saturday, Friday night in Tallahassee is all about getting ready for the big game. The ideal place to do that is at the FSU Block Party and Downtown Getdown, held every Friday night before each home game in Downtown Tallahassee.

SATURDAY - GAME DAY!IF YOU ARE coming into town to catch the action, you’ll probably have a few hours either before or after the game, depending on the kick-off time to take in some sights, play a round of golf or do a little shopping. Don’t miss one of Tallahassee’s many fascinating and exciting attractions that make the fun of game day Saturday last all day!

SUNDAYBEFORE YOU HIT the road, take a moment with family and friends to recap Saturday’s game over a hearty breakfast or delicious brunch at one of the area’s many fabulous restaurants and make plans for your next visit.

From colorful celebrations of the spectacular spring to festive incarnation of

football spirit, Tallahassee is the center of amusement year-round. If you haven’t been

to Tallahassee in a while, let us share some of the things you’ve been missing!

FallIN THE FALL, the weather is perfect to be outside playing – that is biking, hiking, fishing or paddling along one of the area’s many trails and lakes and of course, ’Nole Football! Don’t miss the opportunity to kayak alongside manatees in the Wakulla River or enjoy the spectacular Monarch Butterfly migration at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in late October.

WinterTHIS WINTER, COME for the cool nights, holiday lights and festive sites. Florida’s Capital Region is filled with fabulous shopping and seasonal events to help get you in the holiday spirit.

SpringAMID A DAZZLING panorama of fiery azaleas and lush landscapes, Tallahassee and the Capital Region indulge in a Spring season abloom with cheerful events and lively diversions. Come and enjoy the cool, crisp air, take in one of the many incredible events and relish in a symphony of color at one of the area’s beautiful parks and gardens.

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It has been a lot of fun to be a Florida State football fan this off-season — with good reason.

A win over South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl left every Seminole fan with a full belly, and appetites were fur-

ther satiated a few weeks later with a recruiting class that was ranked No. 1 virtually across the board. This most recent recruiting bounty comes after FSU turned in three previous classes that were each listed among the na-

tion’s best. The well-stocked cup-board has turned ’Nole fans into

eager patrons anxious to get on with a 2011 menu that includes one of the biggest home games in recent Seminole history.

But let’s begin with the basics. FSU’s program is remarkably sta-

ble given the fact that its head coach will be fielding only his second college team ever. Jimbo Fisher erased any doubt about his ability to coach in his rookie sea-son and, actually, he proved it even earlier when he brilliantly filled his coaching staff with outstanding, energetic and accom-plished assistants hungry to return FSU to football glory. Fisher handled his first FSU team and a challenging 2010 season like an experienced veteran, and both players and fans have responded to his call to raise the stakes for the Seminole program.

It speaks volumes that FSU fans, and college experts in general, have not

doomed the Seminoles to the dreaded “re-building year” status after the team lost the highest drafted quarterback in school his-tory. Perhaps that is what a backup quar-terback with a 4-2 career record and back-to-back bowl victories will do for you. EJ Manuel has patiently paid his dues, as so few players nowadays appear willing to do, and has perfectly positioned himself and the offense to take off. Though he is not counted among the eight returning start-ers on the offense, Manuel presents a huge challenge for opposing defenses. His 67.3 percent completion rate is scary enough to defend, but when combined with his abil-ity to flat run, every defense will have its hands full.

The offensive backfield in 2011 features depth and experience, with fullback Lonnie Pryor emerging as one of the most versa-tile and dependable Seminoles in years. Competition at tailback will be intense with proven talent three deep. The receiving corps returns nearly intact, but the young talent there will get a chance to prove whether they are ready in preseason.

All that talent will not do much good if FSU’s line cannot clear holes or stop rush-ers, and this unit has the potential to grow into one of the Seminoles’ best. While Rick Trickett will not lock in starters until the August heat makes his choices clear, the likely starting five have no player shorter than 6-foot-4 and all but one weighing more than 300 pounds. As a comparison, FSU’s offensive line in 2007, when Fisher

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SeminolesAre Cooking in 2011

EJ Manuel (quarterback)

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joined the program as an assistant, had four of the five projected starters weighing less than 286 pounds and two under 275. Senior offensive tackles Andrew Datko (6-foot-6, 307 pounds) and Zebrie Sand-ers (6-foot-6, 311 pounds) return as the backbone of a line that will have to prove itself right away up the middle. However, the rapid development of huge junior col-lege sensation Jacob Fahrenkrug (6-foot-4, 307 pounds) at center has answered a lot of questions.

Defensively the Seminoles responded quickly to a total scheme change last year and are still growing into Mark Stoops’ system. Eight starters return on this side of the ball as well, and the unit appears to have the potential to reach the coveted combination of an outstanding secondary paired with a relentless pass rush.

Perhaps no single unit has undergone more of a turnaround under Fisher than has the defensive line, evolving from young players who lacked size to seasoned veterans with impressive strength and

improving size. Coaches have spent two nerve-wracking seasons trying to avoid injuries; unable to substitute freely along the thin front, and the fact that those days appear gone has injected enthusiasm into the unit. All-America candidate Brandon Jenkins is a skilled pass rusher whose work in the weight room has drawn com-parisons with Reinard Wilson.

The secondary is talented and experi-enced and should give young lineback-ers alongside senior Nigel Bradham time to adjust.

While big, talented and deep returning units on offense and defense have fans smiling, FSU’s staff sports even bigger grins at the return of all specialists, includ-ing one of the nation’s best placekickers. Junior Dustin Hopkins is a weapon with field goals and deep kickoffs, and punter Shawn Powell has been outstanding at making the field long for opponents. Greg Reid is the best return man in the country and can change a game on a single play.

The 2011 schedule is challenging as

usual, with the Oklahoma game (Sept. 17) looming as big as any in Doak Campbell in years. With Clemson hosting the Semi-noles the very next week, the Seminoles could vault into the national title picture by early October. There is plenty of trouble along the way, but FSU will play Miami lat-er (Nov. 12) in the season than the rivalry has been played since the two met in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown in 1991. Virginia and Florida will close out the regular season.

So, the covers of preseason magazines tout FSU as a Top Five team, a redshirt junior is taking the reins at quarterback, ticket sales are on a pace last seen in early 2000 and a huge non-conference game has the country buzzing. One might sug-gest that the ingredients are there for a fa-vorite Seminole recipe. SB

(left to Right) lonnie Pryor (running back), Dustin Hopkins (kicker), Zebrie sanders and Andrew Datko (offensive tackles)


Fisher Q & A

A&Q by Jerry Kutz, Vice President

Photos by ross obley & MiKe olivella

Q: You were asked to serve as Grand Marshal for the Coke Zero race in Daytona. What kind of fun was that for your family?A: We had a great time. My family loved it; kids loved it. We’re NASCAR fans, so we have a lot of respect for a lot of those guys. Coke Zero hosted us and they were off the chart classy. NASCAR was unbelievably classy. They are always concerned for big families. They were very hospitable. It was an experience of a lifetime for our kids, rid-ing around the track, meeting the drivers. They got to do some really neat things. It was a great deal.

Q: When they announced it was Jimbo Fisher there were cheers and some boos too. It tells you something about the passion of college football in the state, doesn’t it?A: Yes. There were 115,000, 120,000 peo-ple there and it was half boos, half cheers. It’s like Dale Earnhardt used to tell them, “Whether they are cheering or booing, I’m doing something right.”

It’s funny. We expected it. We joked about it on the way up there that that’s what would happen.

Q: What did the Fisher family do this summer? A: We went to the beach for a week or two and visited with my family in West Vir-ginia. And then in the middle of it we went down to Daytona, and earlier in the year we had the Rays game where both of my sons got to throw out the first pitch of the game with the Rays.

You talk about another unbelievable organization. Everybody involved, their general manager, coaches, players, all those guys are unbelievably classy guys. We got to see them take batting practice, go into the locker room. They were just super, super people.

Q: You’ve enjoyed a top ranked recruiting class in 2011, and many services have your current class

ranked as the best for 2012. What is the key to success?A: You’ve got a good product. Florida State is a very unique place: the city, the school, everything about it. The facilities are nice, but you’ve got great people at Florida State. Everyone is very hospitable.

Our staff has done a tremendous job of building relationships.

The administration and the support staff ... everybody involved with our organiza-tion has been helpful. The feedback we get from the recruits is that they love meeting with the staff. They feel at home; like a fam-ily. We try to create a family atmosphere. And then there’s Tallahassee. They like the city. They like that it’s big and that you can have some social life, but it’s not so big that you have the big problems of the big city. It’s a very unique dynamic that you have here. When people get here, they love it. It’s amazing.

Q: You mentioned the impact facilities have on recruits and that the missing piece is the indoor practice facility, which will cost about $15 million to build. Tell us why that facility is so important to your program?A: I base all things off winning. All my de-cisions are not out of want. It’s out of want to win and things we need to win. And this is the biggest thing that has handicapped us as far as weather conditions.

We go out and practice in rain. We do it on purpose because you are going to have a wet ball. We practice in the rain because you’re going to be in situations where you have to handle it. But the biggest issue we have is we’re in the lightning capital of the world, and we get it every doggone day. It’ll be perfectly sunny, beautiful, and if there is lightning anywhere within the surround-ing area you have to (leave the practice field). It’s an NCAA rule.

It’s not like the old days in the 1980s and ’90s where you didn’t have to come off the field. We practiced until the lightning hit right beside you and then you jumped over and did it in a new spot. You moved

the drill. Those days are over. We are not allowed to do it.

Q: Can you give us an example of a time when it affected the outcome of a game?A: The first time we played Clemson when I got here. The four days before we played them we never walked on the field. We never got outside to rep one thing. You can’t function in that way.

Q: Most of us think about the importance of practicing during the season, but will the facility help your team prepare throughout the year?A: People don’t realize how much we will use it in the offseason, year round, with our offseason conditioning, spring ball and summer workouts. You have to work with class schedules and, all of a sudden, you have to reschedule everything.

Q: You mention class schedules and practice schedules and the difficul-ties of managing practice even in the offseason.A: You are dealing with class schedules. All of a sudden in two-a-day practices we have lightning in the area and you have to move


(Above) The Fisher Family celebrates with Daytona 400 winner David Ragan.

a practice. Or even in the spring, you set up your practices for Monday, Wednesday and Friday and you set your heavy class sched-ule on Tuesday and Thursday. And then on Wednesday you can’t go onto the practice field, so do you move practice to Thursday? Or they don’t miss class and they have to miss practice?

In the summer when (strength coach) Vic Viloria is running those guys in the off-season program, if the players decide they want to do 7 on 7 passing drills on their own, half the time they can’t. Their day and night class schedule and meal times are set, and then they can’t practice because that afternoon shower from 3 to 6 hits, and


The indoor Practice Facility will give Coach Fisher more opportunity to visit with future seminoles. (Below) Coach Fisher with Rodney Hudson and family on senior Day 2010.

if there is a lightning warning it is illegal for them to go out.

The amount of time you lose in prepa-ration, not just in the fall but in your year-round development, is unbelievable.

Q: You are recruiting elite athletes who can go anywhere they want to pursue their dreams. Is the indoor practice facility an issue for recruits?A: It is a great recruiting tool. It does matter. It sends a message that you are committed to winning, committed to ex-cellence. It says that you are willing to do whatever you have to do to be successful. There’s a ton of reasons we need it.

Q: I noticed your summer coaches camp, when high school prospects come to campus, was affected by afternoon thundershowers. A: When it rains, we are in here watching video. We have prospects we want to work out, and that’s the only day they are here. It’s the only day we can evaluate them and we don’t get any work. If we had the indoor, we could take them right in there and work them. That’s another good point I didn’t even think about, the summer camps.

Q: A lot of those kids are being recruited by Alabama and Auburn, where they have indoor facilities, so that’s an issue isn’t it?A: It’s a huge, huge thing because they get to see them, be with them and evaluate them. Especially for me as a head coach, that’s the only time I ever get to see our kids in person. Head coaches aren’t allowed on the road any other time. You say you can see them in December and January, well recruiting is over then except of a couple of kids. All you are doing is following up on everything you’ve done.

Q: It’s the administration’s job to hire elite coaches. Your job is to recruit elite athletes. Are the elite athletes looking to see if FSU offers a year-round training facility?A: No doubt. They all want to get to the next level and be the best they can be. We are going to recruit Georgia, Florida, Ala-bama, because that’s the best football in the country. But we are going to go to get the best guys from the other states, California, Texas, up North, if they are great players who are going to change the game.

When you are asking a guy to leave his home state, even from Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, he is going to ask, “Why am I leav-ing my home state? What do you have down here that makes it so special? Where is your commitment to me, to making me elite?”

I hate to say this, but for them it is a busi-ness decision. They want to get an educa-tion, and we love that, but they are also thinking, “Where am I going to get devel-oped?” When you have those facilities, it shows your commitment to excellence and that they can get everything they need to develop for that next level.

Q: I guess we all buy with our eyes every day, don’t we? A: Visual is the number one thing in this world. We all buy with our eyes. I like to use an example of when you go on vacation. If there’s a local good spot, that’s where you go. Why am I going to bypass a good place

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to go somewhere else? What is it they have that’s so special for my kids or me to make us want to go over there?

You realize how much you need an in-door practice facility because with the changing of rules, the safety issues, you now have a reason to go there.

You have to do what you can do to at-tract the best possible players you can at-tract. The indoor practice facility gets you ready and it brings players.

Q: You mentioned earlier how a lighting warning can disrupt not only a practice but class schedules, study halls, tutoring sessions, meal times, etc. Can you drill down a little more on how this facility might help the players with time management?A: The big thing is academics: tutors, study hall, class schedules. See, that’s all based around practice times so all of a sud-den you are delayed three hours. So, then do you wait to practice? Well, then they miss a study hall or a tutor or you lose a player who has a night class.

Whatever your practice schedule is, you schedule your heavy class days for the other days. When you have to move a practice, you lose half your athletes who have a heavy class day. It totally affects everything, including meals and nutrition. Every time you move practice back, you af-fect the cafeteria, which has to move meals back. It’s another group of people affected, who have to adjust. It’s like dominoes: When one falls, they all fall.

Q: Last year you had a new staff. Now they’ve had a year under their belt together. How should that help the team?A: Cohesiveness and understanding of each other helps you become more effi-cient in your planning. You know what your responsibilities are and what’s required.

Q: Talk about the improvement of your defense last year and what they need to go to the next level.A: We improved, but we need to be more dominant. We played great red zone, but we have to create more turnovers. We pressured quarterbacks a lot with our four down guys, but our blitz packages have to pick up. Our defense has to get better on third down stops. We were down toward

the bottom of the league on third down conversion. We were last in the league in terms of first downs given up. We have to get off the field with more three and outs, which will create 10 more plays a game for our offense.

Q: Do you see any new players helping you on defense?A: Tank Carradine, already at defensive


(Right) Fisher demands excellence on the field and off year round.


end, is definitely in that mix with Bjoern Werner on that one side. Some of the fresh-men. Hey, it will be interesting to see some of those guys. I don’t want to predict, but Tank has already done it this spring so I feel comfortable talking about him. But those other guys, you watch, there will be some mix in there, you can bank on it.

Q: I asked about the defense, what are your thoughts about the offense?A: I feel very good. The offensive line, I feel good about the first five and have to get some guys behind them that will play. I’m very excited about our wide receivers. Some of our young guys really began to emerge at the end of the year. We got to create more big plays on offense. We were great on third down. We were really good in the red zone. We’ve got to take care of the ball just a little bit better but I really think we have to have some more explosive plays.

We have to get the ball down the field more. We have to have pass protection, make some plays, those jump ball catches.

I’m excited about the consistency level. I think we’re getting big, getting physical, but I also think we can make big plays down the field.

Q: ESPN said we had the best spring game experience in the nation with tens of thousands at the Friday Night Block Party and a record crowd in the stadium. And now, season ticket sales are soaring and we are working to pack the house for the home opener to set the tone for the season. What would you say to the fans to encourage them?A: Have a respect for what these young men are doing and make them feel that ev-ery time they walk onto that field, it’s impor-tant. We tell them that every time they walk

into this stadium, they are going to play their best because this is our home field.

This is our turf. You defend it no mat-ter who you are playing. Whether it’s the best team in America or the worst, there’s only one way we play because it’s our home. Well, that’s the same way our fans should approach it. This is a home game. It is a chance for me to come back to Doak Campbell Stadium and support our stu-dent-athletes and show them how much we care about it, not only when we play Mi-ami or Oklahoma, because that’s just the way we do things.

Excellence is a habit. The way you do things is a habit. Don’t pick and choose when you do things. Hey, it’s a home game. I’m going to be there. I’m going to be sup-portive. I’m going to show the kids how much it means to us. And don’t think it doesn’t affect other recruits that are here that you make it special every time you have an event in Doak Campbell Stadium.

Q: Does the crowd really make a difference?A: A huge difference. The atmosphere. The environment. These kids practice all year long to be able to walk out there and showcase themselves in front of these fans. And to have that support, and show off what they’ve done and who they are, is important. And in tough times, it’s impor-tant to have the fans there to pick them up. The players are trying to support the fans by giving them a great team, a great atmo-sphere. It goes hand in hand.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to say to the Seminole Booster members?A: I’m very excited about the season. Very proud of the support and the way you are getting behind us. Please continue to do it. Leave no seat unattended. Please be there for those kids. We are going to give you the best product we can give you.

I really like this football team as far as their attitude and the way they carry themselves. So, I think we can keep each other happy. SB

(Above) “i base all things off winning. All my decisions are not out of want. it’s out of want to win and things we need to win.”

Fisher Q & A


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I remember the first time I met Sebastian Janikowski. Weighing in at just over 250 pounds, and standing 6-foot-2, I initially confused him for a new tight end.

The “Polish Powder Keg” might have been flattered by my mistaking a kicker for an every-down athlete. (I doubt a serious Florida State defensive end would appreciate being mistaken for a kicker.) But if you watch Bjoern Werner’s high school highlight film, and see the 6-foot-4, 250-pounder handling the kickoffs while sporting Dustin Hopkins-esque yellow shoes, it’s a mistake you could easily make. Bjoern was born in Germany and, just like Janikowski, grew up playing “The Beautiful Game.” But he gave up futbol for football when he was in his early teens, and the Seminole nation is the beneficiary.

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Bjoern Werner: Defying Stereotypes

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Werner swapped the yellow boots for the more traditional garnet and gold Ni-kes. And, instead of teeing up a ball for kickoffs, he’s teeing off on opposing ball carriers. As a true freshman in 2010, the Bear (translation of Bjoern) racked up 3.5 sacks and 6 tackles for a loss while split-ting time with Markus White, who gradu-ated in the spring. Going into the 2011 campaign, Werner sits atop the defensive end depth chart, so you can expect those numbers to increase.

For Bjoern, starting in the same position as Seminole greats such as Boulware and Wilson is remarkable, especially consider-ing his journey. In 2007, as a 17-year-old sophomore, he traveled across the Atlantic to play football for The Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn. After a difficult year, he grew homesick and made the 4,000-mile move back to Berlin. He spent his junior year kicking and playing defensive end

for the Berlin Adler football team before returning to The Salisbury School for his senior season in 2009. He left his kick-ing career in Europe and excelled as a defensive end, which drew the attention of Seminole recruiters. Coley and com-pany invited him to make a few visits to Tallahassee, and he fell in love with the at-mosphere. And when Bjoern falls in love, Bjoern makes a commitment.

A good example is his marriage to fi-ancé Denise in 2010. When asked why he made the decision to marry so young he answered, “I don’t know, I fell in love.” And no, it’s not common for kids to marry early in Germany. But Bjoern doesn’t concern himself with trends or stereotypes. On the contrary, it’s easier to tackle Greg Reid than it is to identify the Bear with a stereotype.

He’s never been to Oktoberfest. In fact, he doesn’t drink at all, even though it’s legal for minors to drink privately in

Germany and the public drinking age is 16. Does he love sausage, sauerkraut or pretzels? Nope, nope and nope. When the team sits down for a steak the night before a game, Bjoern eats chicken. Millions of Germans adore David Has-selhoff, but when asked if he was a fan, Bjoern replied, “I don’t love him.” He doesn’t really follow professional soccer and doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about with the autobahns. He doesn’t fit the stereotype because he doesn’t let his circumstances or environment define who he is, and that resolve to transcend has driven him to where he is today.

Bjoern Werner grew up in a Berlin apartment with his parents and two brothers, Marcel and Pascal. The boys shared a modest, simple childhood while their mom and dad worked dili-gently for meager salaries. In Germany, most people earn a basic high school


degree and then enter the workforce to begin their careers. Such had been the case with the Werner family, but Bjoern is going for more. He is the first Werner to strive for higher academic degrees, and the first to come to America for an education. When he was 15, the dream of playing professional football was plant-ed, and when he was given the option of taking a journey to a foreign country, he courageously chose the path of high risk and high reward. The mountains of a trans-Atlantic plane ride and learning a foreign language became molehills in light of chasing his “biggest dream,” play-ing in the NFL. After a tough academic

year where he struggled to grasp English, Bjoern zeroed in on his academic target like he zeroes in on ACC quarterbacks “I knew I had to get A’s,” he said. Now, at Florida State, he’s set to graduate in three years with a double major in Marketing and Management. “If I don’t make it to the NFL,” Werner said, “I don’t want to have wasted my time while at FSU.” That statement alone speaks to the unique at-titude of the Bear.

Too many young people fail to appre-ciate what they’re receiving as a scholar-ship student athlete. Far too often, play-ers have to be hounded to go to class or give everything they have on the field.

Yet here’s Bjoern, courageously pursuing his dream, while wisely preparing in case it doesn’t happen.

His heart was set on coming to Amer-ica, so he hopped a plane and moved to Connecticut. He set out to play for the top college football program in America, so he came to Florida State. He wanted to marry the girl he adored, so he tied the knot. He easily could have fallen prey to complacency, but this isn’t your stereo-typical college student. ACC Champion, National Champion, NFL draft pick; those are all dreams he’s yet to tackle, but he’s already in the backfield and he’s not wasting any time. SB

Bjoern and Moses McCray spent time, along with some other teammates, making calls and saying thank you to seminole Boosters this summer.

“If I don’t make it to the NFL,” Werner said, “I don’t want to have wasted my time while at FSU.”


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no name Pos ht. Wt cl hometown/hs/Previous school1 Kelvin benjamin WR 6-6 242 FR belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central1 Mike harris Cb 5-11 195 sR Miami, Fla./south Miami/El Camino CC3 Justin bright s 6-1 190 r-sO Duncan, s.C./byrnes3 EJ Manuel Qb 6-5 245 r-JR Virginia beach, Va./bayside4 terrance Parks s 6-2 215 sR Fairburn, Ga./Creekside5 Greg Reid Cb 5-8 186 JR Valdosta, Ga./lowndes County6 Gerald Demps s 5-10 206 sO Valdosta, Ga./lowndes County6 Nick Waisome Cb 5-10 175 FR Groveland, Fla./south lake hs7 Christian Jones lb 6-4 240 sO Winter Park, Fla./lake howell8 Devonta Freeman Rb 5-8 200 FR Miami, Fla./Miami Central8 timmy Jernigan Dt 6-3 297 FR lake City, Fla./Columbia9 Clint trickett Qb 6-2 180 r-FR tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian9 Karlos Williams Db 6-2 220 FR Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community10 Nick Moody s 6-2 224 JR Wyncote, Pa./Roman Catholic11 Ethan Gilbert Qb 5-11 175 sO Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto hs/University of Miami11 Vince Williams lb 6-1 240 r-JR Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community12 Jarred haggins WR 6-1 191 sO lakeland, Fla./lakeland13 Nigel bradham lb 6-3 240 sR Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla13 Rashad Gholston Db 5-10 167 sO Miami Gardens, Fla./Miramar14 Jacob Coker Qb 6-5 235 FR Mobile, Ala./st. Paul Episcopal15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 191 sO belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central16 Will secord Qb 6-2 214 sO Frisco, texas/Wakeland18 Dustin hopkins K 6-2 190 JR houston, texas/Clear lake20 lamarcus Joyner s 5-8 204 sO Ft. lauderdale, Fla./st. thomas Aquinas21 Avis Commack Cb 6-4 203 JR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast21 Debrale smiley Rb 5-11 230 JR thomasville, Ga./thomas Co. Central/Itawamba CC22 telvin smith lb 6-3 216 sO Valdosta, Ga./lowndes County23 Chris thompson Rb 5-8 190 JR Greenville, Fla./Madison County24 lonnie Pryor Rb 6-0 230 JR Okeechobee, Fla./Okeechobee24 terrance smith lb 6-3 220 FR Decatur, Ga./southwest DeKalb26 Arrington Jenkins lb 6-2 225 FR Miami, Fla./Coral Park 27 Xavier Rhodes Cb 6-2 215 sO Miami, Fla./Norland28 Nigel terrell lb 6-1 230 r-FR helena, Ala./Pelham29 Eric beverly Rb 5-9 220 FR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast

29 Dillon Kidd P 6-1 212 FR Deerfield beach, Fla./Milford Academy (Ny)/ North broward Prep

30 Ryan DiMarco Fb 5-10 225 sO Port st. lucie, Fla./John Carroll30 tyler hunter Db 6-0 200 FR Valdosta, Ga./lowndes County 31 terrence brooks Db 5-11 193 sO Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon32 sean tidmus lb 6-0 217 r-FR Winter Garden, Fla./Ocoee32 James Wilder Jr. Rb 6-2 220 FR tampa, Fla./Plant33 ty Jones Rb 5-10 210 sR tampa, Fla./Middleton35 Nick O’leary tE 6-4 240 FR Palm beach, Fla./Dwyer36 Jermaine Washington WR 5-8 177 FR Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson37 Nathan brazeau Fb 5-9 210 sR brooksville, Fla./Central37 Keelin smith Db 6-3 190 FR Fort Pierce, Fla./treasure Coast38 Jermaine thomas Rb 5-11 192 sR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast39 Chad Colley s 5-11 190 sR Gulf breeze, Fla./Gulf breeze39 Jared Fenton Cb 5-11 190 JR st. Cloud, Fla./harmony/Jacksonville39 David tyrrell WR 6-3 200 r-FR Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner40 Kendall Fullington Cb 5-9 147 FR Weston, Fla./Cypress bay41 Chad Abram Fb 6-0 227 sO lakeland, Fla./Kathleen42 lamarcus brutus Db 6-0 188 FR Port st. lucie, Fla./treasure Coast42 Cory Cox s 6-1 205 JR blountstown, Fla./blountstown/North Alabama43 Anthony Porterfield tE 6-3 231 sO Pensacola, Fla./Escambia 44 Will tye tE 6-3 245 r-FR Middletown, Conn./salisbury

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GAme DAyEvent Calendar

Fall calendar of events and activities — Don’t miss a game or event during this season

10.29.11 fSu vs. north Carolina State (Parent’s Weekend)

10/28 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm 1990-1992 Football Teams Reunion, Visit fsuvarsityclub.org for more information on the reunion Florida State Volleyball vs. Virginia Tech, 7pm

10/29 - Parent’s Weekend – Florida State University welcomes all parents to the campus. Visit union.fsu.edu/pw for a complete list of activities.

10/30 - Florida State Volleyball vs. Virginia, 1 pm

10.22.11 fSu vs. maryland (Armed Forces Appreciation)

10/21 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm

10/22 - Armed Forces Appreciation Game – All active and veterans service members can receive a discounted ticket and commemorative t-shirt for $22. Call the ticket office for more information 888-FSU-NOLE or 850-644-1830.

10/23 - Florida State Soccer vs. Miami, 1pm

09.10.11 fSu vs. Charleston Southern (Youth Weekend)

9/9 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm Let Us Play Auction - 5:30pm-8pm, University Center Club Ballroom

9/10 - Youth Day - $12 tickets for all youth 18 and under Band Day - Over 3,000 high school band students participate in Seminole Gameday with the Marching Chiefs. Band Day is open to all area high school bands. Visit marchingchiefs.fsu.edu/ for more information. Spirit Day - Join the Florida State Cheerleaders for a pre-game clinic. Contact the Spirit Office at 850.644.2550 for more information.

9/11 - Florida State Soccer vs. Mercer - 1pm Champions Beyond the Game - 9am–10:30am, University Center Club

09.17.11 fSu vs. oklahoma (TRUE Seminole Weekend)

9/16 - TRUE Seminole Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm, Featuring a Seminole Boosters VIP Area

9/17 - TRUE Seminole Weekend - Purchase your TRUE Seminole T-shirt at FSU Spirit Shop, Garnet & Gold, Bill’s Bookstore or online at Seminoles.com.

09.03.11 fSu vs. university Louisiana-monroe(College Kickoff Weekend at Doak)

9/2 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm, featuring Justin Moore Hall of Fame Banquet - University Center Club, reception begins at 5:30pm, banquet begins at 7 pm, and tickets are $75 – open to the public Florida State Soccer vs. Marquette, 7pm

9/3 - Varsity Weekend - Florida State welcomes back all former Seminole Varsity athletes. Visit fsuvarsityclub.org for more information. Jersey Retirement of Terrell Buckley at halftime - Hall of Fame Induction of Chris Weinke, Sam Cowart, Marshall McDougall, Brooke Wyckoff, Tonya Brown, Stephen Parry, and Andy Miller


11.19.11 fSu vs. Virginia – Homecoming

11/18 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm

11/19 - Homecoming – Visit homecoming.fsu.edu Senior Day Panama City Torch Run Alumni Band

Every Monday – Coaches Luncheon, 11:30am, University Center Club 3rd floor ballroom, doors open at 11:30am, starts at Noon, $15 per personMore event details are available on Seminole-boosters.com.

11.2.11 fSu vs. miami

11/11 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm, Seminole Boosters Appreciation Party

11/12 - FSU vs. Miami

Beneath the towering entrance to Doak Campbell Stadium stands a Seminole Family. The sculptures depict a family moving across dangerous ground. The mother keeps her infant close. The father holds his musket at the ready as he searches the distance. His son, not much older than the Fisher’s youngest son Ethan, stands nearby armed with his bow and arrow. Seminoles of the 1830s endured terrible trials and hardships. But they drew on the strength of their families and survived to emerge triumphant. Now, our Seminole family stands ready to wrap our protective arms around Jimbo and Candi Fisher’s son Ethan who has been diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia, a rare blood disease. There is a way you can help.

Please visit kidz1stfund.com to learn how you can join us in supporting this important cause and our Seminole family.

Thank you for your support.

Andy MillerPresident, Seminole Boosters

Charlie BarnesExecutive Director

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Facebook: Kidz 1st FundTwitter: @Kidz1stFund



Osceola and Renegade rode to victory over the Uni-versity of Michigan in the championship round of the ESPN Sportsnation and EA Sports NCAA Foot-

ball Traditions contest. This contest was promoted and de-termined by online voting before the release of the EA Sports NCAA Football 12 game.

Florida State defeated Florida, LSU and Notre Dame to

advance to the title round. After some “poll tampering,” voting was moved to the SportsNation Facebook page, where the Seminoles won by an astounding 15,000 votes.

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to see the best tradition in college football for yourself. Season tickets, pick-a-plans, single game tickets and group tickets are still available.

#1 Tradition

Named Top Tradition In College Football

**Three years ago, Florida State’s helmet logo with its spear was voted the best helmet in college football in an online poll conducted by ESPN.

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sept. 24 at clemsonFans traveling to the Clemson game, we

hope, will be all smiles after a huge win over Oklahoma that vaults the Seminoles into the Top 5 and the national title race. If the OU game does not go our way, it’s even more important that a big FSU pres-ence turns up at Clemson to help right the ship. Either way, the Clemson game is a great road trip and visitors should remem-ber that Memorial Stadium is literally just at the base of the Smoky Mountains, so outdoorsmen should be happy.

Clemson is just about as small as a uni-versity town gets, but Greenville is just up I-85 with a load of hotel rooms and plenty to do. For instance, on the night before the game, fans from both teams can take in the BB&T Main Street Friday, which is ru-mored to turn downtown into a version of our own Block Party without the intensity.

FSU fans may choose to visit the un-derrated Greenville Zoo, but even more

interesting is the free tour of the BMW plant in Greer that features the only BMW pickup. (Just kidding.)

You can take a tour of the beautiful Carolina Wa-terfalls — or visit the Vic-toria Valley Vineyards and sample until you imagine beautiful waterfalls. His-tory buffs may want to take in Cowpens National Battlefield where a 1781 Revolutionary battle was fought between forces led by General Daniel Morgan for the home team and Col. “Bloody” Barastre Tarleton for the visitors.

Game day is wonderful at Clemson with its tre-

mendous stadium and great football tradi-tion. They have acres and acres of parking around the stadium, but the catch is that there is only one road in and one road out. You’ll wait a while to move after the game, win or lose.

The Tiger’s big tradition has players rubbing Howard’s Rock and then charging down the hill into the stadium. Somewhat overrated but still worth seeing. My favorite memory of Clemson was watching Deion Sanders walk down into the end zone be-low the Clemson team, which was waiting to charge the field, and waving for them to “come on down.” The look on the faces of their fans was literally priceless.

We don’t know our game time yet, but you may be able to catch the North Caroli-na at Georgia Tech game in person as well and make it a double-header Saturday.

oct. 8 at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, N.C., is home to Wake

Forest University and bills itself as the “City of Arts and Innovation.” I could not believe my eyes when I realized our trip to take on the Demon Deacons would coincide once again with the Dias de los Muertus (Days of the Dead Celebration) on the campus. Wow, talk about dumb luck.

Any Seminole fan raised in the South

should make the trek to the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., the place on which it is widely believed the fictional town of Mayberry is based.

For the more cultured FSU fans, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be speaking on Oct. 4 in Greensboro, N.C., providing all of us with a chance to hear how the English would pronounce y’all.

Anyone looking for a musical diversion before the game can head up early and catch Peter Frampton in concert on Oct. 5 at the Durham Performing Arts Center. On second thought, perhaps music lovers should stay away, but it’s a do-not-miss for those who love the mouth harp.

As for the game, Wake’s stadium is charming, which is code for small. They’ve done a great job of upgrading the facilities from a few years ago when our coaches were in a temporary press box. (The crowd was so quiet that a number of Wake fans were irritated at hearing our staff’s reaction to an apparent blown assignment.)

Again, no one knows the game times, but if things work out you might look at getting in a second game that day with your choic-es being Miami at Virginia Tech, Louisville at North Carolina, Boston College at Clem-son or Central Michigan at NC State.

oct. 15 at DukeDuke is well on its way to making ma-

jor improvements to its football facilities, and the school’s practice fields and athletic center are first rate. Critics will point out how the foot-ball stadium literally sits in the shadow of Camer-on Indoor Stadium, but it is a beautiful setting and a nice experience.

The city of Durham has done a very nice job of changing its image, not a small task given it was the epicenter of the to-bacco industry. The once expansive American To-bacco plant, where Lucky Strikes were produced

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around the clock, has been renovated into trendy shops and restaurants with a tour that shows how the facility once operated.

Durham has outstanding restaurants and a lot better nightlife than you prob-ably imagine. The Beltline Brew Tour of-fers visits to Fullsteam, Triangle and Bull City breweries — with free samples along the way. (Don’t let the wife know but the North Carolina Opera will be performing Carmen in Raleigh on Friday night.)

The North Carolina State Fair will be in full swing at the fairgrounds that surround NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium for those who have an urge for a corn dog and quick peek at the world’s largest squash.

Music lovers may want to head up early and see STYX in concert in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Oct. 14 — there just can’t be many more chances to see them live, literally.

Maybe the game times will be kind and you can catch the Miami at North Carolina

game in nearby Chapel Hill or Virginia Tech at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.

nov. 3 at boston collegeBoston College is the most interesting

road trip on the schedule until we wise up and schedule UNLV or San Diego State. History and a Dunkin’ Donuts are around every corner in Boston, and it is truly one of America’s great tourist destinations. Every American should visit the Freedom Trail, with its 16 historical sites. You can stand in front of Paul Revere’s home and even roam inside the Old North Church as you picture the colonists scrambling into the steeple and arguing what one light or two was sup-posed to mean. Just a hint, the Boston police have no patience for an over-served tourist straddling a stick horse and attempting to recreate history.

The TV series “Cheers” was based on Boston’s Bull and Finch Pub, which is on

Beacon Street and has recently been gut-ted and refurbished to look exactly like the iconic bar. Theater life is rich in Boston, including nightly performances of “Shear Madness,” which opened in 1980. Blue Man Group will be beating on things at the Charles Playhouse and the play “Awesome ’80s Prom” will surely capture FSU fans who took in Frampton and STYX earlier in the season.

For the last time, we don’t know our game times yet! But traveling back from the Thursday night game, you might want to make plans to catch one of the following ACC games on Saturday: North Carolina at NC State, Notre Dame at Wake Forest or Virginia at Maryland.

nov. 26 at Florida

Seminole fans are encouraged to drive in on game day from lovely nearby locales and enjoy the game. SB

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ATLAnTIC DIVISIon

boston collegeHead Coach: Frank spaziani 2010 Record: 7-6 (4-4)

2011 OUTLOOK: senior All-ACC first team honoree Montel harris, who rushed for 1,238 yards last season, returns at running back for the Eagles, as does sophomore quarterback Chase Rettig, who hopes to improve on his 51.3 percent completion rate from a year ago. the defense, ranked in the top 20 in 2010, lost more than half of its starters and must replace three defensive backs. the Eagles also face a brutal October and November schedule, which could make for a difficult season in Chestnut hill.

cleMsonHead Coach: Dabo swinney 2010 Record: 6-7 (4-4)

2011 OUTLOOK: the defense lost some serious firepower in Da’Quan bowers and DeAndre McDaniel, but the tigers still have talent on that side of the ball. New Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris was brought in from tulsa, where his offense ranked fifth nationally in 2010, and he will have eight returning starters to work with. Redshirt sophomore tajh boyd takes over for Kyle Parker at quarterback, and explosive running back Andre Ellington is once again healthy. the tigers’ first test will be sept. 17 when Auburn comes to town.

FloriDa state Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher 2010 Record: 10-4 (6-2)

2011 OUTLOOK: Games are oftentimes

won and lost in the trenches, so one key for the Noles is how well they can replace offensive linemen Rodney hudson and Ryan McMahon. E.J. Manuel has proven he can win under center, and there is plenty of talent and depth at the running back and wide receiver positions. the defense has playmakers at all three levels and should be much more comfortable and improved in year two of Mark stoops’ system. Kicker Dustin hopkins and punter shawn Powell are back as well.

MarylanDHead Coach: Randy Edsall 2010 Record: 9-4 (5-3)

2011 OUTLOOK: Reigning big East Coach of the year Randy Edsall takes over after 12 seasons at Connecticut. Danny O’brien is back under center after a successful freshman campaign (2,438 yards and 22 touchdowns), and the offensive line returns four of five starters. Defensively, Maryland should be solid up front, giving them a good pass rush and making them tough against the run, but the secondary looks to be vulnerable. Key non-conference matchups include West Virginia and Notre Dame.

north carolina stateHead Coach: tom O’brien 2010 Record: 9-4 (5-3)

2011 OUTLOOK: the big story in the offseason was the transfer of quarterback Russell Wilson to Wisconsin. Although his replacement, redshirt junior Mike Glennon, is highly regarded, Wilson’s productivity — with his arm and legs — cannot be matched. the defense, which ranked in the top 30 last season and is led by junior safeties brandan

bishop and Earl Wolff, will likely need to come up big again for the Wolfpack to have a successful season.

WaKe ForestHead Coach: Jim Grobe 2010 Record: 3-9 (1-7)

2011 OUTLOOK: the Demon Deacons are coming off consecutive losing seasons, and if they hope to turn things around, they’ll need better play from the quarterback position, which produced only nine touchdowns last year. One bright spot is running back Josh harris, who averaged 5.8 yards per carry as a freshman in 2010. the defense must also improve tremendously, as it was among the nation’s worst last season, allowing 35.8 points per game and giving up more than 60 twice.

CoASTAL DIVISIon

DuKeHead Coach: David Cutcliffe 2010 Record: 3-9 (1-7)

2011 OUTLOOK: the blue Devils return eight starters on offense, including redshirt junior quarterback sean Renfree, who threw for more than 3,000 yards in 2010 and was named team MVP. leading rusher Desmond scott is also back, as are senior Donovan Varner and junior Conner Vernon, Duke’s top two receivers. this is a young football team (57 freshmen and sophomores, 28 juniors and seniors) that will be asked to grow up quick — they host stanford in week two.

georgia techHead Coach: Paul Johnson 2010 Record: 6-7 (4-4)

2011 OUTLOOK: Always a tough matchup because of their unique offensive scheme, Georgia tech hopes to rebound from a disappointing 2010 season by, what else, running the football. Although quarterback Josh Nesbitt and running back Anthony Allen, their leading rushers, have moved on, seniors Roddy Jones and Embry Peeples, junior Orwin smith and redshirt junior tevin Washington, Nesbitt’s replacement, will get plenty of carries. the defense, in its second


ACC PreVIeWBy KEiTH MERRiTT

Nine of the ACC’s 12 teams played in bowl games at the end of last season — only the sEC had more, with 10. however, the two conferences went head-to-head twice, and the ACC won both matchups: Florida state topped south

Carolina 26-17 in the Chick-fil-A bowl and North Carolina beat tennessee 30-27 in the Music City bowl. the ACC also had 35 players selected in April’s NFl Draft, again trailing only the sEC, which had 38. As the 2011 season draws near, the 12 ACC teams once again set their sights on the ACC Championship. but who has what it takes to get to Charlotte on December 3? here’s a quick look at this year’s hopefuls.



atlantic Division

boston college9/3: Northwestern9/10: @ Central Florida9/17: Duke9/24: Massachusetts10/1: Wake Forest10/8: @ Clemson10/22: @ Virginia tech10/29: @ Maryland11/3: Florida state11/12: North Carolina state11/19: @ Notre Dame11/26: @ Miami

cleMson9/3: troy9/10: Wofford9/17: Auburn9/24: Florida state10/1: @ Virginia tech10/8: boston College10/15: @ Maryland10/22: North Carolina10/29: @ Georgia tech11/12: Wake Forest11/19: @ North Carolina state11/26: @ south Carolina

FloriDa state9/3: louisiana-Monroe9/10: Charleston southern9/17: Oklahoma9/24: @ Clemson10/8: @ Wake Forest

10/15: @ Duke10/22: Maryland10/29: North Carolina state11/3: @ boston College11/12: Miami11/19: Virginia11/26: @ Florida

MarylanD9/5: Miami9/17: West Virginia9/24: temple10/1: towson10/8: @ Georgia tech10/15: Clemson10/22: @ Florida state10/29: boston College11/5: Virginia11/12: @ Notre Dame (FedEx Field –

landover, Md.)11/19: @ Wake Forest11/26: @ North Carolina state

north carolina state9/3: liberty9/10: @ Wake Forest9/17: south Alabama9/22: @ Cincinnati10/1: Georgia tech10/8: Central Michigan10/22: @ Virginia10/29: @ Florida state11/5: North Carolina11/12: @ boston College11/19: Clemson11/26: Maryland

WaKe Forest9/1: @ syracuse9/10: North Carolina state9/17: Gardner-Webb10/1: @ boston College10/8: Florida state10/15: Virginia tech10/22: @ Duke10/29: @ North Carolina11/5: Notre Dame11/12: @ Clemson11/19: Maryland11/26: Vanderbilt

coastal Division

DuKe9/3: Richmond9/10: stanford9/17: @ boston College9/24: tulane10/1: @ Florida International10/15: Florida state10/22: Wake Forest10/29: Virginia tech11/5: @ Miami11/12: @ Virginia11/19: Georgia tech11/26: @ North Carolina

georgia tech9/1: Western Carolina9/10: @ Middle tennessee state9/17: Kansas9/24: North Carolina10/1: @ North Carolina state

10/8: Maryland10/15: @ Virginia10/22: @ Miami10/29: Clemson11/10: Virginia tech11/19: @ Duke11/26: Georgia

MiaMi9/5: @ Maryland9/17: Ohio state9/24: Kansas state10/1: bethune-Cookman10/8: @ Virginia tech10/15: @ North Carolina10/22: Georgia tech10/27: Virginia11/5: Duke11/12: @ Florida state11/19: @ south Florida11/25: boston College

north carolina9/3: James Madison9/10: Rutgers9/17: Virginia9/24: @ Georgia tech10/1: @ East Carolina10/8: louisville10/15: Miami10/22: @ Clemson10/29: Wake Forest11/5: @ North Carolina state11/17: @ Virginia tech11/26: Duke

virginia9/3: William & Mary9/10: @ Indiana9/17: @ North Carolina9/24: southern Mississippi10/1: Idaho10/15: Georgia tech10/22: North Carolina state10/27: @ Miami11/5: @ Maryland11/12: Duke11/19: @ Florida state11/26: Virginia tech

virginia tech9/3: Appalachian state9/10: @ East Carolina9/17: Arkansas state9/24: @ Marshall10/1: Clemson10/8: Miami10/15: @ Wake Forest10/22: boston College10/29: @ Duke11/10: @ Georgia tech11/17: North Carolina11/26: @ Virginia

acc chaMPionshiP gaMe12/3: bank of America stadium, Charlotte, N.C., 8 p.m.

season under Al Groh, will need to play better as well, but it will be tough.

MiaMiHead Coach: Al Golden 2010 Record: 7-6 (5-3)

2011 OUTLOOK: If the hurricanes can solve their turnover problems (36 in 13 games last year), they will be dangerous. the offensive line will be among the ACC’s best, running back lamar Miller averaged six yards per carry as a freshman a year ago, and they have weapons at wide receiver, most notably senior travis benjamin. the defense is led by senior linebacker sean spence and juniors defensive tackle Marcus Forston and safety Ray-Ray Armstrong. the Ohio state game on sept. 17 should set the tone.

north carolinaInterim Head Coach: Everett Withers 2010 Record: 8-5 (4-4)

2011 OUTLOOK: there’s trouble in Chapel hill that led to the late July dismissal of head Coach butch Davis, so its anybody’s guess what the tarheels can accomplish. senior defensive end Quinton Coples is back, one year after recording 10 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss, and he’s joined up front by junior defensive end Donte Paige-Moss and senior tackle tydreke Powell. they also have playmakers at linebacker and in the secondary as well. Offensively, senior Dwight Jones has the ability to be a big-time receiver, but new redshirt sophomore quarterback bryn Renner has only thrown two passes at the collegiate level. Ryan houston should expect a heavy workload at running back.

virginiaHead Coach: Mike london 2010 Record: 4-8 (1-7)

2011 OUTLOOK: the Cavaliers have 18 starters coming back, including all five offensive linemen and senior wide receiver Kris burd, who led the team with 58

catches last season. that should make things a little easier on junior running back Perry Jones and new quarterback Michael Rocco, a sophomore. All three starting linebackers return, including leading tackler laRoy Reynolds, as does an experienced secondary and senior defensive end Cam Johnson, who had 6.5 sacks a year ago.

virginia techHead Coach: Frank beamer 2010 Record: 11-3 (8-0)

2011 OUTLOOK: logan thomas, a 6-foot-6, 245 pound redshirt sophomore, replaces tyrod taylor at quarterback and was named the hokies’ MVP for the spring. they also lost three of their top four leading rushers from 2010, with only junior David Wilson (642 yards, five touchdowns) returning. the hokies’ famed “lunch Pail” defense slipped a bit last year (by their standards), especially against the run but should be improved. Fortunately for Virginia tech, Coastal Division threats Miami and North Carolina come to blacksburg this year.

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ACC PreVIeWBy KEiTH MERRiTT



FloriDa state university station list & PrograM clearance

city call letters Frequencytallahassee WtNt-FM 94.9tallahassee WNls-AM 1270belle Glade WsWN-AM 900

brunswick, GA WsFN-AM 790brunswick, GA WsFN-FM 103.7

Clearwater WtAN-AM 1340Dade City WDCF-AM 1350

DeFuniak springs WZEP-AM 1460Fort Myers WWCN-AM 770

Ft. Walton beach WFDM-AM 1400Ft. Walton beach WFDM-FM 94.5

homosassa WXOF-FM 96.3Jacksonville WbOb-AM 600Jacksonville WbOb-FM 107.7

lake City WJtK-FM 96.5lakeland WlKF-AM 1430Marianna WJAQ-FM 100.9

Melbourne WIXC-AM 1060Miami/West Palm beach WFtl-AM 850

Milton WEby-AM 1330Ocala WOCA-AM 1370

Orange Park WbOb-FM 100.3Orlando WhOO-AM 1080Orlando WAMt-AM 1190

Panama City WDIZ-AM 590Panama City WFlF-FM 94.5Port st. lucie WPsl-AM 1590

stuart WstU-AM 1450tampa WhbO-AM 1080tampa WWbA-AM 820

Waycross, GA WFNs-AM 1350Zephyrhills WZhR-AM 1400

Join Coach Fisher and Gene Deckerhoff every Wednesday night live from Level 8 atop the Hotel Duval for the weekly call-in show from 7-8 p.m. If you would like to be a part of the studio audience, register by visiting Seminoles.com. The call-in show will air live on Seminoles.com and on all FSU radio affiliate stations.

THe jImBo fISHer CALL-In SHoW LivE From HoTEL DuvaL

Wednesday, Aug. 31 (Plant the spear Kickoff show) *Visit seminoles.com for area events Wednesday, sept. 7Wednesday, sept. 14Wednesday, sept. 21Wednesday, sept. 28Wednesday, oct. 5Wednesday, oct. 12

Wednesday, oct. 19Wednesday, oct. 26*Tuesday, nov. 1 (tentative Date due to the thursday Night boston College Game)Wednesday, nov. 9Wednesday, nov. 16Wednesday, nov. 23Wednesday, nov. 30

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The Jimbo Fisher Call-In Show


949TNT.com

WFLAfm.com

1270TheTeam.com

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Two of the greatest comedians of our generation — John Candy and Steve

Martin — created one of the most hilarious scenes in movie history when they found themselves barreling down the interstate in the wrong direction.

“You’re going the wrong way!” shocked motorists screamed at the disoriented comics in the madcap movie, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”

While there’s no wrong way to go to Tallahassee, there are better, more eco-nomical ways to get here to enjoy the Seminole football experience.

Did you know you can fly into North Florida for as little as $49 from various cities across the nation or hop a charter bus from many Florida cities for as little as $35 round trip?

If you’re itching to see the Seminoles play this year, take a nostalgic walk across campus or reunite with friends, Seminole Boosters has found multiple options to satisfy every budget.

FLIghTSWhile flying directly into Tallahassee

is generally the most convenient way to come to a home game, it’s not the only op-tion. You can now fly into Ft. Walton Beach (2.5 hour drive from Doak), Panama City (2 hour drive), Jacksonville (2.5 hour drive) or Valdosta, Ga. (1.5 hour drive).

Flight schedules and fares are always subject to change, but you might find a flight schedule that works for you into Ft. Walton Beach on Vision Air for as little as $49 one way from Ft. Lauderdale, Balti-more/Washington or many other hubs. Or, you might check into Southwest Airlines,

Planes, Trains auTomobiles

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Going the Right Way to Home Games


which offers numerous flights into the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City from comparable cities for as little as $99 each way. Valdosta and Jacksonville also offer a variety of options to fit your schedule and budget.

If you’re not into the fly-drive program, you can fly directly into Tallahassee from those same cities for about $175 each way.

hOTELSMost of Tallahassee’s hotels are offering single-night stays

for many home games (visit Gametimetravel.com or visittalla-hassee.com), however you’ll have a hard time finding one-night rates for the Oklahoma or Miami games, which are sure to be played in a sold out stadium.

If you can’t find availability in town or a rate that suits your budget, you can find it along the highways leading into and out of Tallahassee or the city you flew into.

Some Seminole fans are even mixing a short vacation into their football weekend by booking a beachfront condo in Pana-ma City Beach or Destin at sharply discounted offseason rates. You can book a unit for a long weekend for as little as $99 a night. Or rent the unit for a full week and catch two of Florida State’s first three home games (Sept. 3, Sept. 10 and Sept. 17).

Two couples can rent a two-bedroom beachfront unit for as little as $300 per couple and enjoy a week of world-class beach time, golf, fishing and Florida State football. The Panama City Seminole Club even offers bus service from PC to Doak for ev-ery home game (see chart to the right).

Visit Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO.com) for ideas, or if you are more comfortable booking through a management company, The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach is a Florida State cor-porate partner in the Panama City area, and you can book with them at Resortspcbeach.com or by calling (866) 203-1164.

ChARTER BuSESMany of the Seminole Clubs around the state offer game day

charter bus service to Tallahassee for one or more games for as little as $35 round trip. And now, Annette Bus Lines is also offer-ing a service to and from Tallahassee for every home game (see chart at right).

While the bus rides from Tampa, Orlando or Daytona make for a long day, they are very economical and can be entertaining too. Seminole highlight videos will pump you up on way up while movies will help you wind down on the late night drive home.

You can expect to be entertained once you arrive in Tallahas-see. Each weekend will be filled with fun, fan-friendly and afford-able experiences, from our weekly tours of the athletic facility to our Friday Night Block Party and donor appreciation events downtown to the color and pageantry of game day in Doak Campbell Stadium.

No matter how you choose to come to a home football game — by plane, train or automobile — you’re never going the wrong way. sb

With a little planning you can make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action inside Doak Campbell this year. There will be a variety of eco-nomical options to get you into town and around town once you arrive.

gETTINg TO TALLAhASSEE FROM OuT OF TOwNAnnett Bus Lines

Annette will offer statewide shuttles on gameday with three different routes. Visit: http://www.ridethespirit.com or www.annettbuslines.com for more information.

Jacksonville Seminole Club

Price: $36 per game, or $210 (7 games) Current JSC membership required. www.jaxseminoles.com/bus tripsContact John Cook (904) 778-4194, (904) 403-1432 or [email protected]

Seminole Club of greater Orlando

Price: $50 per game, or $175 for four games (Louisiana Monroe, Oklahoma, Maryland, and Miami)Visit orlandoseminoles.com

Panama City Seminole Club

Price: $35 per game, or $255 for 7 gamesContact Tom Jajjar (850) 819-0007 or (850) 769-1971

Pensacola Seminole Club

Price: $60 per game. All 7 home games. Call (850) 476-0046

Seminole Club of Pinellas County

Price: $60 per game. Contact [email protected]

Intown Transportation

StarMetro: 50 cents on gameday. For more infomration visit http://www.talgov.com/starmetroFSU Spirit Shuttle: $5; Kids 12 and under ride free with purchase of adult ticket.Civic Center to the Stadium or Tallahassee Mall to the Stadium


The University Center Club is the premier private club serving Florida State University, Tallahassee and friends of the community. Since its establishment in 1996, the Club has offered Members and guests out-

standing cuisine while enjoying spectacular views of downtown Tallahassee and Doak Campbell Stadium. The Club features à la carte dining in the Osceola Grill and six exquisitely appointed private meeting/dining rooms along with an 8,000 square foot ballroom. When you combine this magnificent facility with our expert staff you have Tallahassee’s Premier Private Club!

University Center | Doak Campbell Stadium | Tallahassee, FL 32306 | (850) 644-8528 | www.UniversityCenterClub.com

To learn more about membership, game day benefits, or hosting an event, please contact our Membership team today!

Melinda Baker can be reached at (850) 644-6522 or [email protected] Cherrie Barbree can be reached at (850) 644-9089 or [email protected]


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– Taylor CollinsGifford–Heiden Insurance

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– Ed BurrState Farm – Craig DewhurstThe Tree Steakhouse – Paul HansonTeam 1 Orthopaedics Inc.

– Steve LeonardTo The Glory of God – TS RobertsReynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.

– David RobertsonOutback SteakhouseSt. Johns & Partners – Dan St. John

paTronSPredator Group – Ray BarbeeDave BartonUBS Financial Services

– Bucky BuchananGator Bowl Association, Inc.

– Rick CatlettBCM Services, Inc.

– Michael ColemanJim EdmistonStockton Eller Designs

– Stockton EllerFidelity National Insurance Group

– John GiorgianniHartley Press – Mike HartleyCaptivating GetAways LLC Travel

Agency – Brian JonesJim KaneBlue Cross/Blue Shield

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Johnson, P.A. – Chris MuellerNooney & Roberts, Attorneys

– Scott NooneyMerrill Lynch Wealth Management

– Josh RogersMark ShealyBanfi Vintners – Nick ShoultsKelco Management & Development

– Kelley SlayState Farm Insurance – Russ VorhisDrs. Ben and Marty WalkerBCM Services, Inc.

– Denise WallaceWeeks Utility Services, Inc.

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– Lamar WheelerSeminole Boosters, Inc. – Max Zahn

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While outbound sales departments are commonplace in professional sports, they are relatively new on the college scene, but Florida State Athletics along with

Seminole Boosters, Inc. realized the need for a fulltime com-mitment to this concept. Paul Phipps, general manager of IMG College, was a great source of insight during this endeavor as he had run several professional sports franchises and knew the ticket sales business. A budget of $200,000 was agreed upon for a first-year operation which would consist of a sales manager and

three account reps. A goal of $650,000 in new ticket revenue and Booster memberships was set for the start-up department, which had to be built from scratch. Phipps recommended a young FSU graduate, Michael Espada, who had a background in professional sports outbound sales to lead the department. Espada has a duel reporting line to both athletics and the Boosters. The department, which now has six account reps, just completed their first year in which they sold $1.6 million in tickets and Boosters memberships, shattering their goal.

salesTeam

Jamie Warren

From: Panama City, FloridaExperience: 20-plus years of buying FSU season tickets and being a Seminole Booster member while running a successful contracting company. Tom Carlson inspired me to volunteer to sell tickets, and Boosters and I found a

new calling and a new career.Message to ‘Nole Fans: I always work hard for my Booster clients, whether they are a Student Booster or a Golden Chief. It’s all about relationships. My wife Connie and I love coming to the games, hosting tailgate parties for our friends and clients who become our friends. I like to tell fans that your loyalty to FSU is not a T-shirt hanging in your closet, it’s your devotion, love and willing-ness to make sure we succeed. When you join Seminole Boosters, you are not a fan of FSU, you are FSU!

maTTheW KronzeK

From: Potomac, Maryland Education: Graduated from Florida State in Sport Management and Criminology Experience: Started as an assistant for FSU Athletic Marketing for two years while in college, went on to

work for the Orange Bowl Committee before returning to Florida StateMessage to ‘Nole Fans: As a graduate of FSU, it is a real pleasure to service a fan base that I am actually a part of. Every day I look forward to making Doak Campbell a place to be feared by opposing teams.

John ePPs

From: Columbia, South CarolinaEducation: Clemson University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in MarketingExperience: Sales Executive in the Pirate minor league program. Account Executive with the ACC Football

Championship Game 2010Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am proud to be a ‘Nole and am looking forward to packing out Doak for what could be a huge season this fall.

John maconi

From: Annapolis, Marylandeducation: Graduated from Elon University in 2010 in Leisure/Sport Management and minored in Business Administration. Experience: Worked in ticket sales for the ACC Football

Championship Game Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am excited to join the Seminole nation and am looking forward to seeing our fans pack the house here this fall. I am thrilled to service such a loyal fan base and hope to have the opportunity to service many more.

Kevin sWearingen

From: Arlington, TexasEducation: 2nd year student at FSU. Two sales internships with the Grand Prairie Air Hogs Independent Minor League Baseball team and the Dallas Stars, an NHL team.

Message to ‘Nole Fans: I was raised a diehard Seminole, and my family has had season tickets since ’04. It is a dream come true to be a student here. Having the opportunity to work with our fans each and every day is more than I could’ve ever asked for.

MeeT The SeMinOLe BOOSTerS SALeS TeAM


marK cameron

From: New Bedford, PennsylvaniaEducation: University of Pittsburgh in 2010 with Bach-elor of Art Degrees in Communication and Economics Experience: Was an inside sales representative for the Pittsburgh Pirates before joining the Seminole Sales Team

Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am excited to be a ‘Nole and experience the best tradition in College football. I look forward to meeting many of our fans and being of service in every way possible.

From: Sarasota, FloridaEducation: Michael earned his degree from Florida State in August of 2004 in Sport Management. Experience: Atlanta Braves (MLB) Service and Retention, New Business and Group Sales. Atlanta Hawks (NBA)

and Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) Group Sales and Service, and Season Ticket Sales Account Executive. Started July of 2010 at FSU as the Ticket Sales Director. Message to ‘Nole Fans: “Living the dream” is an understatement. As a lifelong Seminole and graduate of the university, I have to pinch myself each and every day as I drive to work. It is a true honor to be a part of the movement in creat-ing a service-oriented culture here at FSU — and to serve my fellow fans. We are working hard to recruit our fans. As of now the excitement is surreal, and we are all looking forward to what the future brings

michael esPada

John recchiuTi

From: Cincinnati, OhioEducation: Graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 2008 and graduated with a Masters in Sports Adminis-tration from Xavier University Experience: Worked this past season for the Cincinnati

Bengals in their ticket sales departmentMessage to ‘Nole Fans: I am working my hardest to fill up Doak this season! GO ‘NOLES!



The response was overwhelming and provided us with a very clear picture. In this issue of Unconquered you’ll find a number of examples where we’ve lis-tened and responded with changes to enhance your connection with FSU.

Among the findings, we learned that when you do travel to Tallahassee for a home game, you want a full weekend experience. You’ve also suggested im-provements to your visit to Doak Camp-bell Stadium.

In addition to opening parking lots ear-lier to extend your game day tailgating experience and cleaning up concourses and restrooms, you’ll see major game-day operation changes as you approach the stadium, all designed to be more welcom-ing and improve the gate entry process.

The first thing you’ll notice is five large electronic message boards, strategically located, to provide Seminole fans with in-formation on gates with the shortest lines, how many minutes remain before the

Making DoakAn Even Better ExpEriEncE

This past winter, Seminole Boosters and the athletic department asked our members and our season tick-et holders — past, present and prospective — what they like about coming to a home game and what we

could do to improve their Seminole experience.

flyover or kickoff and other helpful infor-mation. We hope these boards will encour-age fans to get into the stadium earlier and enjoy the flyover, the Marching Chiefs, the video board introduction of the team and, of course, the greatest tradition in college sports … Osceola and Renegade.

When you arrive at the gate, you’ll meet another innovation, “The Golden Greet-ers.” This group of 30 volunteers will welcome you to Doak Campbell Stadium, answer questions and offer directions, all of which should provide a more welcom-ing first impression.

The most significant change is a to-tally revamped gate entry process de-signed to help fans get to the pregame action faster and accommodate those with special needs. Ph

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Rather than conducting bag checks at every turnstile, which clogs entry for everyone, FSU will offer speed lines for those fans without bags so they can flow right through the turnstiles. Only those fans with bags, or who have spe-cial needs, will be directed to bag check. Once checked, they can rejoin members of their party who entered in the speed line next to them.

FSU will also increase the number of ticket scanners at each of these re-vised entry ports: Gate C (West Side Sportsmanship Statue), Gate B (West Side entry from Pensacola Street) and Gate K (East Side Seminole Family Courtyard).

“We’ve refocused on our customers for what we believe will be a great and safe football season,” said Chief of Po-lice David Perry, who noted that FSU will also employ a number of other new technologies to improve game opera-tions and incident management. “Some things won’t change,” Perry said. “Arrive early so you can beat the crowd, relax and enjoy the game day experience.”

Seminole fans can enhance their ex-perience by reviewing the 2011 game day plan (see map insert); avoiding pro-hibited items which will slow the entry process; honoring the space limits in

reserved parking lots; and respecting the people sitting around you.

Florida State has listened and heard your desire to better enjoy the experi-ence once you arrive at your seat. While some of those changes will take years to implement (wider seats, enhanced concourses, restrooms, concessions) we have retained the architectural firm HKS to study those items. In the mean-time, you can bring your own chair-back seat into the stadium as long as it meets the size requirements, or you can rent a chairback for the season from Nolesports.com. While you will not be permitted to bring your own water into the stadium for security reasons, you will be allowed to bring empty plastic water bottles and fill them once you are in the stadium.

Many of our fans, particularly those with children, also asked that we do something to control the behavior of vulgar or obnoxious fans. We’ve heard you and implemented a discreet system for you to notify stadium security, who will address the situation for you. Simply dial the Jerk Line (645-JERK) or, if you prefer, discreetly text the issue.

“If you see something, say something,” Perry said. “Your safety and enjoyment matter at Doak Campbell Stadium.” SB

Fans can look forward to quicker entrance into the stadium on game day thanks to the new screening process being implemented by University Police.


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Planned giving

by Joel Padgett

Providing Future Seminole greatness

The Custodes Lampadis Society was established to preserve intercollegiate athletics at Florida State University, and to ensure

that future generations of young men and women athletes are provided an opportunity to obtain an excellent education. This is the most exclusive of all Seminole Boosters affiliations, as it is comprised of those who engage in the nobility of projecting their love for the University beyond the horizon of their own mortality.

Society members are those who have made gifts to Seminole Boosters, Inc. through their wills, trusts, and other estate ve-hicles that provide them and their family income during their lifetime. Most donors specify their gifts for athletic scholar-ships. Their gifts are placed in the Endowed Scholarship Fund, and only interest earned from their gift is used, making their gift one that will give in perpetuity. Gifts made for facilities and development will be placed in the Florida State Athletic Fund. Both endowed scholarship gifts and athletic fund gifts can be designated by sport, and can be in the donor’s name or in the name of someone of the donor’s choosing. Any person who makes an estate gift to Seminole Boosters, Inc., will gain entrance into this prestigious society. Society membership is not dependent upon the size or type of estate gift. SB

MeMbers of the Custodes LaMpadis soCiety are Listed beLow:


To succeed you must have a plan. Our long term plan is to fully fund our Athletic Scholarship Endowment. Essential to that success are donors’ gifts through wills or trusts for a specific amount or percentage, or through lifetime income gifts.

For more information visit: www.seminole-boosters.comJoel Padgett (850) 644-3378, [email protected]

Jim and Ginger Riscigno

Tallahassee, FL

Custodes Lampadis Members

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For more information on the Custodes Lampadis Society, please contact Joel Padgett, Director of Gift Planning, at 850-644-3378 or [email protected]


Beams of sun hit your face as excitement and anticipation flood your senses. You put one foot up onto the stands and then the other, positioning your body

for the perfect football-watching stance. Anx-iously you wait for the most predictable part of the game, when uniforms and helmets tear through the banner branded with the Seminole head. Despite its predictability, you crave that moment with every fiber of your fanatic being each time you stand 83,000 strong. The teams get into formation, and for a split second you hold your breath while you wait for the snap; time speeds up and a rush of adrenaline fills your veins as you cheer your team to victory. The emotions that radiate through the stands of Doak Campbell Stadium are enough to last a lifetime. Pride feeds our overwhelming ad-diction to Florida State Football. Seminole fans hunger for victory and can never get enough — we are infectiously insatiable.

It’s a powerful description, infectiously insa-tiable. But what does it mean? It is the perfect combination of words, linked together to form a description of the Seminole community. It is the inability to feel satisfied with the amount of time life allots you to be a Seminole fan. This lack of satiety spreads from generation to generation, making it one of the most infectious feelings spread at Florida State University. This being said, it is the students’ duty to give others the chance to experience what they have all felt. Every idea has a foundation. Seminole Student Boosters is the “Team Behind the Team,” laying the building blocks for Seminole spirit. And we create infec-tiously insatiable fans.

Starting off in 2004, Seminole Student Boost-ers was created to bring students together to provide support for our athletic teams. Over the past few years, Seminole Student Boosters has grown to be the largest student-run organi-zation on campus, averaging more than 3,000 members each year. Our goal is to fill the void between students and student-athletes, creat-ing an unbreakable bond between the fans and the teams. Get in on the action by helping us kick

off the year with our TRUE Seminole student barbeque on Landis Green August 31st and the Seminole Student Booster and SGA Friday Night Block Party downtown September 2nd featuring Justin Moore. These events are meant to instill excitement about the upcoming year, and we ask that every student and Seminole fan show sup-port by uniting with Florida State athletics. Be a part of the legacy by attending our “Renegade Roundup Players Panel” events, where you can take pictures with the athletes, ask them ques-tions and get their autographs. Create long-last-ing memories at our spotlighted athletic events, where we provide students with free tailgates, fun and food. We encourage you to look to the future, but hold on to the wisdom of the past by attending our “Champions Forum,” which honors dedicated alumni. Do not let great traditions slip by — this is your chance to be a TRUE Seminole.

As a TRUE Seminole, you will be greatly re-warded. Striving to provide every student with the opportunity to attend games, Seminole Student Boosters is the only organization that guarantees you a ticket to every home foot-ball game. A valued benefit of being a Student Booster member is that you get every football ticket emailed to you directly, you sit in the best part of the student section and you get discounts at popular stores and restaurants around Tallahassee. There are roughly 16,000 student tickets for each football game and there more than 40,000 students. Those odds speak for themselves.

You do not want to miss out this year. Join Student Boosters and guarantee your seat at ev-ery home game! Remain infectiously insatiable, spread Seminole pride and show what it means to be a TRUE Seminole. Through tradition we remember our past, through respect we honor our legacy, though unity we are one, unwaver-ing and unconquered, and through excellence we are humble enough to see the excellence in others. This is “Our Time” to show the nation what kind of fans we truly are, and this is your time to show Florida State what kind of Semi-nole you truly are. SB

INFECTIOUSLY INSATIABLE FANS The Formula for the Perfect Season

by Nikki tiCkNor, student boosteR PResident photos by ross obLey & Mike oLiveLLa

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Hall of Fame

Florida State’s Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by seven members on Friday, Sept. 2, during the annual induction ceremony. FSU will welcome football stars Chris Weinke and Sam Cowart, former baseball star

Marshall McDougall, basketball legend Brooke Wyckoff, track and field great Tonja Brown, Olympic medal-winning swimmer Stephen Parry and Moore-Stone Award recipient Andy Miller, the long-time president of Seminole Boosters.


Florida State Announces 2011 Athletics Hall Of Fame

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Weinke won the Heisman Trophy as a senior in 2000. He led the Seminoles to the National Championship in 1999 and enters the hall in his first year of eligi-bility. Wyckoff joined the women’s bas-ketball coaching staff just a few months ago, and the program has already retired her jersey. Cowart and Brown left FSU as two of the school’s most accomplished athletes. In addition to his eight-time All-America status, Parry won a bronze medal in swimming for England in the 2004 Olympics. One of McDougall’s ac-complishments, six home runs in one game, is consistently listed among the records that experts feel has a chance of remaining unbroken.

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ANDy MILLER President Seminole Boosters, Inc. (1975–Present)

Andy Miller was hired as president of Seminole Boosters, Inc., in 1975 at the age of 24. He has served as CEO for 36 years, shepherding the Boosters through explo-sive growth in fundraising (revenues in-creased from $300,000 to more than $45 million per year). He has served six FSU presidents, three head football coaches and seven athletic directors.

Miller conceived the idea for the Uni-versity Center Complex, an innovative blend of academic and athletic needs, resulting in 500,000 square feet of class-room and office space for university needs and the nation’s most-impressive stadium. Miller also pioneered Heritage Grove, which is home to more than a doz-en fraternities.

This third-generation Seminole created FSU’s licensing and affinity programs and has been instrumental in land acquisitions, enabling the campus to expand its footprint by 25 percent. He’s led three capital cam-paigns totaling $200 million for athletic fa-cilities and the scholarship endowment.

Together with athletics, the Boosters developed the master plan which led to the Basketball Training Center, reno-vation and expansion of Dick Howser Baseball Stadium, the Morcom Aquatics Center, the McIntosh Track Building, the Barry Smith and Mary Anne Styles soc-cer/softball building and complex, the Middleton Golf Building, the Speicher Tennis Center and most-recently an in-door tennis facility.

Miller is a member of the Circle of Gold, a past recipient of the Sliger Award and now adds his induction as the Moore-Stone Award Winner.

TONjA BROwN Track and Field 1979–1982

Tonja Brown was a standout athlete at Southwest High School in Bradenton, Fla., and never slowed down over her four-year career with the FSU Track and Field program.

Brown was a four-time All-American for the Seminoles, competing from 1979-82. She won the NCAA Outdoor 400-meters with a time of 56.46 in 1982, breaking the Florida State record and recording the third fastest time ever by an American in the event. She finished fourth at the same NCAA meet in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73) and was All-American in the indoor 60-yard hurdles at the 1982 AIAW nation-al championships with a 7.99 clocking.

At the time of her graduation in 1982, Brown held school records in the indoor 50-meter hurdles and 600-meter run, the 100 and 400-meter outdoor hurdles and was a member of the record-setting 1982 Mile Relay team (3:48.89). She ran the five fastest times in school history in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles.

Brown was instrumental in FSU’s rise to national prominence in women’s track. The Seminoles finished third in consecu-tive outdoor National Championships in 1981 (AIAW) and 1982 (inaugural NCAA). FSU was also second nationally at the 1981 AIAW indoor championships and fourth the next season.

SAM COwART Football 1993–1997

Sam Cowart came to Florida State af-ter a great career at Mandarin High in Jacksonville and earned a place in the Seminole Hall of Fame with his great line-backer play.

Cowart was a finalist for both the Butkus and Bronko Nagurski awards as a senior in 1997, leading the Seminoles with 116 tackles. He was a Consensus All-Ameri-can and was Football News’ National De-fensive Player of the Year.

Cowart’s spectacular senior year was even more impressive considering he over-came reconstructive knee surgery follow-ing the 1995 season. He sat out 1996 and earned the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award as a senior for overcoming hardship. Cowart led a ’97 FSU defense that set a school record after allowing an average of just 1.5 yards per rush. His defense allowed an average of

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2011 woMeN’s Cross CouNtry sCheduLeDay date opponent(s) Time

2-Sep 09/02/11 Covered Bridge Invite Evening9-Sep 09/09/11 Auburn Tiger Invitational Evening16-Sep 09/16/11 Clemson invitational Evening23-Sep 09/23/11 FSU Invitational 6 p.m.30-Sep 09/30/11 Notre Dame Invitational 4 p.m.

10/7–10/8 10/07/11–10/08/11 Across State Relay All Day14-Oct 10/14/11 Royal XC Challenge 5 p.m.16-Oct 10/16/11 Pre-Nationals 11 a.m.29-Oct 10/29/11 ACC Championship Noon12-Nov 11/12/11 Regional Championships 10 a.m.21-Nov 11/21/11 NCAA Championships Noon CST

2011 MeN’s Cross CouNtry sCheduLeDay Dates Opponent(s) Time

2-Sep 9/1–9/5 Covered Bridge Invite Evening9-Sep 9/8–9/9 Auburn Tiger Invitational Evening16-Sep 9/15–9/17 Clemson Invitational Evening23-Sep 23–Sep FSU Invitational 6 p.m.30-Sep 9/28–10/1 Notre Dame Invitational 4 p.m.

10/7–10/8 10/7–10/9 Across State Relay All Day14-Oct 10/13–10/15 Royal XC Challenge 5 p.m.16-Oct 10/14–10/16 Pre-Nationals 11 a.m.29-Oct 10/27–10/29 ACC Championship Noon12-Nov 11/10–11/12 Regional Championships 10 a.m.21-Nov 11/19–11/21 NCAA Championship Noon CST

FallSports


2011 soCCer sCheduLedate opponent Location time

08/19/11 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m. PT08/21/11 at Portland Portland, Ore. 1 p.m. PT08/26/11 vs. New Mexico Tallahassee, Fla. 7 p.m. ET08/28/11 vs. North Florida Tallahassee, Fla. 2 p.m. ET09/02/11 vs. Marquette Tallahassee, Fla. 7 p.m. ET09/04/11 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. CT09/09/11 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 7 p.m. ET09/11/11 vs. Mercer Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m. ET09/15/11 at Wake Forest Winston Salem, N.C. 7 p.m. ET09/18/11 at Duke Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. ET09/22/11 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 7 p.m. ET09/29/11 vs. North Carolina Tallahassee, Fla. 7 p.m. ET10/02/11 vs. NC State Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m. ET10/08/11 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 7 p.m. ET10/13/11 vs. Maryland Tallahassee, Fla. 7 p.m. ET10/16/11 vs. Boston College Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m. ET10/23/11 vs. Miami Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m. ET10/27/11 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 7 p.m. ET

2011 FSU Fall Sports Schedules

Away Games Home Games

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2011 voLLeybaLL sCheduLeDate Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

FLORIDA STATE INvITATIONAL

08/26/11 vs. Kentucky Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET08/27/11 vs. Albany Tallahassee, Fla. 11:30 a.m. ET

vs. Tulsa Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET08/30/11 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET

DELAwARE vOLLEyBALL INvITATIONAL

09/02/11 vs. Northern Iowa Newark, Del. 4:00 p.m. ET09/03/11 at Delaware Newark, Del. 12:30 p.m. ET

vs. UC Irvine Newark, Del. 5:00 p.m. ET

FLyER CLASSIC

09/09/11 vs. Michigan Dayton, Ohio 2:00 p.m. ET at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ET

09/10/11 vs. Pepperdine Dayton, Ohio 4:00 p.m. ET09/14/11 vs. Miami Tallahassee, Fla. 8:00 p.m. ET09/23/11 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 7:00 p.m. ET09/24/11 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 6:00 p.m. ET09/30/11 vs. Duke Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET10/02/11 vs. Wake Forest Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET10/07/11 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 7:00 p.m. ET10/09/11 at North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET10/14/11 vs. Georgia Tech Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET10/16/11 vs. Clemson Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET10/21/11 at Maryland College Park, Md. 7:00 p.m. ET10/23/11 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1:00 p.m. ET10/28/11 vs. Virginia Tech Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET10/30/11 vs. Virginia Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET11/04/11 vs. North Carolina State Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET11/06/11 vs. North Carolina Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ET11/11/11 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 7:00 p.m. ET11/13/11 at Duke Durham, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET11/18/11 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 7:00 p.m. ET11/19/11 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 6:00 p.m. ET11/26/11 at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 5:00 p.m. ET


Florida State Univer-sity fans have a long history of showing fiery passion for their

university. On any given Saturday in the fall you will find Doak Campbell Stadium ablaze in a sea of garnet and gold. Campaigns such as “Wear Garnet Darn-It!” and the more recent True Semi-nole T-shirt program have rallied fans as one and cre-ated a powerful visual impact at sporting events. As the 2011 collegiate football sea-son is upon us, it is time once again for another growing tradition to take place.

True Colorsby sherri dye, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TRADEMARK LICENSING DIRECTOR

Trademark Licensing

(Left) The staff of Blue Chip Athletic Solutions Celebrates College Colors Day

CELEBRATE ThE COLLEgE ExpERIENCEFriday, Sept. 2, is College Colors Day.

This special event was created by The Col-legiate Licensing Company several years ago as a celebration of the college experi-ence. Every year the event is held the Fri-day before the first college football game of the season. It’s a worldwide back-to-school party and YOU are invited! No need to RSVP, just circle the date on your calendar and make sure to wear garnet and gold all day that day. Consider it a dress rehearsal for the season.

FLORIDA STATE uNIvERSITy MAkES A COLORFuL STATEMENT

Now in its 7th year, the College Colors Day experience has grown from the early days as a mostly campus-centered event to a worldwide spirit event. What started with individuals wearing their college

colors on a specified Friday in the fall quickly grew to student organizations, en-tire departments, dorms and other groups joining in on the tradition. Proclamations were issued from university presidents, mayors and even governors giving the day of-ficial recognition. More than

100,000 organizations were included in mass mailing campaigns that encouraged corporate America to participate. Entire companies took their casual Friday and turned it into a spirited College Colors Day at the office.

Right from the beginning, Florida State University was on board with College Colors Day. Through a well-orchestrated, collaborative effort, the message about College Colors Day was sent far and wide among friends and fans of the university. Not surprisingly, the FSU faithful respond-ed. Not only did they wear garnet and gold on College Colors Day, the tradition stuck and many adopted every Friday of the season as “spirit Friday.” Sales of officially licensed apparel noticeably increased, and game days have become more and more colorful with the vast majority of fans sport-ing team color clothing over white or other colors. Mix passionate fans with their col-lege colors, logos and traditions, and you have an instant party. So Seminole fans, it’s that time again! Move all the garnet and gold to the front of the closet. Or, better yet, time to go shopping! Visit your favorite


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collegiate retailer and pick up some of the latest fashions and support your team in style. Make sure to look for the “Officially Licensed Collegiate Apparel” tag and sup-port YOUR Florida State University.

FOLLOw uS ON FACEBOOkWe’re now on Facebook! Visit Florida

State University Trademark Licensing and “LIKE” us. There you will find new products and related information about the program.

For more information on College Colors Day visit the Facebook page entitled “Cel-ebrate College Colors Day.” See what other schools are doing, post comments about FSU and share photos of you in your favor-ite garnet and gold collegiate apparel.

(Top) The Seminole Boosters staff showed their True Pride on College Colors Day.

(Above) The FSU Glitter Guys challenge fans to show up in garnet and gold.


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Community Outreach

By John Lata, Ph.D., Office Of Student ServiceSPhotos By stuDent services

incoming Student Athletes Prepare for the transition to college Academics and Athletics

“The students were the highlight of this Summer Bridge session,” said San-tiago. “They were a very respectful group and showed appreciation for the student-athletes who came before them. It was

obvious that they respect the tradition of Florida State.”

Many hours were spent helping them understand the values, traditions, norms and expectations of their upcoming

educational experience at FSU. There were discussions about the skills need-ed and resources available to give each new Seminole some added self-confi-dence to assist in his or her growth and development. This was a great opportu-nity for them to learn about the academ-ic challenges they face before the start of fall practice.

“The Summer Bridge Program is de-signed to provide incoming student-ath-letes with the opportunity to build an edu-cational foundation for success at Florida State University,” explained Brandi Stuart, associate athletic director for Student Services. “In addition to the educational

For the seventh straight year, immediately prior to summer school, the annual “Summer Bridge” program was held. This was a chance for the administration to assist incoming freshmen student-athletes in making the transition to the

university community by supporting their intellectual, social, cultural and emotional development. The program was led for the fifth year by Jennifer Santiago, assistant athletic director for Admissions and Eligibility.

THE SUMMER “BRidgE”


component of Summer Bridge, we also incorporate personal development pro-gramming, team building activities and community service initiatives to expose the young men and women to all that is available to them during their time at FSU. This year’s Summer Bridge class was very impressive and I’m looking forward to watching them develop in the class-room, on their respective fields of play and within the community.”

Assisting the administrators was a talented group of fifteen upperclassmen mentors who were able to share stories of their experiences and success, as well as what pitfalls to avoid. The fresh-men continued over the summer, even though the Bridge program is techni-cally just one week. Weekly meetings covered topics such as money manage-ment, sexual responsibility, the academ-ic honor policy and mapping. Students also toured the library and checked in weekly with their mentors.

While Summer Bridge is primarily an academic orientation, there were oppor-tunities to learn outside the classroom as well. Student-athletes took a bus tour of the community, worked as a group to fill bags with gifts to share with patients at a local hospital and had some fun while visiting Fun Station and Crenshaw Bowl-ing Lanes.

“My favorite part of Summer Bridge was interacting and getting to know ev-erybody in the program. I liked going to the hospital and talking to the patients. I didn’t have a chance to do a lot of com-munity service in high school, so it was fun,” said Lamarcus Brutus, a freshman safety from Port St. Lucie.

Ebony Wells, a freshman forward on the women’s basketball team from

Grovetown, Ga., felt that, “Meeting new people makes a difference. When you know people already, it makes you more comfortable in a new and large environ-ment. I really liked the interactive ice-breakers. I’m glad I had the chance to be involved with Summer Bridge. It helped me to learn my way around campus, and now I can be a leader when the rest of the freshmen get here in the fall.”

Terry Whisnant, one of the newest members of the men’s basketball team, agreed. “Getting to know people and experiencing different things was my favorite part. Taking part in the campus scavenger hunt was fun too. I was lost, but I knew I had to get to know the cam-pus better.”

Of course, academics was the main topic of the week. One of the important pieces was a mock lecture to prepare stu-dents for college classrooms.

“The mock lecture with Dr. Maxine Jones was another highlight. They took a quiz after and did really well across the board,” Santiago said.

Brutus noticed the change, saying, “The amount of work is definitely different. The amount of notes you have to take, and the fact that there are far more tests and less quizzes than in high school.”

Whisnant noted that “time manage-ment will be my biggest transition. Sum-mer Bridge helped prepare me, how to take care of my responsibilities and how to (act in) a college classroom.” Asked what he thought of the week overall, he added, “Summer Bridge was fun! I defi-nitely would recommend it. It helps get you prepared for college life.”

Santiago was particularly impressed with the entire group, “The mentors were excellent and added a great deal to the

Community Outreach

“The Summer Bridge Program is designed to provide incoming student-athletes with

the opportunity to build an educational foundation for success at Florida State University.” — Brandi Stuart, Associate Athletic director for Student Services

(Opposite page) Summer Bridge participants doing the warchant in the Varsity Club

(Above top) Mentors posing at the Fun Station. (Above middle) Filling bags to share with the hospital patients; from left, Greg Dent (Football mentor), Cody Alling (Baseball freshman), Karlos Williams (Football freshman), Hikaru Murakami (Soccer freshman).

(Above) Nile Lawrence-Stample (Football freshman) Kyle Bird (Baseball freshman)

program. And the interaction among the Summer Bridge attendees was par-ticularly good. It was fun to watch them bragging on each other outside of their own sport. Summer Bridge really helped them expand their horizons socially.” SB


Boosters and Extra BenefitsWith the school year quickly approaching and student-athletes getting back to work in

the classroom and on the field, the Compliance Team at Florida State University wants to remind you about NCAA rules regarding “extra benefits.”

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletic interests (“booster”) that provides a student-athlete or a relative or friend of a student-athlete a benefit not expressly authorized by ncAA legislation. receiving a benefit by a student-athlete or friends or relatives is not a violation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is available to the institution’s students or their friends or relatives. it is also not a violation if the benefit is available to a particular segment of the student body that is not determined based on athletic ability, such as international or minority students.

there are numerous benefits that can be provided to a student-athlete or relative or friend of a student-athlete that are deemed to be impermissible. Some examples of these benefits include cash, loans, special discounts, direct purchase of merchandise, free or reduced-cost housing and covering educational expenses (note that this is not an exhaustive list). in addition, please note that a currently enrolled student-athlete or a relative or friend of a current student-athlete may not sell his or her apparel (e.g., jerseys, shoes, helmets), awards (e.g., rings, trophies, letterman gifts) or complimentary game admissions.

However, not all benefits are impermissible. for instance, it would be permissible for a booster to provide an occasional meal to an individual student-athlete or an entire team, provided it is on-campus, or in your home or at a facility regularly used for competition. Please check with the compliance team prior to hosting an occasional meal as we have a simple form that will need to be completed.

the compliance office is dedicated to providing educational programs and interpretive support to ensure that all individuals involved with the athletics program understand and adhere to the university’s compliance expectations. if you have any questions regarding extra benefits please contact the office with any questions at (850) 644-4272 or via e-mail at [email protected]. You can now also follow us on twitter (@fSucompliance) and facebook (fSu compliance)! thanks for your continued support of Seminole Athletics. Go noles!

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Noah WhiteSarah KershawPatricia KantorCarl FondrenJana BrownThomas CoppolaJeffrey BeebeStephen SelfWayne JonesKerry J. HinoteApril NollRonald C. Thomas, Jr.Henry SingletonTonya HarperLeslie ThompsonJon MarchantThomas DupreeDustin SchumacherKyle BradburnBrittany BrownJoseph WallWilliam WordenKrista CaballeroAndre LambChris M. HeilMark LazzaroNicholas WinantRobert WebbWilliam HerringtonStefanie BoydPaul MeltonTeresa DeLaneyAmy SeamanBrian BohmMichael GargiuloRaphael L’heureuxJulia WesterKarrissa WimberleyTraci AlexanderChristopher BurnettLynda A. PageMegan AndersonRoberto LanuzaAdam TolliverJustin DavidsonAndrew WraithmellShawn ReganRyan FonnettLindsey Gardner LeistAdam ForetCharles Edward WarnerRyan HillCameron BullockChase KraftGreg ToberNick AbrahamsAnthony E. AtkinsMichael A. GocklinWilliam CarlsonTyrone ScorsoneJeremy ScanlonFaisal AlbusairiKeith BraunDavid HectorAlan RiberioJen WoelfelA.J. KirchoffMary MaciaSteven ShumakerJames GlotzbachTim LockardMarissa SweseyJessica M. SansShaelyn O’HaraJoseph StoneDavid SolesNathaniel JonesWilliam Taylor IIChristine SumAndrew PageBobby PattersonMichael WolczikMary Ashley DickinsonPaula QuintanillaJustin BeckerAnthony BulzoneJohn Van DusenEric HoonhoutRachel JohnsonDebra GreshamAmy WysockiKris Bass

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Dan SmithRobert GilletteRobert & Nancy PetersonRichard K. BartzerMatt MontgomeryDave KeslerMatthew WilliamsKatherine BeestingAmanda & Josh BakerJason DavidsonJim McDonnellScott BrizendineJeff JacksonRajesh PatelDon ShirillaAaron RayChip HumestonFrank MorrealeLarry HamiltonPeter HargitaiHaven PerkinsTroy SmithBrad MookJoe JohnsonJames W. KellyJohn WattJoe McDanielsJohn MedefindKeith WilsonDave SchoeneDenis ThaxtonJay WeaverMichael DouglasJohn BranninJon BristowBlake RehbergJames MoloneyRobert A. SpiveyPaul BachandShelley RushingGregory SalvadoreBrandon GrossmanAnthony FairclothEdwards SkinnerDebra D. Johns-OliverAnthony E. & Yvette S. CalobrisiBrian ColeDaniel KaganMichael PittmanToni SanchezAnthony HolmesJason MosleyChristopher & Tayreen NelsonKen BanksKendal MullenPump Jet VacJamie TankersleyWalter SandlinStan BrownRoger HanfordJames RobertsonBonita KingMichael WhitneyBrad JoinerKaryn LightweisLeslie C & Patricia Herold

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– Jennifer Rider–HartleyBrodeur Carvell Fine Apparel – Ron Brodeur

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PineLLas countyJiMBo fiSher Guide SPonSorNylah Thompson

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Investments, LLCSquare Hat Wine CompanyHudson Grille – AlpharettaDivots Sportswear Co.

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VOLLEYBALL Returning a Seasoned Team

The Florida State University volleyball team returns 11 student-athletes from last season’s NCAA Tournament squad as it begins a difficult slate with non-conference rival Kentucky on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at Tully Gym.

Leading the returnees for the Seminoles is senior outside hitter Visnja Djurdjevic, who became the program’s eighth All-

American after being honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for her 2010 performance.

Highlighting the schedule is a nationally televised home date against conference foe Miami on ESPNU on Wednesday, Sept. 14, with a special start time of 8 p.m. at Tully Gym. The 36th volleyball meeting between both schools is also the conference opener for the Seminoles. This year’s competi-tion will feature 16 of 30 matches against

NCAA Tournament teams from 2010, in-cluding state rival Florida and Elite Eight participant Duke.

Seminole volleyball is looking to continue what has been a high point in the program’s 35-year history. In 2011, the Seminoles hope to make their third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, which would fall one year shy of the school record for most consecutive NCAA postseason ap-pearances, 1987–90 (four seasons).

Q U A R T E R LY R E P O R T 2011

(Above and right) Veteran Seminole squad looks to third straight NCAA appearance.

Fall Sports Kick Off the Quest for NCAA Postseason Competition PhOtOs BY ROss OBLEY, MikE OLiVELLA & ChERYL tREwERgY


sOCCERCollege Cup Goal

With “Georgia On Their Mind” in 2011, the Florida State women’s soccer team has its sights set 300 miles north of Tallahassee as Kennesaw, Ga., plays host to this year’s Women’s College Cup for the first time in NCAA Tournament history.

The Seminoles, who return nine starters and 13 letterwinners from last year’s squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the sixth year in a row, are in search of their first College Cup appear-ance since finishing as the national runner-up in 2007.

FSU returns its top three scorers from last year, including Janice Cayman (23 points), Tori Huster (19) and Casey Short (13), while Tiffany McCarty and Jessica Price, one of the most prolific scoring duos to take the field under the direction of Head Coach Mark Krikorian, return to the pitch after missing the entire 2010 campaign due to injuries. McCarty and Price combined for 83 points in 2009 as they registered 33 goals and 17 as-sists, making them the second highest scor-ing tandem in school history.

Senior All-American Toni Pressley and freshmen All-Americans Kassey Kallman and Kelsey Wys headline an experienced backline that allowed an ACC low 14 goals and posted a league-high 13 shutouts in 2010. Florida State’s quest for the school’s first national championship begins out west on Friday, Aug. 19, in Corvallis, Ore., as the Seminoles travel to face the Oregon State Beavers.

CROss COuntRYHigh Standards And Great Expectations

The Florida State cross country teams en-ter the 2011 season with high standards and great expectations after the men and women followed their sweep of Atlantic Coast Con-ference team titles with second-place finish-es at the 2010 NCAA Championships. While there are important voids to fill from a year ago — the men must replace three of their top seven and the women four — the Semi-noles return a core of proven competitors.

FSU women’s coach Karen Harvey will lean on juniors Jessica Parry and Amanda Win-slow — All-Americans in 2010 and 2009, respectively — and senior Jennifer Dunn to show the way. Entering her fifth season at the helm, Harvey’s teams have won four con-secutive ACC titles and followed with four consecutive top-three NCAA Championship finishes, including back-to-back runner-up honors. Hopes of taking the next step will rest on the continued development of the veterans and influx of new talent, which will provide Harvey with the deepest squad she has fielded since her 2007 arrival.

Bob Braman’s 2010 squad authored the best national finish in program and state history. The next challenge for the FSU men is to prove they have staying power among the national elite, and the return of 2010 All-American Michael Fout for his senior season is a good starting point. Juniors David For-rester and Wesley Rickman finished among the top 60 at nationals, while sophomore Jakub Zivec cut his teeth on the national stage as well. Entering his 12th season at the helm, Braman must develop some depth to support his returning front-line runners in order to secure a ninth consecutive NCAA Championship meet appearance. SB

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ACC And nCAA tEAM REsuLtsBaseball: ACC Atlantic Division – 1st place; NCAA Super Regionals Men’s Basketball: ACC – 3rd; NCAA Sweet 16Women’s Basketball: ACC – 3rd; NCAA – Second RoundMen’s Cross Country: ACC – 1st; NCAA – 2ndWomen’s Cross Country: ACC – 1st; NCAA – 2ndFootball: ACC – Atlantic Division Champions (runner–up); Chick–fil–A Bowl ChampionsMen’s Golf: ACC – 5th; NCAA RegionalsWomen’s Golf: ACC – 5th; NCAA RegionalsSoccer: ACC – T–2, NCAA – Elite EightSoftball: ACC – Champions; NCAA – NCAA Athens RegionalMen’s Swimming: ACC – 3rd, NCAA – 23rdWomen’s Swimming: ACC – 3rdMen’s Tennis: NCAA – First RoundWomen’s Tennis: ACC – ACC Championship Match; NCAA – Second RoundIndoor Men’s Track & Field: ACC – 2nd; NCAA – 5thIndoor Women’s Track & Field: ACC – 2nd; NCAA – 9thOutdoor Men’s Track & Field: ACC – 1st; NCAA – 2ndOutdoor Women’s Track & Field: ACC – 2nd; NCAA – 20thVolleyball: ACC – 4th; NCAA – Second Round

indiViduAL nAtiOnAL ChAMPiOnsBrandon Byram – Outdoor 4x100m RelayKemar Hyman – Outdoor 4x100 RelayNgoni Makusha – Indoor Long Jump, Outdoor Long Jump, 100m, 4x100m RelayMaurice Mitchell – Outdoor 200m, 4x100m RelayKim Williams – Indoor Triple Jump

PLAYER/PERFORMER OF thE YEAR hOnORsChristian Hunnicutt – ACC Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the YearNgoni Makusha – USTFCCCA Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the YearNgoni Makusha – ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the YearVahid Mirzadeh – ITA National and Southeast Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship AwardMaurice Mitchell – ACC Outdoor Track Performer of the YearMaurice Mitchell – ACC Indoor Track Performer of the YearCiaran O’Lionaird – USTFCCCA South Region Male Cross Country Athlete of the YearChris Singleton – ACC Defensive Player of the YearFederica Suess – ITA Southeast Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship AwardKim Williams – ACC Indoor Field Performer of the YearKim Williams – USTFCCCA Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field South Region Women’s Field Athlete

of the Year

ACC tEAM ChAMPiOnsMen’s Cross CountryWomen’s Cross CountrySoftball Men’s Outdoor Track and Field

ROOkiE OF thE YEAR hOnORsXavier Rhodes – CFN Defensive Freshman of the YearXavier Rhodes – ACC Defensive Rookie of the YearJakub Zivec – ACC Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year

REgiOnAL COACh OF thE YEAR hOnORsOliver Foreman – ITA Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the YearJennifer Hyde – ITA Southeast Region Coach of the YearDennis Nobles – USTFCCCA Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year

ACC COACh OF thE YEAR hOnORsBob Braman – Men’s Cross Country Coach of the YearBob Braman – Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the YearKaren Harvey – Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

AT H L E T I C S U P D AT E : 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 y e a r - i n - r e v i e W

Wikipedia defines “An embarrassment of riches” as an idiom that means an overabundance of something, or too much of a good thing.

A Seminole fan may plead guilty to having an embar-rassment of riches if they have too much Seminole apparel for their walk-in closet. But you will not find one who will apologize for their team’s success stories on the field, in the classroom and in the community this past year:

» Once again, FSU finished in the top 10 of all college programs for comprehensive success on the field.

» Once again, FSU saw each of its 19 men’s and women’s teams qualifying for NCAA play for the second year in a row, which is a national record.

» Once again, FSU’s student-athletes finished second only to Duke on the ACC Honor Roll.

» Once again, FSU’s student-athletes volunteered for more community service projects than any program in the nation.

» Once again, FSU enjoyed players from three different sports drafted in the first round.

» Once again, FSU has a player in the running for the National Player of the Year Award in their sport.

» Once again, FSU will host ESPN Gameday for a Game of the Century contest between top five programs.

» And once again, an FSU tradition – Osceola and Renegade – were picked as the best in the nation by a poll of college football fans.

Take a moment to savor the fruits of the labor of more than 500 student-athlete’s achievements in the accompany-ing charts. And please take satisfaction in knowing that your hard-earned contributions to Seminole Boosters helped to fund their scholarships and provide them with the facilities and resources they need to make Florida State proud.

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Women’s Swimming & Diving: Lisi Rowland, Stephanie Sarandos, Katrina YoungMen’s Tennis: Vahid MirzadehWomen’s Tennis: Katie Rybakova, Francesca Segarelli Men’s Indoor Track: Brandon Byram, Brian Chibudu, Mike Fout, Kemar Hyman, Ngoni Makusha, Maurice Mitchell, Brandon O’Connor, Michael PutmanWomen’s IndoorTrack: Amy Harris, Michelle Jenije, Marecia Pemberton, Kim Williams, Amanda WinslowMen’s Outdoor Track: Brandon Byram, Charles Clark, Kemar Hyman, Andrew Lahaye, Paul Madzivire, Ngoni Makusha, Maurice Mitchell, Michael Putman, Wesley RickmanWomen’s OutdoorTrack: Hannah Brooks, Kamorean Hayes, Michelle Jenije, Allyn Laughlin, Marecia Pemberton, Teona Rodgers, Brittany St. Louis, Kim Williams, Amanda WinslowVolleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic, Stephanie Neville

indiViduAL ACC ChAMPiOnsMen’s Swimming & Diving: Rob Holderness – 100m and 200m breaststroke Men’s Indoor Track and Field: Ngoni Makusha – Long Jump, Maurice Mitchell – 60m and 200m, Michael Putman – Shot PutWomen’s Indoor Track and Field: Kim Williams – Long Jump and Triple Jump; Amanda Winslow – One–mile RunMen’s Outdoor Track and Field: David Ambler – 4x400m relay; Kemar Hyman – 4x400m relay; Ngoni Makusha – Long Jump, Triple Jump and 100m; Maurice Mitchell – 4x400m relay and 200m; Randon O’Connor – 400m; Ciaran O’Lionaird – 1500m run and 5000m run; Michael Putnam – Discus Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: Lizbeth Mabry – Pole Vault; Jessica Parry – 5000m; Kim Williams – Triple Jump and Long Jump

ACC wEAVER–JAMEs–CORRigAn POstgRAduAtE sChOLARshiP AwARdGonzalo BarroilhetCharles ClarkFederica SuessChristian Hunnicutt

ACC JAMEs tAtuM AwARdChristian Ponder; MBA, Football

COsidA ACAdEMiC ALL–AMERiCAnsCiaran O’Lionaird (Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country) – First TeamJames Ramsey (Baseball) – First TeamKatie Rybakova (Women’s Tennis) – Third TeamKim Williams (Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country) – First Team

COsidA/EsPn thE MAgAzinE ACAdEMiC ALL–distRiCtKyle Cobb (Golf) – Second TeamDustin Hopkins (Football) – First TeamTori Huster (Soccer) – Second TeamJen Lapicki (Softball) – Second TeamCiaran O’Lionaird (Track and Field) – First TeamChristian Ponder (Football) – First TeamJames Ramsey (Baseball) – First TeamKatie Rybakova (Women’s Tennis) – First TeamLauren Varsalona (Softball) – Second TeamKim Williams (Track and Field) – First TeamTaylor Wilson (Volleyball) – First Team

ACC sChOLAR–AthLEtE OF thE YEARJennifer Dunn – ACC Women’s Cross Country Scholar–Athlete of the YearJames Ramsey – ACC Baseball Scholar–Athlete of the YearKim Williams – ACC Indoor Track and Field Scholar–Athlete of the Year


ALL–AMERiCAnsBaseball: Sean Gilmartin – First Team, ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA; James Ramsey – Third Team, ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America and NCBWAMen’s Cross Country: Michael Fout, Ciaran O’LionairdWomen’s Cross Country: Pasco Cheruiyot, Pilar McShine, Jessica ParryFootball: Rodney Hudson – Unanimous First Team All–American; Brandon Jenkins – Second Team Rivals.com and Scout.com; Xavier Rhodes – FWAA Freshmen Team, Rivals.com Freshmen Team, CFN Third Team, CFN All–Freshman First TeamMen’s Golf: Drew Kittleson and Brooks Koepka (NCAA Southeast Regional All–Americans)Women’s Golf: Maria Salinas (Golf Week Magazine Honorable Mention) Soccer: Amanda DaCosta– NSCAA Fourth Team; Kassey Kallman – Soccer America All–Freshman First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com All–Freshman Second Team; Toni Pressley – Soccer America First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com Third Team; Kelsey Wys – Soccer America All–Freshman Second Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com All–Rookie Second TeamMen’s Swimming and Diving: Rob Holderness, Landon Marzullo, Mike Neubacher (HM)Men’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh, Connor SmithWomen’s Indoor Track and Field: First team – Kim Williams (long jump), Amanda Winslow (mile run); Second team– Pasca Cheruiyot (3000m, 5000m), Amy Harris (long jump), Michelle Jenije (triple jump), Marecia Pemberton (60m)Men’s Indoor Track and Field: First Team– Brandon Byram (200m), Ngoni Makuska (long jump), Maurice Mitchell (60m, 200m); Second Team – Brandon Byram (4x400m relay), Brian Chibudu (4x400m relay), Brandon O’Connor (4x400m relay), Phillip Young (4x400m relay)Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: First Team – Amy Harris (4x100m relay), Marecia Pemberton (4x100m relay), Britany St. Louis (4x100m relay), Steohanie Simpson (4x100m relay), Kim Williams (triple jump); Second Team – Amy Harris (long jump), Kim Williams (long jump) Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: First Team – Brandon Byram (200m, 4x100m relay), Kemar Hyman (4x100m relay), Ngoni Makusha (100m, long jump, 4x100m relay). Maurice Mitchell (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Michael Putman (shot put); Second Team – Andrew LaHaye (pole vault), Brandon O’Connor (400m), Michael Putman (discus throw)Volleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic – AVCA Honorable Mention

REgiOnAL/distRiCt hOnORsBaseball: ABCA All–Atlantic Region, First Team – Sean Gilmartin, James Ramsey; Second Team – Daniel Bennett, Mike McGeeMen’s Basketball: Chris Singleton – collegeinsider.com Lefty Driesell Defensive All–AmericanWomen’s Basketball: Natasha Howard – Full Court Press Third Team Freshman All–AmericanFootball: Xavier Rhodes – Phil Steele’s All–ACC Second Team, Rivals.com All–ACC Second Team Defense, CFN All–ACC Defense, CFN All–ACC Top FreshmanWomen’s Golf: Jessica Negron and Maria Salinas – NCAA All–East RegionSoccer: Amanda DaCosta – NSCAA All–Southeast Region TeanVolleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic – AVCA All–East Region Team; Stephanie Neville – All–East Region Honorable Mention

ALL–ACC hOnORsBaseball: First Team – Sean Gilmartin, Mike McGee, James Ramsey, Devon Travis; Second Team – Daniel Bennett, Rafael LopezWomen’s Basketball: First Team – Cierra Bravard; Third Team – Courtney Ward; All–Freshmen Team – Natasha HowardMen’s Basketball: Third Team – Chris Singleton; All–Defensive Team – Chris SingletonWomen’s Cross Country: Astrid Leutert, Pilar McShineMen’s Cross Country: David Forrester, Matt Leader, Ciaran O’Lionaird, Wesley RickmanFootball: First Team – Rodney Hudson, Brandon Jenkins; Second Team – Xavier Rhodes, Ryan McMahon; Honorable Mention – Greg ReidMen’s Golf: Drew Kittleson, Brooks Kopeka Women’s Golf: Maria SalinasSoccer: First Team – Amanda DaCosta, Toni Pressley; Second Team – Tori Huster, Ines Jaurena, Kassey Kallman, Casey Short, Kelsey WysSoftball: Sarah Hamilton, Shayla Jackson, Jen LapickiMen’s Swimming & Diving: Robby Hayes, Rob Holderness, Jordan Horsley, Landon Marzullo, Mike Neubacher, Matt Shead


ACAdEMiC ALL–ACC tEAMsBaseball: Robert Benincasa, Parker Brunelle, James Ramsey, Devon TravisMen’s Basketball: Luke LoucksCross Country: Hannah Brooks, Pasca Cheruiyot, Jennifer Dunn, Pilar McShine, Jessica Parry, Amanda WinslowFootball: Dustin Hopkins, EJ Manuel, Christian Ponder, Zebrie SandersWomen’s Golf: Maria Salinas Men’s Golf: Kyle Cobb Men’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh, Connor Smith Women’s Tennis: Katie Rybakova, Noemie Scharle, Federica SuessSoccer: Janice Cayman, Amanda DaCosta, Tori Huster, Ines Jaurena, Kassey Kallman, Casey Short, Kelsey WysSoftball: Robin Ahrberg, Shayla Jackson, Jen Lapicki, Jessica Nori Men’s Swimming: Nick Klein, Brad Morrison, Tom Neubacher, Mike Neubacher, Tyler Sell, Mark WeberWomen’s Swimming: Katherine Adham, Kelsey Godman, Julia Henkel, Tiffany Oliver, Kristine Polley, Lisi Rowland, Jessica Sabotin, Stephanie SarandosVolleyball: Stephanie Neville, Jenne Romanelli, Taylor Wilson

ACAdEMiC tEAMs:USTFCCCA All–Academic Cross Country Team: Hannah Brooks, Jennifer Dunn, Mike Fout, Ciaran O’Lionaird, Jessica Parry, Amanda Winslow

ACC PERFORMERs OF thE wEEkBaseball: Mike McGee, James Ramsey, Sean Gilmartin (3)Men’s Basketball: Chris Singleton (2)Cross Country: Amanda WinslowFootball: Dustin Hopkins, Rodney Hudson (3), Brandon Jenkins, EJ Manuel, Ryan McMahon, Nick Moody, Shawn Powell, Greg Reid, Zebrie Sanders Men’s Golf: Drew Kittleson (ACC Golfer of the Month)Women’s Golf: Maria Salinas (ACC Golfer of the Month) Soccer: Rachel LimSoftball: Tiffani Brown, Shayla Jackson, Sarah Hamilton (4)Swimming and Diving: Rob Holderness, Landon Marzullo, Tiffany OliverMen’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh Women’s Tennis: Katie Rybakova, Amy SargeantMen’s Track and Field: Brandon Byram, Ngoni Makusha, Maurice MitchellWomen’s Track and Field: Kim WilliamsVolleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic

ACC ROOkiE OF thE wEEkWomen’s Basketball: Natasha HowardFootball: Christian Jones

wEEkLY hOnORsBaseball: Sean Gilmartin – Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week, College Baseball Foundation National All–Stat Lineup (2); Mike McGee – College Baseball Foundation National All–Stat Lineup (2)Soccer: Kassey Kallman – TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week; Rachel Lim – Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week; Toni Pressley – TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week; Kelsey Wys – TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week, CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the WeekVolleyball: Rachel Morgan – AVSR Player of the Week

ACC ALL–tOuRnAMEnt tEAMSoftball: Sarah Hamilton –Tournament MVP, Celeste Gomez, Jen Lapicki, Courtney Senas

OthER AthLEtiCs ACCOMPLishMEntsTeamsMen’s Cross Country – USTFCCCA Division I Scholar Team of the YearMen’s Cross Country/Track & Field – USTRCCCA John McDonnell Program of the YearCoachesNick Crowell – USTA Florida Junior Coach of the YearJimbo Fisher – FWAA Freshman All–American Team CoachSue Semrau – 2011 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Coaching StaffAthletesRodney Hudson – Outland Trophy Finalist, Jacobs Blocking TrophyOchuko Jenije – 2011 Hampshire Honor SocietyMaurice Mitchell – ACC Indoor Men’s Track MVPChristian Ponder – Bobby Bowden Award; Allstate AFCA Good Works Team; NFF Scholar–Athlete Award; 2011 Hampshire Honor SocietyFederica Suess – Nike Internship


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football experience, which is especially im-portant to our season ticket holders. Unlike many college campuses, which are usually within two hours of major metropolitan ar-eas, we rely heavily on our fans who travel a long way to get here. In fact, more than 65 percent of our season ticket holders travel two-and-a-half or more hours to at-tend a game, and our surveys tell us that they want a complete weekend experience. College Town will help us deliver a memo-rable weekend experience that should help us retain and grow our ticket base, which will generate more ticket, concession and Booster revenue — all of which benefits our athletic program.

A great atmosphere is good for our stu-dents, which will also help to make our campus even more attractive to prospec-tive student-athletes.

The revenue generated from this Col-lege Town project — which will be sig-nificant — can provide a long-term flow of cash that could fund a number of athletic projects moving forward.

Q: There are those who say that a real estate development project is a risky proposition at this time. How would you respond?

A: We believe we’ve mitigated the risk because a significant portion of the land was donated, and we will receive anoth-er $6 million to $8 million of economic development money, so the cash flow projections are very positive. And we’ve brought investors to the table, which further mitigates risk. We also own an-other 25 acres of contiguous land whose property value will benefit from this enhanced redevelopment; the promise of College Town has already enhanced land values.

Q: What changes are the Boosters and athletic department considering for Doak Campbell Stadium?

A: The exterior of our stadium is among the best in the country and the view from the seats is still outstanding, but we’re ex-amining a number of things in between — the concourses and seating — that could

make the game day experience even bet-ter for our fans. College and pro teams are in competition with HDTV, so we’re look-ing for ways to compete.

The surveys we’ve conducted have veri-fied that our fans want a more comfortable seat, access to air conditioning, spacious concourses and nicer concession and re-stroom areas, so we’re examining what the cost of development might be.

We’ve contracted the architectural firm HKS to examine our stadium and propose a comprehensive master plan for the fu-ture. HKS designed the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts Stadium and Texas Christian’s new facility, among others. Fans love the exterior look of our stadium and don’t want to change a thing there. What they are looking into right now is the interior space, including the concourse and the seating itself. They are looking at ways to create a variety of expe-riences, including club seats with access to a variety of amenities, as well as additional boxes. We’ll be looking into costs of con-struction and talking to our ticket holders to gauge what our customers would spend for the various experiences.

Q: What are some of the biggest chal-lenges facing college athletics?

A: The cost of athletics is continually going up. While the cost of scholarships

— tuition in particular — is always on the rise, there’s another major factor: We all want to win.

Our opponents are building better fa-cilities and paying coaches market rates which escalate as they become more suc-cessful. Our fans want to win too, which means they want us to build facilities and pay our coaches competitively. Our job is to raise the money to build those facilities so that our athletic director can pay our coaches and give our programs the best chance to win. So, the simple truth is we need more members and more funds in order for our teams to compete with our opponents for those wins.

We’ve enjoyed great support over the past years from nearly 20,000 Booster members who have given over $125 mil-lion in annual fund memberships and another $180 million in capital campaign gifts in the recent past.

Our challenge is to engage more of our alumni. If we are to compete at the highest level we need more of our alumni buying tickets and contributing to the Seminole Boosters’ annual membership fund, to athletic endowments and to other athletic projects. And my experience over the past 36 years with Seminole fans gives me ev-ery reason to believe they will continue re-sponding to their program’s needs. SB

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IN-TOWN AND OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTSThe Boosters go all out to create mem-

orable fan experiences on home game weekends but also produce more than 150 events outside Tallahassee. The in-town events start on Friday (see insert) with tours of the athletic facilities where Boost-ers enjoy seeing the players and coaches as well as the facilities their memberships helped to build. The golf tournaments and traditional lighting of the Unconquered spear at dusk is followed by the gathering of friends at the Friday Night Downtown Block Party. There are dozens of tailgate parties and deck parties on Saturday be-fore kickoff.

It’s not unusual for Boosters to wrap up their weekend with a Sunday brunch and soccer or volleyball match.

On Mondays during football season, the Boosters host the Jimbo Fisher luncheons where coach talks directly to FSU fans. The luncheon is also streamed on Seminoles.com for Seminole fans worldwide to enjoy.

Seminole Boosters will use the Jimbo Fisher call-in show as a platform for donor

appreciation parties at the Hotel Duval’s Level 8 this year, starting on Wednesday, Aug. 31. They’ll also team up with local Seminole Clubs to host member-appreci-ation parties — “Plant the Spear Parties” — at 30 or more cities across the nation that evening. Nole fans can huddle to watch the Fisher show, which will be streamed live, and to get amped for the coming season.

The Boosters help to host receptions at every away football game with the Alumni Association and place special emphasis on fun events at the ACC Championship and bowl games.

EVENTS AT MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CONTESTS

In addition to football events, Seminole Boosters plan events around all of FSU’s men’s and women’s contests. Our 20 teams play hundreds of home games, which cre-ates a lot of opportunities to have mem-ber mixers with players and coaches. Our teams also play hundreds of away games in cities across the nation, which enables us to bring Florida State to our Boosters

in those areas. The Boosters have teamed with coaches to host tennis clinics for adults, golf trips to Scotland, autograph-signing sessions for kids and many other fan-friendly events for members.

When FSU’s coaches travel on recruit-ing trips, they are often able to find time to meet with Booster members as well.

Many members enjoy travelling with FSU teams. Mike Martin frequently shares his baseball team with fans on the road. Leonard Hamilton has hosted members in years past on overseas travel and this year hosted groups in Hawaii and before each NCAA basketball tournament game. Donors tell us they love to travel with the women’s basketball team as coach Sue Semrau makes a great effort to make them feel included. Semrau has hosted mem-bers at the ACC and NCAA tournaments and on international trips.

Jimbo Fisher and his coaching staff greet nearly 1,000 Seminole Booster mem-bers at the annual “Recruiting War Party” on National Signing Day, which Seminole Boosters streams live to more than 30 cit-ies with up to 400 members at each site eagerly listening to and watching video of the newest Seminole football players.

COMING TO A CITy NEAR yOUEach spring the Boosters fund the

Spring Coaches’ and Legends’ tour, which brings coaches and former players to 15 cities across Florida and Georgia. Tradi-tionally, the Boosters have hosted a golf tournament and banquet with the head football coach. This year the Boosters add-ed non-traditional events — a casino night and a street party — to engage a broader demographic of Seminoles. The casino night in Miami attracted dozens of former players who genuinely enjoyed reminisc-ing with members.

Former football coaches like Mickey Andrews, Jim Gladden and Gene Mc-Dowell have made themselves available to the Boosters, travelling as far as New York City to help create fun events and shed their optimistic perspective on the direc-tion of FSU football.

This past spring, Seminole Boosters joined forces with FSU Sports Marketing and IMG College to produce what ESPN called the best Spring Game Experience

BOOstER EVEnts, from page 23


BOOstER EVEnts, from page 23

in the nation. More than 10,000 Seminole fans from every state gathered in Down-town Tallahassee to enjoy the raucous fes-tivities, which included a concert by coun-try music star and FSU grad Jake Owen, local rock icon Eli and a fireworks display. The Boosters hosted a member appre-ciation party at that event, which was at-tended by more than 1,000 Boosters and nearly 100 coaches, players and former players. Former players and now football staffers Terrell Buckley, Lawrence Dawsey and William Floyd planned to pop in for 15 minutes but hung out having fun until the joyous end.

“We believe in creating fun events for all of our members, no matter where they live, or what their age or interests might be, because it helps them connect and creates bonds with their team,” Miller said. “The events allow us to spend time with our members and show them ap-preciation. The events also help us attract new members who provide funds to help our team win and want to have some fun doing it.” SB

(Above) Fans had the opportunity to meet student-athletes at the spring game Booster Appreciation Party.


only 51.9 rushing yards a game and gave up just 571 yards on the ground all season.

Cowart also led FSU in tackles as a ju-nior in 1995 with 115 and totaled 338 tack-les over his career.

The Buffalo Bills selected Cowart in the second round of the 1998 Draft, and he played eight years in the NFL. He earned All-Pro honors with the Bills in 2000 and also played for the NY Jets (2002-04) and Minnesota Vikings (2005).

MARShALL MCDOUGALL Baseball 1999–2000

No player in the history of baseball ac-complished what Marshall McDougall did from the plate in his first year with the Seminoles.

McDougall, a Jacksonville native, is best known for his performance against Mary-land in 1999 when he blasted a NCAA re-cord six home runs in one game. He also had a record 16 RBI and 25 total bases in the game on May 9, 1999, that shattered the NCAA records.

The Seminole second baseman went on to win the ACC triple crown in 1999 along with ACC Player of the Year honors with a .419 batting average, 106 RBI and 28 home runs. He started all 71 FSU games and led the nation in RBI and hits (126). He was voted Most Outstanding Player of the 1999 College World Series and was a consensus All-American, a Golden Spikes and an NCBWA/Dick Howser Player of the Year finalist.

McDougall and Florida State reached the National Championship game of the 1999 College World Series, losing to Mi-ami 6-5, and played four games in Omaha his senior season.

McDougall was drafted in the ninth round of the 2000 draft by the Oakland Athletics and reached the major leagues with the Texas Rangers in 2005.

STEphEN pARRy Swimming and Diving 1996–1999

Stephen Parry came to Florida State all the way from Liverpool, England, in 1996 and changed Seminole swimming from the day he stepped on the campus.

Parry earned individual NCAA All-America honors all four years and a total

of eight times in three different strokes during his historic FSU career. At one time, Parry held the school record in the 200 Butterfly, 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke. He helped lead Florida State to its finest run in school history with Top 20 finishes in each of his four years, including a ninth place finish in 1997 that remained FSU’s highest finish ever through at least the next 15 years.

As a senior in 1999, Parry and teammate Brendon Dedekind were co-ACC Champi-onship Swimmer of the Meet winners. He won the three individual events and was on three first place relay teams at the ACC’s. He set the conference record in the 100 Backstroke in 1999 and the school record in the 200 Butterfly (1:43.69) the same year.

Parry competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games as a member of the Brit-ish team, earning a Bronze Medal in the 200-meter Butterfly in 2004.

ChRIS WEINkE Football 1997–2000

Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke literally rewrote the Seminole record books during his remarkable career as the Seminoles quarterback.

Weinke, who came to FSU after a five-year professional baseball career, led Flor-ida State to a unanimous National Cham-pionship in 1999 as a junior and followed that by taking FSU back to the national title game as a senior and winning the Heisman Trophy.

A native of St. Paul, Minn., Weinke led the nation in passing as a senior in 2000 with 4,167 yards. He virtually swept the major awards that year by adding the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O’Brien and a host of Player of the Year honors to his Heisman.

Weinke was the first three-year starter for Bobby Bowden and had a 32-3 record as the starter. His passing efficiency as a senior (163.1) was the highest ever for an FSU quarterback and ranked second na-tionally. Weinke threw 79 career touch-down passes for the Seminoles, and at the time of his graduation ranked 12 in NCAA history in TD passes and 18th in career passing yardage.

In addition to his remarkable on-field accomplishments, Weinke was awarded a national NACDA post-graduate scholar-ship for academic excellence and was an all-district Academic All-American. His #16 jersey has been retired by Florida State.

BROOkE WyCkOFF Women’s Basketball 1997–2001

Brooke Wychoff’s #21 jersey already hangs in the rafters above FSU’s basket-ball court, and one of the all-time greatest players now enters the Hall of Fame.

Wyckoff was one of the top high school players in the country but chose to leave West Chester, Ohio, to play for Sue Sem-rau and Florida State. She made an imme-diate impact, setting an FSU record with 80 blocked shots as a freshman in 1997.

She went on to earn All-ACC honors as a sophomore and junior and capped her se-nior season (2001) with first team All-ACC honors as well as All-America honors. She was also FSU’s only four-time Academic All-ACC performer and received an ACC postgraduate scholarship.

Wyckoff scored 1,350 points over her storied FSU career and finished as the second best shot blocker the Seminoles have ever produced with 209. She grabbed 804 career rebounds and was also ranked among FSU’s all-time Top 10.

Wyckoff’s role in returning FSU to women’s basketball prominence cannot be overstated as she led FSU to its first winning season in nine years as a senior and into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade that same season.

Wyckoff went on to play eight years in the WNBA with the Orlando Miracle, Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky.

ATTENDING ThE hALL OF FAME BANQUET

A limited number of $75 tickets for the 2011 induction ceremony are available for purchase by the public and can be obtained by calling (850) 556-0433 or via email to [email protected]. The ceremony will be held at the University Center Club with a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. and dinner and the ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. SB

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