{"id":315968,"date":"2025-10-19T12:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T12:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/315968\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T12:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T12:24:12","slug":"5-questions-5-answers-fsu-loses-fourth-straight-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/315968\/","title":{"rendered":"5 questions, 5 answers: FSU loses fourth straight game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Florida State fell below .500 on Saturday, dropping its fourth straight game on the season and ninth straight in conference play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Seminoles (3-4, 0-4 ACC) managed to score just one touchdown against Stanford (3-4, 2-2 ACC), falling 20-13 to the Cardinal in a late-game nightmare of a showing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What, if anything, is there to make of yet another Florida State loss? As always, the Tomahawk Nation staff is here to help.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>Outside of Jacksonville State, was this the most embarrassing loss of Mike Norvell\u2019s tenure?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tim Scribble<\/strong>: Yes, no, maybe? It\u2019s just the same result, new week. He won two games last year, so it\u2019s all embarrassing. How do you get a delay of game on the first play?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Jordan Silversmith<\/strong>: It\u2019s tough to say because they are all starting to blend together. They\u2019re all embarrassing in their own unique way. I will say what\u2019s special about this one is that we continue to learn that there is no floor with how low this program under Norvell can go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>LastNoleOfKrypton<\/strong>: I think so; fairly obvious from snap 1 (a literal delay of game on the opening snap] how woefully underprepared they were for the late adjustment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Perry Kostidakis<\/strong>: Hands down yes, if only because I was embarrassed that I actually believed they\u2019d pull off the win up until the last second.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>What was the main reason behind FSU\u2019s loss?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tim Scribble<\/strong>: Since TC got hurt against Kent State, he\u2019s been a different QB. I just can\u2019t believe Gus is calling that many deep shots. It feels like hero ball instead of taking what\u2019s there. Also, please play Kromah more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Jordan Silversmith<\/strong>: Penalties and starting on time. The same reason they continue to lose. 13 penalties for 87 is insane. To get shutout by Stanford in the first quarter might be even crazier. It\u2019s a poorly coached team that does not do the little things and it shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>LastNoleOfKrypton<\/strong>: Listless offense and lack of discipline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Perry Kostidakis<\/strong>: Self-inflicted Seminoles striking yet again \u2014 444 yards of total offense, just 13 points, 13 penalties.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>Did any bit of tonight\u2019s game have a bright spot for you?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tim Scribble<\/strong>: Sperry was rattled at first but he did fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Jordan Silversmith<\/strong>: I continue to be impressed that FSU can push the ball down the field in the vertical passing game. Castellanos missed some shots and Malzahn probably dialed it up too much, but after having the forward pass be out of the offense last year, it is a welcome sight in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>LastNoleOfKrypton<\/strong>: FSU will have to fight to keep Danzy from entering the portal because I\u2019m sure teams will tamper once Norvell is officially let go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Perry Kostidakis<\/strong>: Duce Robinson continues to be a cheat code when utilized, Kromah is good and honestly, I enjoyed that a few players went aggro after the dirty hit on Castellanos, probably the most fight I saw all night from them.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>What was the most frustrating part of tonight?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tim Scribble<\/strong>: It\u2019s not why they loss but the officials were not great. But that\u2019s still second to throwing deep balls into triple coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Jordan Silversmith<\/strong>: All of it. A three-touchdown favorite. The fact that you could see how poor Stanford was and could not do anything about it. It\u2019s all just endless frustrating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>LastNoleOfKrypton<\/strong>: How consistently undisciplined they were in all phases but that\u2019s a staple of the Mike Norvell era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Perry Kostidakis<\/strong>: The 93-yard drive that FSU allowed Stanford to pull off \u2014 a 2-4 team absolutely asserting its will in a way that must have Alabama extremely pissed off.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><strong>If not now, when do you make a change at head coach?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tim Scribble<\/strong>: 2027. If you don\u2019t axe Norvell now and pay the money then don\u2019t start a new coach against a tough 2026 schedule. Feed Mike to the wolves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Jordan Silversmith<\/strong>: It\u2019s now or never. Either they\u2019re willing to fork over the buyout money or we\u2019ll check back in with the program in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>LastNoleOfKrypton<\/strong>: As soon as humanly possible; it\u2019s disrespectful but a certain tarmac comes to mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Perry Kostidakis<\/strong>: Unless you have a guy in mind and are ready to make a move, I\u2019m with Tim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida State fell below .500 on Saturday, dropping its fourth straight game on the season and ninth straight&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":315969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[63250,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-315968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-florida-state-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115400819856707408","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}