Unconquered with Doc Staples

Well, it wasn't pretty, but a win's a win. Right? Right? This still isn't a good football team, but at least the fight is there and the defense bowed up in the red zone enough to come away with a win. But all three phases still need to get a lot better to be competitive against the rest of the schedule. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unc...

Florida State should beat Cal by a comfortable margin. But that would require a major turnaround from what we've seen so far this season, and this team hasn't given sufficient reason to think that's what's going to happen here. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techni...

An 0-3 start has Florida State fans asking lots of questions. We try to work through some of what seems like an unlimited mailbag in this episode, discussing the QB question, whether a coach's message gets stale after awhile, and whether Mike Norvell can turn things around. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page...

This is bad, folks. Really bad. This is a team that isn't bought in, doesn't believe, and hasn't been well coached. And it's hard to see a lot of solutions from here this season. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason....

I went into the preparation for this preview show expecting to pick a super-close game, likely with Memphis winning. Then I took a closer look at Memphis' first two games, and I'm just not sure Memphis has the players up front to do that. If it does turn out that close (or another loss for FSU), it's time to shatter that glass and push that emergency button. This is a team FSU should handle up fro...

Florida State somehow managed to lose the bye week. This short mailbag episode looks at some of the questions about program momentum, game planning, and more. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new i...

Florida State laid a turd in their home opener in a 28–13 loss to Boston College after opening the season with the loss to Georgia Tech. This is the kind of start—and the kind of listless showing—that will have Mike Norvell reassessing every component of his program, and it will have to start by winning over his locker room again. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Sup...

Coming off a disappointing opener in Dublin, Florida State faces an experienced Boston College team with a new coaching staff. Expect some early wrinkles from BC's new coordinators; FSU will have to weather that early storm—and handle jitterbug QB Thomas Castellanos—to keep the pressure off DJ Uiagalelei and the developing FSU offense in this one. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star...

Florida State's week zero loss to Georgia Tech raised a lot of questions. We address a few of them here. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop . Support the podcast by...

After rewatching Florida State's loss to Georgia Tech three or four times, certain initial reactions should be tempered, while others were more or less confirmed. Bottom line: this Florida State team can and should play a lot better, but the flaws that were feared going into the season emerged in this game, and the coaching staff seemed not to be certain of what exactly they had to work with comin...

One of the hardest things about the early season is that it's not always clear from camp whether a position group looks good because it's that good or because the competition on the other side of the ball isn't as good as you think. Florida State will have to reevaluate how good their lines are after getting handled up front by a physical and well-coached Georgia Tech team in the opener. Please ra...

Georgia Tech will be better than many think this year and brings a dangerous offense with a quality offensive line and lots of speed at the skill positions to the table. This is a great early test for a reloading Florida State team that will need to play well on defense to shut a good Yellow Jacket offense down. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast vi...

After a 13–0 regular season in 2023, what is in store for Florida State? Will they be able to reload after losing all that top-tier NFL talent, or will they take a step back? Ultimately, this is a veteran team with outstanding units on both sides of the line of scrimmage, and it fits the bill of the sort of team that has punched above expectations in recent years. Please rate and review this podca...

Florida State replaces Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Fabien Lovett, and several others. But this is still a top 5–10 defensive line in the country. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Un...

Florida State may have had the best trio of cornerbacks in the country last year. This year's group might be close to as good. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop . S...

We continue our season preview with an extended discussion of what makes the safety position so important in Fuller's defensive scheme and then talk about why FSU should be more solid at that spot in 2024 than they were in 2023. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techn...

We open our defensive previews with a look at the linebacker position. It's a deeper group than last year's, but it will be tough to equal last year's starters in terms of reliability. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offs...

We continue our position previews with a look at the Tight End and Quarterback rooms. Will FSU be physical enough at tight end? And why am I so bullish on D. J. Uiagalelei in Mike Norvell's offense this year? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be contin...

We continue our position previews with a look at the Wide Receiver room. Can FSU find a consistent WR1 who can change the scoreboard? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered S...

We continue our position previews with a look at the Running Back room. It's one of the best in the country, with a high floor and some major big-play specialists waiting in the wings. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offs...

We begin our position previews with a look at the Offensive Line. After a decade of struggles, it's now a team strength—maybe the strongest segment of the offense. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our...

After a week, have the expectations changed for this 2024 Florida State team? What can we expect from this group? Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop . Support the po...

After a leave of absence for the last few months, we're back to start previewing the 2024 season and more. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop . Support the podcast b...

It's probably best that I didn't put anything out during Tour of Duty or I'd have just sounded like another old man yelling at clouds, but it's time to get down to business and discuss spring ball now that the pads are about to go on. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and...

Quite a bit has happened since the last episode, and we're only going to scratch the surface talking about some of the roster changes and developments in the legal cases. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page . Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check o...