In this episode of 'Unconquered with Doc Staples,' we look at the rapid decline of Florida State's football team and the changes in Coach Mike Norvell's approach. By drawing parallels with the impact of relaxed academic standards during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lowered expectations and resulting leniency have made it difficult to regain the previous high standards. The episode discusses the need for reestablishing accountability, potential coaching changes, and the challenges facing Norvell as he tries to rebuild trust and performance within the team. 00:00 Introduction and Sponsors 00:25 Im ..read more

Watching Florida State football this year is sort of like drinking spoiled milk. You know it should be better than it is, but it's turned awful and isn't getting better. 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 buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to let them know you heard about them from the Unconquered Podc ..read more

Florida State travels to Dallas riding a one-game winning streak. Can the Noles find a way to survive against a program that just arrived in the ACC from a G5 conference? 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 buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to let them know you heard about them from the Unconquered Pod ..read more

Why keep playing DJU? Why does FSU keep losing contain on defense? Why keep playing Kyle Morlock? Running game woes; should Mike Norvell change his running game approach? Coaching and recruiting—why favor recruiters as position coaches rather than great coaches? 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 buying some swag! Please also support our po ..read more

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 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 bu ..read more

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 techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason. Check out our new items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to le ..read more

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. 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 buying some swag! Please also su ..read more

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 front and get things moving in the right direction against. Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps! Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns o ..read more

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 items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag! Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to let them know you heard about them from the Unconquered Podcast): Justi ..read more

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! 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 Sho ..read more