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The ACC at the Halfway Point

Author's Note: I told my friend Tyler I would write this in my next article. He said, "You were too critical of UM's QB Marve. He is just a college athlete and you stereotyped him as selfish and by all accounts his teammates love him...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 262 reads 1 comments
Florida State-Miami: Canes Lost the Game and Never Have Had Class

“We won! We won! Holy crap! I can’t believe it. We Won!” This was a text I sent out to a friend of mine as I rode home from Dolphin Stadium...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 619 reads 2 comments
Florida State-Miami: First Big Time Matchup Between Teams Since 2000

I took a week off following the Wake loss. I didn’t want to say anything absurd or overly emotional. A few examples I thought of were, “We suck! We’re gonna lose the rest of our games! We’d even lose to Duke...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 422 reads 0 comments
A Kicking Coach to Florida State?

Normal 0 “How many games have we lost due to missed field goals?” This question was posed from Dennis Nobles, the jumps coach at FSU. He has been at FSU fourth longest of any coach at the University...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 148 reads 2 comments
Tailgate Tales: Stories From Outside The Stadium

A few stories have cropped into my head over the past week as I look back at past seasons and look forward to each weekend in the fall. As memories ebb and flow like the tide, I remember not all great stories are what we witnessed on the playing field...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 153 reads 0 comments
Florida State Football: Hey, It's Not Bad

The opener to the FSU season was a delayed a couple times, but the offense showed. Unfortunately, I had enough after lightning delay No...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 547 reads 3 comments
Changes to Florida State Football Program Have Fans Excited for 2008

Today, college football starts. There is an excitement in the air at universities around the nation—and there is excitement for me, because I am back in more ways then one. I have returned to the hallowed grounds of Florida State University...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 488 reads 0 comments
FSU Football: Recruits to Fill Holes, Coaches to Win Championships

“Recruiting is a whole other season for college football fans.” That is what my boss, the headmaster at the school in which I teach, said to me yesterday...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 1,628 reads 4 comments
The Fall of the Florida State Seminoles

When I was in high school, I had a basketball coach who graduated from Purdue University. He would talk about the Boilermakers all the time. He would say the Big Ten was the best conference in the nation...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 817 reads 1 comments
FSU Football — It's Hilarious

When I was in high school, I had a basketball coach who graduated from Purdue University. He would talk about the Boilermakers all the time. He would say the Big Ten was the best conference in the nation...

Written by Shawn Allen about about 1 year ago 1,046 reads 0 comments
Florida State Season Review: Seminoles Look Ahead to Better Times

“We’re terrible!” That was what my best friend Dan yelled at the end of the third quarter in FSU’s season opener against Clemson. For the fourth year in a row, the Noles opened up with a game on Monday night...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 1,027 reads 4 comments
Florida State vs. Florida: Showdown in the Swamp

For the 52nd year, the Florida State Seminoles and Florida Gators will square off for state bragging rights. UF leads the series, 30-19-2. Starting in the early 90s—and climaxing during the Spurrier era—the game took on national implications.

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 1,180 reads 0 comments
A Team Effort: FSU Handles No. 2 BC

After watching the Seminoles beat No. 2 Boston College, I think they could actually be a good team—the key word being team. The Seminoles fired on all cylinders Saturday night, with successful play from the offense, defense, and special teams...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 619 reads 0 comments
FSU-Miami: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Florida State University and the University of Miami have traditionally squared off in the middle of October.For the past three years, though, the Noles and Canes have met on Labor Day...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 994 reads 0 comments
Xavier Lee Saved the Game, But Seminole Fans are Still Wary

Here's the rundown of what happened on the field at the River City Showdown.(Look out for my next article detailing what happened at the tailgate i.e. a four-year-old playing beer pong and a million dollar bet on whether Tim Tebow is God...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 868 reads 0 comments
More of Jimbo's Kool-Aid: Fisher Brings Accountability to FSU

The highly anticipated conclusion to my two-part article on Jimbo Fisher—and why Seminole fans should be excited for the turnaround he's bringing... As a former athletic program insider at FSU, I've realized a few things...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 879 reads 0 comments
FSU Football: Drinking the Jimbo Fisher Kool-Aid

It's been awhile since my last article—but the boys took a week off, so I did too.Plus, I needed more time to take a step back and assess the Noles. What follows is the first of a two-part, pre-Bama preview...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 1,434 reads 0 comments
Patience Seminole Nation, Patience

Over the past few days I have been privy to a wide range of emotions and reactions from fellow Florida State fans. They have gone as far as saying, “Drew Weatherford is terrible. There is no hope for him,” to “We have a shot...

Written by Shawn Allen about over 2 years ago 653 reads 5 comments

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Shawn Allen Article Archive

The ACC at the Halfway Point

Florida State-Miami: Canes Lost the Game and Never Have Had Class

Florida State-Miami: First Big Time Matchup Between Teams Since 2000

A Kicking Coach to Florida State?

Tailgate Tales: Stories From Outside The Stadium

Florida State Football: Hey, It's Not Bad

Changes to Florida State Football Program Have Fans Excited for 2008

FSU Football: Recruits to Fill Holes, Coaches to Win Championships

The Fall of the Florida State Seminoles

FSU Football — It's Hilarious

Florida State Season Review: Seminoles Look Ahead to Better Times

Florida State vs. Florida: Showdown in the Swamp

A Team Effort: FSU Handles No. 2 BC

FSU-Miami: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Xavier Lee Saved the Game, But Seminole Fans are Still Wary

More of Jimbo's Kool-Aid: Fisher Brings Accountability to FSU

FSU Football: Drinking the Jimbo Fisher Kool-Aid

Patience Seminole Nation, Patience

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