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Bobby Bowden Steps Down, Florida State Moves on With Jimbo Fisher

Today, Florida State says farewell to a living legend. There will never be another Bobby Bowden, nor will college football ever witness another coaching tenure as long or as successful as his...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 days ago 449 reads 8 comments
Florida State Needs Prized Recruit E.J. Manuel in the Worst Way

For Florida State, the success of standout quarterback Christian Ponder has been the saving grace for an otherwise dismal season...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 23 days ago 396 reads 4 comments
Mickey Andrews Confirms Year-End Retirement Plans: Is Bobby Bowden Next?

Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews announced plans to retire at the end of this season through a statement released by the university today...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 month ago 461 reads 6 comments
Florida State Football's Mid-Season Report Card

Throughout Florida State’s struggles this season, an odd statement has made its way around Tallahassee that seems quite ironic—especially with FSU coming off a Thursday night win over North Carolina...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 month ago 422 reads 0 comments
Florida State's Struggles Continue, Jimbo Fisher Not the Problem

If anything can be taken from Florida State’s latest loss—a 49-44 triple-option tutorial taught by Paul Johnson and Georgia Tech—it’s that Jimbo Fisher’s offense isn’t the problem in Tallahassee...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 month ago 539 reads 3 comments
It's Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden's Time to Go, Frustration Grows In Tally

I never thought I’d say it. It’s not something I’m proud of, and it certainly isn’t an easy statement to make after everything Bobby Bowden has done for Florida State University...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 2 months ago 646 reads 36 comments
Florida State Looks To Pull It Together Saturday at Boston College

Four games into the 2009 season, the Florida State Seminoles have been consistently inconsistent. The ‘Noles fell to Miami in a hard-fought game that came down to the final play, struggled ...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 2 months ago 89 reads 0 comments
Sorry, South Florida: Saturday's Win Was Nothing More Than an Upset

For Florida State, it was a nightmare in slow motion.Just a week after dismantling the seventh-ranked team in the country, the Seminoles fumbled four times, scored just seven points, and squandered ...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 2 months ago 1,090 reads 28 comments
The ACC: Can We Call It a Comeback?

While SEC icons Urban Meyer and Lane Kiffin play sticks and stones, the Atlantic Coast Conference is quietly making a comeback...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 2 months ago 264 reads 11 comments
Spoiler Alert: Florida State Crashes BYU's BCS Party

Normal 0 0 1 553 3154 26 6 3873 11.1282 0 0 0 Underdogs? Florida State didn’t seem to think so as the Tribe rolled over No. 7 Brigham Young 54-28 Saturday night and trashed the Cougars' 18-game home winning streak in the process...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 2 months ago 331 reads 5 comments
For Florida State, It's Show Up or Shut Up Against BYU

Without a doubt, Brigham Young’s Max Hall is drooling over a chance to face a Florida State secondary this Saturday that looked young, inexperienced, and gullible in the team’s first two games...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 2 months ago 568 reads 5 comments
History in the Making: Florida State Baseball Crushes Ohio State, 37-6

Head coach Mike Martin has led the Florida State baseball program for a long, long time, but he’s never seen anything quite like the Seminoles’ most recent performance at Dick Howser Stadium...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 1,603 reads 1 comments
Up For Debate: Should the Tampa Bay Bucs Pursue Plaxico Burress?

From Super Bowl MVP to troublemaker cut loose, Plaxico Burress’ stock has taken quite a tumble over the past two seasons.And it had nothing to do with the economy...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 24 reads 0 comments
A New Era: Buccaneers Hope Raheem Morris Can Right the Ship in Tampa Bay

Not everyone was happy when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired veteran head coach Jon Gruden and replaced him with Raheem Morris—a 32-year-old defensive backs coach with no head coaching experience...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 23 reads 0 comments
The NFC South: It's Anybody's Game…But Probably Not the Bucs'

How unpredictable is the NFC South? Well, for starters, no team has won the division in back-to-back years since it was created in 2002. In fact, from 2003 to 2007, the team that finished last the previous season won the division the following year...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
Setting the Bar: Buccaneers Face an Uphill Climb in 2009

Tampa Bay head coach Raheem Morris has a lot on his plate as the Buccaneers prepare for the 2009 season. Luckily for the Bucs, he seems like a pretty hungry guy...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 104 reads 0 comments
Tampa Bay's New-Look Bucs Hope To Hit the Ground Running

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, long known for Monte Kiffin’s “Tampa Two” defense, will debut new coaches, new players, and new playbooks next season on both sides of the ball...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 184 reads 0 comments
Magic: You'll Need More Than a Broom in This One, LeBron

Lebron James couldn’t miss and the Cleveland Cavaliers jumped out to a 15-point first-half lead, but when it was all said and done, the Magic made a resounding statement in Wednesday night’s series debut...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 91 reads 0 comments
QB Questions Nothing New For Bucs, But Here Are a Few For Leftwich

Quarterback Byron Leftwich was the big winner in Marshall’s 2001 GMAC Bowl triumph over David Garrard and East Carolina, but it was Garrard who got the last laugh...

Written by Michael McGuffee about 6 months ago 37 reads 0 comments
2008 Recruiting: Florida State Takes a Step in the Right Direction

For college football die-hards across the country, National Signing Day is the best thing since sliced bread. For coaches, fans and supporters the excitement and/or disappointment that is the rollercoaster ride of recruiting strikes each and every year...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 year ago 1,649 reads 1 comments
Music City Bowl: Kentucky Outlasts Short-Handed Seminoles

Florida State put up one heck of a fight in the Music City Bowl, using big plays and Kentucky turnovers to keep the game close.In the end, though, the Seminoles’ lack of depth was their downfall, and Kentucky held on for a 35-28 win in Nashville...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 year ago 763 reads 1 comments
Music City Bowl: Depleted FSU Fired Up for Kickoff

On the cusp of what will be perhaps FSU's toughest task to date—facing Kentucky in the Music City Bowl without 25 scholarship athletes lost to suspension and injury—Seminoles ...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 year ago 1,088 reads 2 comments
FSU Attrition: 36 Seminoles Out for Music City Bowl

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden probably didn't think things could get much worse after the Seminoles ended their regular-season slate with an embarrassing 45-12 loss to archrival Florida...

Written by Michael McGuffee about about 1 year ago 1,563 reads 2 comments
Florida State Football's Future: Waiting on Bobby Bowden

Six new coaches and seven wins later, Florida State is fresh off another disappointing football season. The only thing more discouraging than the team’s fourth consecutive loss to arch-rival ...

Written by Michael McGuffee about over 2 years ago 1,220 reads 1 comments

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Michael McGuffee Article Archive

Bobby Bowden Steps Down, Florida State Moves on With Jimbo Fisher

Florida State Needs Prized Recruit E.J. Manuel in the Worst Way

Mickey Andrews Confirms Year-End Retirement Plans: Is Bobby Bowden Next?

Florida State Football's Mid-Season Report Card

Florida State's Struggles Continue, Jimbo Fisher Not the Problem

It's Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden's Time to Go, Frustration Grows In Tally

Florida State Looks To Pull It Together Saturday at Boston College

Sorry, South Florida: Saturday's Win Was Nothing More Than an Upset

The ACC: Can We Call It a Comeback?

Spoiler Alert: Florida State Crashes BYU's BCS Party

For Florida State, It's Show Up or Shut Up Against BYU

History in the Making: Florida State Baseball Crushes Ohio State, 37-6

Up For Debate: Should the Tampa Bay Bucs Pursue Plaxico Burress?

A New Era: Buccaneers Hope Raheem Morris Can Right the Ship in Tampa Bay

The NFC South: It's Anybody's Game…But Probably Not the Bucs'

Setting the Bar: Buccaneers Face an Uphill Climb in 2009

Tampa Bay's New-Look Bucs Hope To Hit the Ground Running

Magic: You'll Need More Than a Broom in This One, LeBron

QB Questions Nothing New For Bucs, But Here Are a Few For Leftwich

2008 Recruiting: Florida State Takes a Step in the Right Direction

Music City Bowl: Kentucky Outlasts Short-Handed Seminoles

Music City Bowl: Depleted FSU Fired Up for Kickoff

FSU Attrition: 36 Seminoles Out for Music City Bowl

Florida State Football's Future: Waiting on Bobby Bowden

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