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Overview Unconquered magazine celebrates Seminole athletics and the indomitable spirit of its student-athletes who overcome adversity, the passion of its coaches and educators who help students reach beyond their limits, and the devotion of donors who redefine the boundaries of generosity by giving scholarships that change lives and who make donations that build first-class athletic facilities. By sharing their stories of transformational experiences — on the athletic playing field, in the classroom and in life — Unconquered magazine encourages the growth of responsible world citizenship and cross-cultural understanding. Each issue carries stories on what makes student-athletes great and how they were shaped by their experience at FSU, features on Seminole community sports legends and profiles of donors who make contributions.

2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Brian Swain

Bruce Harrell

CHRISTIAN SCHREF MIKE HARRELL Secretary

Treasurer

Steve Brown

Morris Miller

TOM JENNINGS

RANDY SPETMAN

ANDY MILLER

ANDY HAGGARD

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GENE READY

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Contact Send correspondence to Kirstin Rayborn, at the address shown above, or by e-mail to krayborn@fsu.edu. Telephone: (850) 645-7330.

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Design, layout, production, pre-press: Rowland Publishing, Inc. Photo editors: Rowland Publishing, Inc. Featured photographers: Mike Olivella, Ross Obley, Contributing photographers: FSU Photo Lab, FSU Sports Info Columnists: Charlie Barnes, Jerry Kutz Contributing writers: Sherri Dye, John Lata, Brandon Mellor, Keith Merritt, Daniel Mitchell, Ryan Pensy, Ryan Sprague, Nikki Ticknor, Rob Wilson Copy editors: Jerry Kutz, Rowland Publishing, Inc. Photo purchasing information: Mike Olivella photos: www.seminoles.com

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ASSISTANTS TO EXECUTIVE STAFF AND DIRECTORS Mary Pat Desloge Senior Executive Assistant to Andy Miller Sarah Reed Executive Assistant, Coaches Clubs Director Mary Bailey Executive Assistant to Jerry Kutz, Stewardship Kari Terezakis Executive Assistant to Tom Carlson, Charlie Barnes, Joel Padgett

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Michael Espada Ticket Sales Manager Kirstin Rayborn Marketing Director

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“We are proud of our scholar athletes who excel in the classroom and on the playing field.”

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Priority Seating Chart FSU Campus Football Parking

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Report 12 Andy Miller Q & A 18 Florida State “Triples” 22 Booster Events 60 Fisher Tour Sponsors 62 Seminole Boosters Sales Team 66 Planned Giving 68 Student Boosters 70 Hall of Fame 72 Fall Sports 74 Trademark Licensing 82 Community Outreach: The Summer “Bridge” 90 Quarterly Report 94 Year In Review

Special Feature 2011 Seminole football fan guide An Insider’s Guide to the Exciting Season Ahead

28 Preseason Preview 30 Jimbo Fisher Q&A 36 Impact Players 40 Numerical Roster 42 Game Day Event Calendar 46 #1 Tradition 48 Away Schedule 50 ACC Preseason Preview 54 Coach Fischer Call-In Show

Event Location Map PULL-OUT GUIDE

Pull-Out Guide 2011 Total fan experience On the cover: The new Florida State University Indoor Practice Facility.

Everything you’ll need for the Total Fan Experience during game day weekends — event location maps, parking maps and much more. Become part of the Seminole tradition.

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Charlie Barnes

y b d e m u s Con e g n e l l a h C e h t FSU Coaches and Fans Share One Thing In Common: Championship Desires

By Charlie Barnes, vice president Photos by Mike olivella

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ick Trickett stretched out his legs and propped his cowboy boots up on the opposite seat.

“I’ll tell you what I’ve learned,” he began.

No one had asked him, but that’s never necessary. Simply to be in the presence of Rick Trickett is to be entertained.

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“In my 39 years of coaching, I’ve learned never to fall in love with houses, horses or universities.”

The best offensive line coach in America paused and smiled. “I’ve left some schools because I wanted out, and I’ve been pushed out of some schools that I really liked. That’s what a career in coaching is like.”

Yes. Coaching at the top of the college football pyramid is different today. Trickett knows that the profession of coaching has become more transient than ever before.

There’s so much money on the table now that the very weight of it has changed the game. It has certainly changed the coaching business. Now, more than any other time in the history of collegiate athletics, coaches are paid to win. You have to win or you have to go.

A wise fellow gave me some advice long ago, when I joined Seminole Boosters. He said, “Never forget that those coaches on the sidelines wearing your colors have more in common with their counterparts across the field than they do with your fans in the stands.”

Yes. Coaches know, as Rick Trickett warned, not to fall in love with their university. They know that being fired is part of the business they’ve chosen, and that someday they may have to look to one of those counterparts on the other side of the field for employment.

Money has changed the market. Most athletic departments enjoy the same familiar sources of income. There are ticket sales, of course, and Booster contributions.

But those numbers pale in comparison to the money received through the various conferences from television contracts.

The general costs associated with just fielding intercollegiate teams keep rising.

The cost of winning is increasing even faster. Not everyone will be able to keep up.

Schools considered to be elite competitors compensate their head coaches on a scale undreamed of even a decade ago. Jimbo Fisher will earn more as a second year head coach in 2011 than Bobby Bowden made after 34 years at Florida State. Neither man is surprised by that fact;

it’s the state of the market today.

We remember the generation of coaching greats characterized by the likes of Bobby Bowden, Bear Bryant, Shug Jordan, Bo Schembechler, Woody Hayes, Darrell Royal. You even have to give Steve Spurrier his due.

But it seems that a different breed of cat defines this new generation of elite college coaches. These new icons also have claims to greatness, but they’re different. They employ a more corporate approach to the game. Men who might otherwise have become trial lawyers or CEOs now look to college coaching to make their fortune.

Think about that. When you first started following sports, would you have been surprised to see a lawyer coaching college football? It’s different now. Terry Bowden, who still owns the highest winning percentage in Auburn history, is a lawyer.

Mike Leach, the controversial former Texas Tech head coach (and still the all time winner there), never played college ball, but he did attend Pepperdine Law School. And Vince Dooley’s son Derek, now head coach at Tennessee, practiced law for two years before turning to coaching.

All of this brings us roundabout to the subject of the much-discussed Indoor Practice Facility.

Fisher and Seminole fans have identical goals: winning championships. Jimbo has already given us a glimpse of what he can do, and we want him to continue to do it for the Seminoles. We sense that Fisher is special, that he is destined to find his place among the elite.

Fisher and his assistant coaches are consumed by the challenge of winning it all.

They are relentless recruiters; they exercise extraordinary control over the health and fitness of the players, and they attend to every element of the program in excruciating detail.

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Trickett and Fisher understood the dynamic nature of collegiate coaching. The two served as assistants at Auburn, LSU and Salem, WV before coming to Florida State.

hunger for championships. The most highly competitive programs reward a head coach handsomely for winning, but win he must.

Each of these elite coaches sets his top priorities, and those priorities vary. One coach may insist on making his coordinators the most highly paid assistants in the country. Another coach may feel his most immediate need is a dedicated weighttraining facility just for football.

What do you need to win, Coach? Jimbo Fisher’s top priority is a covered practice facility. That’s why it has now become a top priority for our fans and for Seminole Boosters as well.

If you can’t practice, you can’t compete.

In the last decade, Florida State has lost

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Charlie Barnes

(Left to right) Greg Hudson, Rick Trickett, Warrick Dunn, Mark Stoops

“When you have (an indoor practice facility) it shows your commitment to excellence and that they can get everything they need to develop for that next level.”

— Jimbo Fisher, Head Football Coach crucial games because bad weather kept the players off the field. Once upon a time coaches and players claimed they stayed on the practice field until lightening actually struck the tower.

But now, all schools are required to keep a radar eye pointed at the sky, and if lightening flashes within a given distance, practice is over. At one time, Tallahassee actually was the lightening capital of the United States. I don’t know where we rank in that category today, but August in Tallahassee is dependably electric.

We want to keep Jimbo here and, like Rick Trickett said, coaches these days do move about.

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Last month, a columnist in the ACC Sports Journal wrote this about the transient nature of coaching today, “The game has changed … FSU fans will have to get used to this new world order, even though it’s going to be difficult for them. For 34 years, they had a coach in Bowden who stayed put despite overtures from some of the top programs in the country. Now they’re just like everybody else.”

Well, maybe not just like everybody else.

There are only a handful of schools that, either through tradition or the blessings of geography, have any real chance of winning a national championship. Fisher is a realist. He wants to win championships,

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and he knows Florida State has access to the best players in the country.

Top recruits are leaning toward the Seminoles. They want to win, and they know if you can’t practice you can’t compete. The new weather restrictions have impacted all schools. The elite programs either have covered practice facilities now or they’re going to have them soon.

This coming football season will be one to enjoy. And all Seminole fans will have the opportunity to help make the covered practice field a reality.

These are exciting days, with wonderful possibilities. Clear skies ahead for the Seminoles. SB

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Boosters President Andy Miller

Q&A

By Jerry kutz, vice president

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ndy Miller was hired as president of Seminole Boosters, Inc., in 1975 at the age of 24 (one year before Bobby Bowden was hired as head coach).

He has served as the not-for-profit’s CEO for 36 years, shepherding the Boosters through explosive growth in fundraising (annual revenues have grown from $300,000 to over $45 million per year), creating innovative business opportunities and the development of athletic and academic facilities. He has served under six FSU presidents, three head football coaches and during the tenures of seven athletic directors.

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It was Miller who conceived the idea for the University Center Complex, an innovative blend of academic and athletic needs, which resulted in more than 500,000 square feet of classroom office space for the university and the most impressive stadium in the nation.

Miller pioneered the innovative Heritage Grove, which is now home to more than a dozen fraternities.

This third-generation Seminole also created FSU’s licensing and affinity programs and has been instrumental in spearheading land acquisitions for the university that have enabled the campus to expand its footprint by 25 percent. He has led three capital campaigns totaling more than $200 million to build athletic facilities and build a scholarship endowment.

Together with athletics, the Boosters developed the master plan which led to the indoor basketball practice facility, renovation and expansion of the Dick Howser Baseball Stadium, the Morcom Aquatics Center, the McIntosh Track Building, the Barry Smith and Mary Anne Styles soccer/softball building and complex, the Middleton Golf Building, the Speicher Tennis Center and, most recently, the indoor tennis facility.

Florida State University has honored Miller numerous times. A banquet hall bears his name in the University Center Complex. He has been awarded the Alumni Association’s Circle of Gold and the Sliger Award, and he will be inducted into the FSU Athletics’ Hall of Fame this September.

Q: How does a 24-year-old kid get the job as president of Seminole Boosters, Inc.?

A: The board was looking for a local alumnus, and I was a local alumnus. I had applied for a job at the Foundation a year earlier, and the president remembered me and recommended me for the Booster job.

I was working in sales for Motorola at the time and loved the idea of corporate sales.

I wasn’t interested in interviewing for the Booster job at first, but my father advised

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“I come from a long line of FSU and FSCW graduates. My grandmother, my mom and dad, my wife’s mom and stepdad, my sister, my brother, my brother-in-law, my son and daughter and son-in-law all graduated from FSU. And my four grandsons will too if I have any say about it.”

me to take a look at the position. So I did and found the opportunity very appealing.

Q: Your dad was an FSU grad too wasn’t he?

A: Yes. I come from a long line of FSU and FSCW graduates. My grandmother, my mom and dad, my wife’s mom and stepdad, my sister, my brother, my brother-in-law, my son and daughter and son-in-law all graduated from FSU. And my four grandsons will too if I have any say about it.

Q: George Langford was an influence on your career wasn’t he? Talk about what you learned from George and from other individuals during your career.

A: George Langford served as a mentor for me and has been the go-to guy throughout my career. George served several terms as chairman of Seminole Boosters and he used to tell me: “You can’t sell an empty seat. You have to get people in the room to sell them, and you have to put people in the stadium before you can get them to become Boosters.”

He also taught me you can’t sell a deficit. Deficits make people unhappy. You have to sell the positive, the great vision.

George believed you have to hire a great football coach, build a great stadium and join a great conference.

There were many other chairmen who had a positive influence on our success and on my career, including Andy Haggard — who currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees — and our

current Chairman Brian Swain, who is a passionate Seminole as well. We hold a dinner every year to honor our past chairmen, many of whom have been inducted into FSU’s Athletic Hall of Fame and the Circle of Gold. We’ve been blessed with great chairmen over the years, including Brian, who continues to serve and to guide me in profound ways.

I’d like to add that our university, and Seminole Boosters, Inc., has been blessed with outstanding leadership from a number of university presidents and vice presidents during my tenure. While Seminole Boosters is a private non-profit corporation, our board reports to the President of the University through the Vice President for University Advancement, and each of those individuals has provided a strong guiding hand for our organization as a whole and for me personally.

President Eric Barron and Vice President Tom Jennings are very engaged with us; they see our vision and are very available to help us serve our mission.

Q: Did you have a vision for FSU and what it has become?

A: My vision for FSU was and is still very much like every other FSU graduate’s vision for their alma mater. I want FSU to be the best at everything we do, whether it is football, business, academics, student life or the campus aesthetic. When you decide that’s what you want, then you start to look at what the iconic universities in the country have and you build it and suddenly

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you’re right there where they are. You are one of the icons of college athletics, athletically and academically.

Q: What are some of the projects accomplished that you feel were really important to the growth of the Boosters and to FSU athletics?

A: The University Center and the stadium are the biggest things. It gave us the chance to generate the money necessary to do all the other things we want to do in so many other aspects of our program.

We started with a 40,000-seat stadium and went to 80,000, which allowed us to really grow our fan base. We built 100 skyboxes and created numerous sources of revenue to fully fund our athletic program.

The conference gave us a steady revenue stream that we can count on year in and year out, and that was very important too. We would have never been invited into a major conference without the success we enjoyed in football. Without Bobby Bowden, or someone like Bobby, it would not have happened.

Coach Bowden was instrumental because he built a following. He built a fan base. A lot of it had to do with the personal relationship he had with the fans. He let them know he felt it was about more than winning.

Q: You’ve successfully guided three previous capital campaigns that raised more than $200 million, most of which was for facilities.

Talk about that process.

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“The Indoor Practice Facility is the #1 priority for Coach Fisher and Seminole Boosters.”

A: The facility master plan that former athletic director Dave Hart and the Boosters board jointly developed was a sprawling facility upgrade for every sport, men’s and women’s. It was very ambitious — nearly $100 million in construction — and had to be funded privately. We could not turn to one donor to fund the entire plan, so instead we turned our full attention to asking hundreds of individual Boosters to write what checks they could and make long term pledges to fund the facilities.

Thankfully, many of our loyal Boosters responded. Their pledge payments, which continue today, are used to pay the monthly installments on a $70 million bond issue, which is essentially our mortgage on all our facility improvements.

Q: W hat have those facilities meant to FSU? A: I think our athletic director, Randy Spetman, would tell you that building those state-of-the-art facilities was significant because it gave every one of our sports the chance to compete for championships. All of our athletic teams under Randy’s tenure have enjoyed great success, which is evidenced by the fact that FSU has earned three straight Top 10 rankings in the Directors Cup for comprehensive performance. We’re the only program in the nation that can say that every team, men’s and women’s, qualified for NCAA post-season play two years in a row. I know Randy and his staff are very proud of that, and they should be. We all should be.

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The Seminole Booster members should be especially proud of the fact that our supporters have always been willing to donate enough money to provide our athletic directors with the resources they needed to make decisions that are not compromised by a lack of funds. Our members should be proud to know that their contributions enabled us to fully fund scholarships for all of our men’s and women’s sports and fund facilities and budgets to compete at this elite level.

Q: How does Seminole Boosters today compare to other fundraising organizations around the country?

A: When you look at total dollars raised — our annual fund, capital campaign gifts and everything else — we are among the largest in the nation. We currently have 16,000 members, ranking us among the larger annual membership bases, but we continue to push to grow that base. We generate our revenue from a very broad range of sources, including our annual memberships, capital campaign gifts, licensing, concessions, skyboxes and more.

Q: The Boosters are involved in several major projects right now, including the indoor practice facility, College Town and possibly an upgrade to Doak Campbell Stadium. Would you talk about each of those projects with us?

A: I’d be happy to discuss each project but I would be remiss if I did not start by say-

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ing that our primary responsibility is, and always will be, to raise annual operating money so that our athletic director, Randy Spetman, has the resources to make important decisions about coaches’ salaries, budgets, scholarships and other resources our teams need to win.

We have to stay focused on growing the number of Booster members and ask them to contribute to the best of their ability, because we need to be able to transfer $10 million a year to athletics for operating funds.

In addition to that core responsibility, we are very actively engaged in a capital campaign for the Indoor Practice Facility, College Town and updating Doak Campbell Stadium.

Q: Let’s start with the indoor practice facility. Why is that $15 million project so important?

A: We have a big investment in football, in our stadium, in our coaches and in our elite athletes, and we need for them to have all the tools they need to compete against the best programs in the nation.

The margin for error is razor thin in this competitive arena and victory often comes down to execution. You can’t afford to miss a day of practice because of weather, let alone a week, and still expect good execution. One poorly executed play can cost you a game, and one loss can cost you a national title appearance, and that translates into lost revenue.

We want our elite coaches to recruit elite athletes, and our job is to provide

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them with elite facilities where they can push themselves to achieve their dreams.

Q: T his project seems especially important to Coach Fisher. Has he expressed why it is so important to him and his team?

A: Yes, he has. Jimbo is a very determined coach. He wants to win a national title, and he wants to give his players every resource he can to accomplish that ambitious goal.

He knows that the difference between success and failure in sports at this level is attracting elite players and then helping them to perform as a team at an elite level on game day. That process requires practice.

So this facility is paramount to helping his team be prepared every week, regardless of what weather they might experience.

As you know, Jimbo is also a great recruiter, and I think this facility is a tangible example he can show prospects of FSU’s commitment to being an elite program.

Q: W hat makes the need for a practice facility different today than it was during the 1990s when FSU dominated the college football world without an indoor practice facility?

A: The weather hasn’t changed but the laws regarding practice have changed, particularly as it pertains to lightning. Players used to joke that we could practice right through a lightning storm if coach wanted to. Now there are NCAA rules when lightning is within 15 miles of your campus, forcing you to leave the practice field and go indoors when the lightning gets within three miles of campus. You can have a perfectly clear day and still not be able to practice if there is lightning showing up on the monitor. As you know, there’s lightning every afternoon in Tallahassee in August and September.

It’s because of that rule that we sometimes have to clear the football or baseball stadium during a game even when you don’t see any lightning in the area.

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That new requirement plays havoc with practice schedules. This is a big reason why you are seeing indoor practice facilities being built all across the south. If you want to compete at a very high level — and our Booster members have made it clear that they do — then we need to provide our team with a facility where they can prepare no matter what the weather may be.

Q: Y ou were the guy who came up with the vision for the University Center, and now you’re promoting College Town. Would you share your vision for this project and tell us how it will benefit athletics?

A: Have you ever been to the Universities of Georgia, Wisconsin or Colorado? Each of them has entertainment areas right by the stadium where alumni and students can gather before and after games. These areas add to the atmosphere of the college 98>>

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Florida State

“Triples”

The Only NCAA Program In the Country This Year To Have a First-Round Selection In Baseball, Basketball and Football

By Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Photos by Mike Olivella, FSU Sports Information & NBA Pictures

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t’s cause for celebration when a player is drafted in the first round. By earning a No. 18 overall selection, the NBA draft’s best defensive prospect, Chris Singleton, joined former ’Noles Christian Ponder (NFL/12th/Minnesota Vikings) and Sean Gilmartin (MLB/28th/Atlanta Braves) in making FSU the only NCAA program in the country this year to have a first-round

selection in each of those professional drafts.

Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time the Seminoles have connected on this type of “triple.” Singleton’s selection marks the fourth time in school history that the NFL, MLB and NBA have taken an FSU student-athlete in the opening round of their respective drafts.

Year

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NBA

MLB

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Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings)

Chris Singleton (Washington Wizards)

Sean Gilmartin (Atlanta Braves)

1995

Derrick Alexander (Minnesota Vikings) Devin Bush (Atlanta Falcons) Derrick Brooks (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Bob Sura (Cleveland Cavaliers)

David Yocum (Los Angeles Dodgers) Jonathan Johnson (Texas Rangers)

1994

William Floyd (San Francisco 49ers)

Charlie Ward (New York Knicks)

Paul Wilson (Cincinnati Reds)

1993

Marvin Jones (New York Jets)

Doug Edwards (Atlanta Hawks) Sam Cassell (Houston Rockets)

John Wasdin (Oakland A’s)

Sean Gilmartin Christian Ponder

Chris Singleton

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Booster Events

Raising Fun Has A Purpose Fun Events Attract People …That Ultimately Lead to Philanthropy

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t’s not the Southern accent and it’s not a mispronunciation. Seminole Boosters puts the emphasis on the first syllable — FUN — in the word fundraising. And they do it for very good reason.

“The two primary benefits of joining Seminole Boosters are to earn priority and to have fun,” Seminole Booster President Andy Miller said. “Not all of our members can use priority, but 100 percent of our members can use some more fun.”

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That’s why the Boosters put so much emphasis on creating events for members across the nation.

“Most of our alumni live a long way from Tallahassee and can’t make it back to campus very often, so we’ve put an emphasis on bringing Tallahassee to them with coaches’ receptions, game-watching parties, casino nights, cruises, opportunities to meet players and coaches at away games ... anything we can do to help our fans have fun and stay connected. And what events we can’t bring to them physically, we’re using technology to deliver virtually.”

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Tournament of Champions: a great golf tournament with the golf team hitting tee shots and the coaches analyzing the participants’ shots on a hole.

Champions Beyond the Game Brunch and Let Us Play Banquet promoting women in sports.

Fun events attract people, foster connections and create friendship networks that ultimately lead to philanthropy.

The victory over South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl was the centerpiece of a spectacular weekend that featured pregame receptions and a post game New Year’s Eve party, but the real magic occurred in the team hotel later that evening when our Booster members suddenly found themselves mingling with FSU players and coaches.

The Boosters promote informal receptions for members in the team hotel lobby during road trips. Huge gatherings of Seminole Boosters greeted the team when they arrived in Oklahoma last year and at several other away games.

“Having a hotel full of fellow Boosters gives you something in common with everyone you meet,” said Rachel Catalano, who helped coordinate the events. “The lobby bars at those hotels were packed the whole time, and you end up meeting so many different people. At the ACC championship game, I had one Booster tell me it was truly the only way to come to a game because you really felt like you were on the inside of FSU football. You had everyone from our biggest donors to our student Boosters interacting.”

The Booster members who travelled with Dr. Eric Barron and Athletic Director Randy Spetman on the Booster cruise came back with a scrapbook of photographs of historic sites. But each of them also came back with comical memories that helped build richer personal bonds.

Getting bitten by a monkey certainly isn’t an event to laugh about, but watching former starting quarterback Drew Weatherford try to explain how the Rock of Gibraltar ape sacked him put everyone in hysterics.

The monkey business stimulated more than just a few laughs. It created a shared experience and an opportunity to get to know Drew as more than just a former player.

Alumni/Booster pregame tailgates (most away games, ACC, bowl games) Booster bus trips Casino night in Miami Garnet and Gold Golf Tournament at the spring game Varsity Club Golf Tournament on spring game weekend Del Archibald Golf Tournament for men’s basketball Scott Carswell Tournament for Scholarships (Tallahassee) Greg Zahn Memorial Tournament for Scholarships (Tampa) Travel with the golf team to Scotland or Ireland Travel with men’s basketball to Hawaii Travel with the women’s team to Europe or the Bahamas Receptions before home and away games in numerous sports Donor appreciation parties open to all members Spring Coaches’ Golf and Banquet Tour to 15 cities Member receptions at each Spring Coaches Tour event Seminole Boosters Mediterranean Cruise with 200-plus members Game watching parties across the nation Jimbo Fisher weekly luncheons and broadcasts to cities Jimbo Fisher weekly call-in show and broadcasts Friday Night Block Parties Spring Game Block Party Facility tours for members before home games Lighting of the Unconquered Torch before home games Invitations to meet coaches in towns across the country Preseason Plant the Spear Warparties in 30 Cities Recruiting Warparties in 30 cities Leonard Hamilton reception in Hawaii Leonard Hamilton receptions before ACC and NCAA tournament games in Chicago and San Antonio Sue Semrau reception before ACC and NCAA tournament games Mike Martin reception in Tampa Mike Martin reception in Jacksonville Leonard Hamilton Basketball Luncheons Leonard Hamilton Call-In Show Mike Martin Basketball Luncheons Mickey Andrews trip to New York, Tampa, Miami, Pensacola and Destin Jim Gladden trip to Marianna, Madison, Lake City and Dallas, TX Downtown Rallies in Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach

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FRIDAY

BEFORE EACH FSU home game on Saturday, Friday night in Tallahassee is all about getting ready for the big game. The ideal place to do that is at the FSU Block Party and Downtown Getdown, held every Friday night before each home game in Downtown Tallahassee.

SATURDAY - GAME DAY!

IF YOU ARE coming into town to catch the action, you’ll probably have a few hours either before or after the game, depending on the kick-off time to take in some sights, play a round of golf or do a little shopping. Don’t miss one of Tallahassee’s many fascinating and exciting attractions that make the fun of game day Saturday last all day!

SUNDAY

BEFORE YOU HIT the road, take a moment with family and friends to recap Saturday’s game over a hearty breakfast or delicious brunch at one of the area’s many fabulous restaurants and make plans for your next visit.

Interested in having more detailed information about: Let Gene Deckerhoff, the legendary voice of FSU Football, and Visit Tallahassee help you put together a game plan for your game weekend. Download the QR reader for your smart phone, then snap a picture of the code.

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Downtown Tallahassee dining and nightlife, Midtown Tallahassee dining and nightlife, “must see” attractions, shopping, golf courses, pre-tailgating locations, great BBQ places, great seafood places, great pizza places, breakfast and brunch spots. Simply snap the QR Code or check out visittallahassee.com.

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From colorful celebrations of the spectacular spring to festive incarnation of

football spirit, Tallahassee is the center of amusement year-round. If you haven’t been to Tallahassee in a while, let us share some of the things you’ve been missing!

Fall

IN THE FALL, the weather is perfect to be outside playing – that is biking, hiking, fishing or paddling along one of the area’s many trails and lakes and of course, ’Nole Football! Don’t miss the opportunity to kayak alongside manatees in the Wakulla River or enjoy the spectacular Monarch Butterfly migration at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in late October.

Winter

THIS WINTER, COME for the cool nights, holiday lights and festive sites.

Florida’s Capital Region is filled with fabulous shopping and seasonal events to help get you in the holiday spirit.

Spring

AMID A DAZZLING panorama of fiery azaleas and lush landscapes, Tallahassee and the Capital Region indulge in a Spring season abloom with cheerful events and lively diversions.

Come and enjoy the cool, crisp air, take in one of the many incredible events and relish in a symphony of color at one of the area’s beautiful parks and gardens.

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encourages you to come back to Tallahassee, your Florida State home, and relive fond memories like cheering the ’Noles to victory at a football game, walking the streets of downtown during Springtime Tallahassee or experiencing your Tennessee Waltz again! Use VisitTallahassee.com as your source for things to do, places to stay, events and all there is to know about Tallahassee so you can come back again and again.

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Seminoles Are Cooking in 2011

By Rob Wilson, Associate athletic director for communications

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t has been a lot of fun to be a Florida State football fan this off-season — with good reason.

A win over South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl left every Seminole fan with a full belly, and appetites were further satiated a few weeks later with a recruiting class that was ranked No. 1 virtually across the board. This most recent recruiting bounty comes after FSU turned in three previous classes that were each listed among the nation’s best. The well-stocked cupboard has turned ’Nole fans into eager patrons anxious to get on with a 2011 menu that includes one of the biggest home games in recent Seminole history.

But let’s begin with the basics.

FSU’s program is remarkably stable given the fact that its head coach will be fielding only his second college team ever. Jimbo Fisher erased any doubt about his ability to coach in his rookie season and, actually, he proved it even earlier when he brilliantly filled his coaching staff with outstanding, energetic and accomplished assistants hungry to return FSU to football glory. Fisher handled his first FSU team and a challenging 2010 season like an experienced veteran, and both players and fans have responded to his call to raise the stakes for the Seminole program.

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doomed the Seminoles to the dreaded “rebuilding year” status after the team lost the highest drafted quarterback in school history. Perhaps that is what a backup quarterback with a 4-2 career record and backto-back bowl victories will do for you. EJ Manuel has patiently paid his dues, as so few players nowadays appear willing to do, and has perfectly positioned himself and the offense to take off. Though he is not counted among the eight returning starters on the offense, Manuel presents a huge challenge for opposing defenses. His 67.3 percent completion rate is scary enough to defend, but when combined with his ability to flat run, every defense will have its hands full.

The offensive backfield in 2011 features depth and experience, with fullback Lonnie Pryor emerging as one of the most versatile and dependable Seminoles in years.

Competition at tailback will be intense with proven talent three deep. The receiving corps returns nearly intact, but the young talent there will get a chance to prove whether they are ready in preseason.

All that talent will not do much good if FSU’s line cannot clear holes or stop rushers, and this unit has the potential to grow into one of the Seminoles’ best. While Rick Trickett will not lock in starters until the August heat makes his choices clear, the likely starting five have no player shorter than 6-foot-4 and all but one weighing more than 300 pounds. As a comparison, FSU’s offensive line in 2007, when Fisher

joined the program as an assistant, had four of the five projected starters weighing less than 286 pounds and two under 275.

Senior offensive tackles Andrew Datko (6-foot-6, 307 pounds) and Zebrie Sanders (6-foot-6, 311 pounds) return as the backbone of a line that will have to prove itself right away up the middle. However, the rapid development of huge junior college sensation Jacob Fahrenkrug (6-foot-4, 307 pounds) at center has answered a lot of questions.

Defensively the Seminoles responded quickly to a total scheme change last year and are still growing into Mark Stoops’ system. Eight starters return on this side of the ball as well, and the unit appears to have the potential to reach the coveted combination of an outstanding secondary paired with a relentless pass rush.

Perhaps no single unit has undergone more of a turnaround under Fisher than has the defensive line, evolving from young players who lacked size to seasoned veterans with impressive strength and

improving size. Coaches have spent two nerve-wracking seasons trying to avoid injuries; unable to substitute freely along the thin front, and the fact that those days appear gone has injected enthusiasm into the unit. All-America candidate Brandon Jenkins is a skilled pass rusher whose work in the weight room has drawn comparisons with Reinard Wilson.

The secondary is talented and experienced and should give young linebackers alongside senior Nigel Bradham time to adjust.

While big, talented and deep returning units on offense and defense have fans smiling, FSU’s staff sports even bigger grins at the return of all specialists, including one of the nation’s best placekickers.

Junior Dustin Hopkins is a weapon with field goals and deep kickoffs, and punter Shawn Powell has been outstanding at making the field long for opponents. Greg Reid is the best return man in the country and can change a game on a single play.

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usual, with the Oklahoma game (Sept. 17) looming as big as any in Doak Campbell in years. With Clemson hosting the Seminoles the very next week, the Seminoles could vault into the national title picture by early October. There is plenty of trouble along the way, but FSU will play Miami later (Nov. 12) in the season than the rivalry has been played since the two met in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown in 1991. Virginia and Florida will close out the regular season.

So, the covers of preseason magazines tout FSU as a Top Five team, a redshirt junior is taking the reins at quarterback, ticket sales are on a pace last seen in early 2000 and a huge non-conference game has the country buzzing. One might suggest that the ingredients are there for a favorite Seminole recipe. SB

(Left to Right) Lonnie Pryor (running back), Dustin Hopkins (kicker), Zebrie Sanders and Andrew Datko (offensive tackles)

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by Jerry Kutz, Vice President Photos by Ross Obley & Mike Olivella

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Q: You were asked to serve as Grand Marshal for the Coke Zero race in Daytona. What kind of fun was that for your family?

A: We had a great time. My family loved it; kids loved it. We’re NASCAR fans, so we have a lot of respect for a lot of those guys.

Coke Zero hosted us and they were off the chart classy. NASCAR was unbelievably classy. They are always concerned for big families. They were very hospitable. It was an experience of a lifetime for our kids, riding around the track, meeting the drivers.

They got to do some really neat things. It was a great deal.

Q: When they announced it was Jimbo Fisher there were cheers and some boos too. It tells you something about the passion of college football in the state, doesn’t it?

A: Yes. There were 115,000, 120,000 people there and it was half boos, half cheers.

It’s like Dale Earnhardt used to tell them, “Whether they are cheering or booing, I’m doing something right.”

It’s funny. We expected it. We joked about it on the way up there that that’s what would happen.

Q: What did the Fisher family do this summer?

A: We went to the beach for a week or two and visited with my family in West Virginia. And then in the middle of it we went down to Daytona, and earlier in the year we had the Rays game where both of my sons got to throw out the first pitch of the game with the Rays.

You talk about another unbelievable organization. Everybody involved, their general manager, coaches, players, all those guys are unbelievably classy guys.

We got to see them take batting practice, go into the locker room. They were just super, super people.

Q: You’ve enjoyed a top ranked recruiting class in 2011, and many services have your current class

ranked as the best for 2012. What is the key to success?

A: You’ve got a good product. Florida State is a very unique place: the city, the school, everything about it. The facilities are nice, but you’ve got great people at Florida State. Everyone is very hospitable.

Our staff has done a tremendous job of building relationships.

The administration and the support staff ... everybody involved with our organization has been helpful. The feedback we get from the recruits is that they love meeting with the staff. They feel at home; like a family. We try to create a family atmosphere.

And then there’s Tallahassee. They like the city. They like that it’s big and that you can have some social life, but it’s not so big that you have the big problems of the big city.

It’s a very unique dynamic that you have here. When people get here, they love it.

It’s amazing.

Q: You mentioned the impact facilities have on recruits and that the missing piece is the indoor practice facility, which will cost about $15 million to build. Tell us why that facility is so important to your program?

A: I base all things off winning. All my decisions are not out of want. It’s out of want to win and things we need to win. And this is the biggest thing that has handicapped us as far as weather conditions.

We go out and practice in rain. We do it on purpose because you are going to have a wet ball. We practice in the rain because you’re going to be in situations where you have to handle it. But the biggest issue we have is we’re in the lightning capital of the world, and we get it every doggone day. It’ll be perfectly sunny, beautiful, and if there is lightning anywhere within the surrounding area you have to (leave the practice field). It’s an NCAA rule.

It’s not like the old days in the 1980s and ’90s where you didn’t have to come off the field. We practiced until the lightning hit right beside you and then you jumped over and did it in a new spot. You moved

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(Above) The Fisher Family celebrates with Daytona 400 winner David Ragan.

the drill. Those days are over. We are not allowed to do it.

Q: Can you give us an example of a time when it affected the outcome of a game?

A: The first time we played Clemson when I got here. The four days before we played them we never walked on the field.

We never got outside to rep one thing. You can’t function in that way.

Q: Most of us think about the importance of practicing during the season, but will the facility help your team prepare throughout the year?

A: People don’t realize how much we will use it in the offseason, year round, with our offseason conditioning, spring ball and summer workouts. You have to work with class schedules and, all of a sudden, you have to reschedule everything.

Q: You mention class schedules and practice schedules and the difficulties of managing practice even in the offseason.

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Q: A lot of those kids are being recruited by Alabama and Auburn, where they have indoor facilities, so that’s an issue isn’t it?

A: It’s a huge, huge thing because they get to see them, be with them and evaluate them. Especially for me as a head coach, that’s the only time I ever get to see our kids in person. Head coaches aren’t allowed on the road any other time. You say you can see them in December and January, well recruiting is over then except of a couple of kids. All you are doing is following up on everything you’ve done.

The Indoor Practice Facility will give Coach Fisher more opportunity to visit with future Seminoles.

(Below) Coach Fisher with Rodney Hudson and family on Senior Day 2010.

a practice. Or even in the spring, you set up your practices for Monday, Wednesday and Friday and you set your heavy class schedule on Tuesday and Thursday. And then on Wednesday you can’t go onto the practice field, so do you move practice to Thursday?

Or they don’t miss class and they have to miss practice?

In the summer when (strength coach) Vic Viloria is running those guys in the offseason program, if the players decide they want to do 7 on 7 passing drills on their own, half the time they can’t. Their day and night class schedule and meal times are set, and then they can’t practice because that afternoon shower from 3 to 6 hits, and

if there is a lightning warning it is illegal for them to go out.

The amount of time you lose in preparation, not just in the fall but in your yearround development, is unbelievable.

Q: You are recruiting elite athletes who can go anywhere they want to pursue their dreams. Is the indoor practice facility an issue for recruits?

A: It is a great recruiting tool. It does matter. It sends a message that you are committed to winning, committed to excellence. It says that you are willing to do whatever you have to do to be successful.

There’s a ton of reasons we need it.

Q: I noticed your summer coaches camp, when high school prospects come to campus, was affected by afternoon thundershowers.

A: When it rains, we are in here watching video. We have prospects we want to work out, and that’s the only day they are here.

It’s the only day we can evaluate them and we don’t get any work. If we had the indoor, we could take them right in there and work them. That’s another good point I didn’t even think about, the summer camps.

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Q: It’s the administration’s job to hire elite coaches. Your job is to recruit elite athletes. Are the elite athletes looking to see if FSU offers a year-round training facility?

A: No doubt. They all want to get to the next level and be the best they can be. We are going to recruit Georgia, Florida, Alabama, because that’s the best football in the country. But we are going to go to get the best guys from the other states, California, Texas, up North, if they are great players who are going to change the game.

When you are asking a guy to leave his home state, even from Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, he is going to ask, “Why am I leaving my home state? What do you have down here that makes it so special? Where is your commitment to me, to making me elite?”

I hate to say this, but for them it is a business decision. They want to get an education, and we love that, but they are also thinking, “Where am I going to get developed?” When you have those facilities, it shows your commitment to excellence and that they can get everything they need to develop for that next level.

Q: I guess we all buy with our eyes every day, don’t we?

A: Visual is the number one thing in this world. We all buy with our eyes. I like to use an example of when you go on vacation. If there’s a local good spot, that’s where you go. Why am I going to bypass a good place

to go somewhere else? What is it they have that’s so special for my kids or me to make us want to go over there?

You realize how much you need an indoor practice facility because with the changing of rules, the safety issues, you now have a reason to go there.

You have to do what you can do to attract the best possible players you can attract. The indoor practice facility gets you ready and it brings players.

Q: Talk about the improvement of your defense last year and what they need to go to the next level.

A: We improved, but we need to be more dominant. We played great red zone, but we have to create more turnovers. We pressured quarterbacks a lot with our four down guys, but our blitz packages have to pick up. Our defense has to get better on third down stops. We were down toward

the bottom of the league on third down conversion. We were last in the league in terms of first downs given up. We have to get off the field with more three and outs, which will create 10 more plays a game for our offense.

Q: Do you see any new players helping you on defense?

A: Tank Carradine, already at defensive

Q: You mentioned earlier how a lighting warning can disrupt not only a practice but class schedules, study halls, tutoring sessions, meal times, etc. Can you drill down a little more on how this facility might help the players with time management?

A: The big thing is academics: tutors, study hall, class schedules. See, that’s all based around practice times so all of a sudden you are delayed three hours. So, then do you wait to practice? Well, then they miss a study hall or a tutor or you lose a player who has a night class.

Whatever your practice schedule is, you schedule your heavy class days for the other days. When you have to move a practice, you lose half your athletes who have a heavy class day. It totally affects everything, including meals and nutrition.

Every time you move practice back, you affect the cafeteria, which has to move meals back. It’s another group of people affected, who have to adjust. It’s like dominoes: When one falls, they all fall.

Q: Last year you had a new staff.

Now they’ve had a year under their belt together. How should that help the team?

A: Cohesiveness and understanding of each other helps you become more efficient in your planning. You know what your responsibilities are and what’s required.

(Right) Fisher demands excellence on the field and off year round.

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into this stadium, they are going to play their best because this is our home field.

This is our turf. You defend it no matter who you are playing. Whether it’s the best team in America or the worst, there’s only one way we play because it’s our home. Well, that’s the same way our fans should approach it. This is a home game.

It is a chance for me to come back to Doak Campbell Stadium and support our student-athletes and show them how much we care about it, not only when we play Miami or Oklahoma, because that’s just the way we do things.

Excellence is a habit. The way you do things is a habit. Don’t pick and choose when you do things. Hey, it’s a home game.

I’m going to be there. I’m going to be supportive. I’m going to show the kids how much it means to us. And don’t think it doesn’t affect other recruits that are here that you make it special every time you have an event in Doak Campbell Stadium.

(Above) “I base all things off winning. All my decisions are not out of want. It’s out of want to win and things we need to win.”

end, is definitely in that mix with Bjoern Werner on that one side. Some of the freshmen. Hey, it will be interesting to see some of those guys. I don’t want to predict, but Tank has already done it this spring so I feel comfortable talking about him. But those other guys, you watch, there will be some mix in there, you can bank on it.

Q: I asked about the defense, what are your thoughts about the offense?

A: I feel very good. The offensive line, I feel good about the first five and have to get some guys behind them that will play.

I’m very excited about our wide receivers.

Some of our young guys really began to emerge at the end of the year. We got to create more big plays on offense. We were great on third down. We were really good in the red zone. We’ve got to take care of the ball just a little bit better but I really think we have to have some more explosive plays.

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We have to get the ball down the field more.

We have to have pass protection, make some plays, those jump ball catches.

I’m excited about the consistency level.

I think we’re getting big, getting physical, but I also think we can make big plays down the field.

Q: ESPN said we had the best spring game experience in the nation with tens of thousands at the Friday Night Block Party and a record crowd in the stadium. And now, season ticket sales are soaring and we are working to pack the house for the home opener to set the tone for the season. What would you say to the fans to encourage them?

A: Have a respect for what these young men are doing and make them feel that every time they walk onto that field, it’s important. We tell them that every time they walk

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Q: Does the crowd really make a difference?

A: A huge difference. The atmosphere.

The environment. These kids practice all year long to be able to walk out there and showcase themselves in front of these fans. And to have that support, and show off what they’ve done and who they are, is important. And in tough times, it’s important to have the fans there to pick them up.

The players are trying to support the fans by giving them a great team, a great atmosphere. It goes hand in hand.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to say to the Seminole Booster members?

A: I’m very excited about the season. Very proud of the support and the way you are getting behind us. Please continue to do it.

Leave no seat unattended. Please be there for those kids. We are going to give you the best product we can give you.

I really like this football team as far as their attitude and the way they carry themselves. So, I think we can keep each other happy. SB

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Bjoern Werner:

Defying Stereotypes

By Ryan Sprague, 1999 FSU Tight End and author of “Grateful: From Walking on to Winning it All at Florida State” Photos by Mitch White & FSU Sports Info

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remember the first time I met Sebastian Janikowski.

Weighing in at just over 250 pounds, and standing 6-foot-2, I initially confused him for a new tight end.

The “Polish Powder Keg” might have been flattered by my mistaking a kicker for an every-down athlete. (I doubt a serious Florida State defensive end would appreciate being mistaken for a kicker.) But if you watch Bjoern Werner’s high school highlight film, and see the 6-foot-4, 250-pounder handling the kickoffs while sporting Dustin Hopkins-esque yellow shoes, it’s a mistake you could easily make. Bjoern was born in Germany and, just like Janikowski, grew up playing “The Beautiful Game.” But he gave up futbol for football when he was in his early teens, and the Seminole nation is the beneficiary.

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Werner swapped the yellow boots for the more traditional garnet and gold Nikes. And, instead of teeing up a ball for kickoffs, he’s teeing off on opposing ball carriers. As a true freshman in 2010, the Bear (translation of Bjoern) racked up 3.5 sacks and 6 tackles for a loss while splitting time with Markus White, who graduated in the spring. Going into the 2011 campaign, Werner sits atop the defensive end depth chart, so you can expect those numbers to increase.

For Bjoern, starting in the same position as Seminole greats such as Boulware and Wilson is remarkable, especially considering his journey. In 2007, as a 17-year-old sophomore, he traveled across the Atlantic to play football for The Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn. After a difficult year, he grew homesick and made the 4,000-mile move back to Berlin. He spent his junior year kicking and playing defensive end

for the Berlin Adler football team before returning to The Salisbury School for his senior season in 2009. He left his kicking career in Europe and excelled as a defensive end, which drew the attention of Seminole recruiters. Coley and company invited him to make a few visits to Tallahassee, and he fell in love with the atmosphere. And when Bjoern falls in love, Bjoern makes a commitment.

A good example is his marriage to fiancé Denise in 2010. When asked why he made the decision to marry so young he answered, “I don’t know, I fell in love.” And no, it’s not common for kids to marry early in Germany. But Bjoern doesn’t concern himself with trends or stereotypes. On the contrary, it’s easier to tackle Greg Reid than it is to identify the Bear with a stereotype.

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Germany and the public drinking age is 16. Does he love sausage, sauerkraut or pretzels? Nope, nope and nope. When the team sits down for a steak the night before a game, Bjoern eats chicken.

Millions of Germans adore David Hasselhoff, but when asked if he was a fan, Bjoern replied, “I don’t love him.” He doesn’t really follow professional soccer and doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about with the autobahns. He doesn’t fit the stereotype because he doesn’t let his circumstances or environment define who he is, and that resolve to transcend has driven him to where he is today.

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Bjoern and Moses McCray spent time, along with some other teammates, making calls and saying thank you to Seminole Boosters this summer.

“If I don’t make it to the NFL,” Werner said, “I don’t want to have wasted my time while at FSU.” degree and then enter the workforce to begin their careers. Such had been the case with the Werner family, but Bjoern is going for more. He is the first Werner to strive for higher academic degrees, and the first to come to America for an education. When he was 15, the dream of playing professional football was planted, and when he was given the option of taking a journey to a foreign country, he courageously chose the path of high risk and high reward. The mountains of a trans-Atlantic plane ride and learning a foreign language became molehills in light of chasing his “biggest dream,” playing in the NFL. After a tough academic

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Too many young people fail to appreciate what they’re receiving as a scholarship student athlete. Far too often, players have to be hounded to go to class or give everything they have on the field.

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Yet here’s Bjoern, courageously pursuing his dream, while wisely preparing in case it doesn’t happen.

His heart was set on coming to America, so he hopped a plane and moved to Connecticut. He set out to play for the top college football program in America, so he came to Florida State. He wanted to marry the girl he adored, so he tied the knot. He easily could have fallen prey to complacency, but this isn’t your stereotypical college student. ACC Champion, National Champion, NFL draft pick; those are all dreams he’s yet to tackle, but he’s already in the backfield and he’s not wasting any time. SB

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2011 Numerical Roster

No

40

Pos

Ht.

Wt

Cl

Hometown/HS/Previous School

1

Kelvin Benjamin

Name

WR

6-6

242

FR

Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central

1

Mike Harris

CB

5-11

195

SR

Miami, Fla./South Miami/El Camino CC

3

Justin Bright

S

6-1

190

r-SO

Duncan, S.C./Byrnes

3

EJ Manuel

QB

6-5

245

r-JR

Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside

4

Terrance Parks

S

6-2

215

SR

Fairburn, Ga./Creekside

5

Greg Reid

CB

5-8

186

JR

Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County

6

Gerald Demps

S

5-10

206

SO

Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County

6

Nick Waisome

CB

5-10

175

FR

Groveland, Fla./South Lake HS

7

Christian Jones

LB

6-4

240

SO

Winter Park, Fla./Lake Howell

8

Devonta Freeman

RB

5-8

200

FR

Miami, Fla./Miami Central

8

Timmy Jernigan

DT

6-3

297

FR

Lake City, Fla./Columbia

9

Clint Trickett

QB

6-2

180

r-FR

9

Karlos Williams

DB

6-2

220

FR

Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community

10

Nick Moody

S

6-2

224

JR

Wyncote, Pa./Roman Catholic

11

Ethan Gilbert

QB

5-11

175

SO

Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto HS/University of Miami

11

Vince Williams

LB

6-1

240

r-JR

Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community

12

Jarred Haggins

WR

6-1

191

SO

Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland

13

Nigel Bradham

LB

6-3

240

SR

Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla

13

Rashad Gholston

DB

5-10

167

SO

Miami Gardens, Fla./Miramar

14

Jacob Coker

QB

6-5

235

FR

Mobile, Ala./St. Paul Episcopal

15

Greg Dent

WR

5-11

191

SO

Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central

16

Will Secord

QB

6-2

214

SO

Frisco, Texas/Wakeland

18

Dustin Hopkins

K

6-2

190

JR

Houston, Texas/Clear Lake

20

Lamarcus Joyner

S

5-8

204

SO

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

21

Avis Commack

CB

6-4

203

JR

Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast

21

Debrale Smiley

RB

5-11

230

JR

Thomasville, Ga./Thomas Co. Central/Itawamba CC

22

Telvin Smith

LB

6-3

216

SO

Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County

23

Chris Thompson

RB

5-8

190

JR

Greenville, Fla./Madison County

24

Lonnie Pryor

RB

6-0

230

JR

Okeechobee, Fla./Okeechobee

24

Terrance Smith

LB

6-3

220

FR

Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb

26

Arrington Jenkins

LB

6-2

225

FR

Miami, Fla./Coral Park

27

Xavier Rhodes

CB

6-2

215

SO

Miami, Fla./Norland

28

Nigel Terrell

LB

6-1

230

r-FR

Helena, Ala./Pelham

29

Eric Beverly

RB

5-9

220

FR

29

Dillon Kidd

P

6-1

212

FR

30

Ryan DiMarco

FB

5-10

225

SO

Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast Deerfield Beach, Fla./Milford Academy (NY)/ North Broward Prep Port St. Lucie, Fla./John Carroll

30

Tyler Hunter

DB

6-0

200

FR

Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County

31

Terrence Brooks

DB

5-11

193

SO

Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon

32

Sean Tidmus

LB

6-0

217

r-FR

Winter Garden, Fla./Ocoee

32

James Wilder Jr.

RB

6-2

220

FR

Tampa, Fla./Plant

33

Ty Jones

RB

5-10

210

SR

Tampa, Fla./Middleton

35

Nick O’Leary

TE

6-4

240

FR

Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer

36

Jermaine Washington

WR

5-8

177

FR

Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson

37

Nathan Brazeau

FB

5-9

210

SR

Brooksville, Fla./Central

37

Keelin Smith

DB

6-3

190

FR

Fort Pierce, Fla./Treasure Coast

38

Jermaine Thomas

RB

5-11

192

SR

Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast

39

Chad Colley

S

5-11

190

SR

Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze

39

Jared Fenton

CB

5-11

190

JR

St. Cloud, Fla./Harmony/Jacksonville

39

David Tyrrell

WR

6-3

200

r-FR

Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner

40

Kendall Fullington

CB

5-9

147

FR

Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay

41

Chad Abram

FB

6-0

227

SO

Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen

42

Lamarcus Brutus

DB

6-0

188

FR

Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast

42

Cory Cox

S

6-1

205

JR

Blountstown, Fla./Blountstown/North Alabama

43

Anthony Porterfield

TE

6-3

231

SO

Pensacola, Fla./Escambia

44

Will Tye

TE

6-3

245

r-FR

Middletown, Conn./Salisbury

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Name James Dolan

Pos WR

Ht. 5-10

Wt 175

Cl r-FR

Hometown/HS/Previous School Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

45

Shawn Powell

P

6-4

235

SR

Rome, Ga./Darlington Prep

46

Jonathan Johnson

TE

6-7

265

JR

Sanford, Fla./Seminole

48

Jeff Luc

LB

6-0

245

SO

Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast

49

Brandon Jenkins

DE

6-3

265

JR

Tallahassee, Fla./Florida High

51

Bobby Hart

OL

6-5

303

FR

Lauderhill, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

51

Giorgio Newberry

DE

6-6

255

FR

Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central

52

Bryan Stork

OG

6-4

299

r-SO

OL

6-2

285

FR

Navarre, Fla./Navarre HS

53

Sterling Lovelady

Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach

54

Tre’ Jackson

OL

6-4

310

FR

Jesup, Ga./Wayne County

54

Mickel Pringle

LB

6-1

222

SO

Loxhatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge

55

Jacobbi McDaniel

DT

6-1

297

JR

Greenville, Fla./Madison County

56

Derrick Mitchell

DT

6-5

305

FR

Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast

56

Trey Pettis

OL

6-5

310

FR

DeLand, Fla./DeLand

57

Terrance Carey

OL

6-1

297

FR

Miami, Fla./Northwestern

57

Holmes Onwukaife

LB

6-2

245

r-FR

Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park

58

Dan Hicks

DE

6-4

270

SO

Oxford, Miss./Oxford

59

Henry Orelus

OG

6-3

295

SO

Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central

60

Jacob Fahrenkrug

OG

6-4

315

JR

Robbinsdale, Minn./Cooper HS/North Dakota St. College

62

Austin Barron

OL

6-3

295

FR

Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

64

Dax Dellenbach

DS

6-1

235

JR

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./No. Broward Prep/Auburn

65

Ruben Carter

OL

6-5

308

FR

Miami, Fla./Jackson

66

Jacob Stanley

C

6-1

280

SR

Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian

67

Andrew Datko

OT

6-6

321

SR

Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

68

Russell Eldridge

OL

6-3

275

SO

Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin

70

Sean Hector

DE

6-3

220

r-FR

Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS/Tallahassee CC

70

Josue Matias

OL

6-5

320

FR

71

Ben Gatewood

OL

6-6

280

r-FR

Jacksonville, Fla./Stanton Prep

72

Daniel Foose

OL

6-6

290

r-FR

Paramus, N.J./Catholic

74

Jonathan Wallace

OT

6-7

284

SO

Jacksonville, Fla./Lee

75

Philip Doumar

DS

6-1

215

SO

Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter

76

Garrett Faircloth

OT

6-7

295

SO

Brunswick, Ga./Bolles (Fla.)

76

Trey Sumner

DE

6-2

215

JR

Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail

77

Zebrie Sanders

OT

6-6

307

SR

Dayton, Ohio/Northmont

78

Shayne Broxsie

DE

6-2

260

FR

Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County

79

David Spurlock

OG

6-4

308

SR

Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale

80

Rashad Greene

WR

6-0

175

FR

Albany, Ga./St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)

81

Kenny Shaw

WR

5-11

170

SO

Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips

82

Willie Haulstead

WR

6-3

213

JR

Titusville, Fla./Titusville

83

Bert Reed

WR

5-10

183

SR

Panama City, Fla./Bay

84

Rodney Smith

WR

6-6

216

JR

Miami, Fla./Archbishop Carroll

85

Ja’Baris Little

TE

6-3

245

SR

Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln

86

Zac Rittberg

WR

6-2

190

SO

Naples, Fla/Gulf Coast

88

Beau Reliford

TE

6-6

260

SR

Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard

89

Christian Green

WR

6-2

205

r-FR

Tampa, Fla./Catholic

90

Moses McCray

DT

6-2

316

r-JR

Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough

91

Cornellius Carradine

DE

6-5

267

JR

Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft HS/Butler CC

92

Anthony McCloud

DT

6-2

311

JR

Thomasville, Ga./Thomas Co. Central/Itawamba CC

93

Everett Dawkins

DL

6-2

295

JR

Spartanburg, S.C./Byrnes

94

Darious Cummings

DL

6-2

293

SO

Titusville, Fla./Astronaut

95

Bjoern Werner

DE

6-4

273

SO

Berlin, Germany/Salisbury (Conn.)

96

Toshmon Stevens

DE

6-5

235

JR

Pomona Park, Fla./Crescent City

97

Demonte McAllister

DL

6-2

285

SO

Tampa, Fla./Alonso

98 99

Cameron Erving Nile Lawrence-Stample

DT DT

6-5 6-2

305 305

r-FR FR

Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Nova

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Game Day Event Calendar Fall Calendar of Events and Activities — Don’t miss a game or event during this season

09.03.11 FSU vs. University Louisiana-Monroe (College Kickoff Weekend at Doak)

9/2 - B lock Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm, featuring Justin Moore Hall of Fame Banquet - University Center Club, reception begins at 5:30pm, banquet begins at 7 pm, and tickets are $75 – open to the public Florida State Soccer vs. Marquette, 7pm 9/3 - Varsity Weekend - Florida State welcomes back all former Seminole Varsity athletes.

Visit fsuvarsityclub.org for more information.

Jersey Retirement of Terrell Buckley at halftime - Hall of Fame Induction of Chris Weinke, Sam Cowart, Marshall McDougall, Brooke Wyckoff, Tonya Brown, Stephen Parry, and Andy Miller

09.10.11 fsu vs. Charleston Southern

(Youth Weekend)

9/9 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm Let Us Play Auction - 5:30pm-8pm, University Center Club Ballroom 9/10 - Youth Day - $12 tickets for all youth 18 and under Band Day - Over 3,000 high school band students participate in Seminole Gameday with the Marching Chiefs. Band Day is open to all area high school bands.

Visit marchingchiefs.fsu.edu/ for more information.

Spirit Day - Join the Florida State Cheerleaders for a pre-game clinic. Contact the Spirit Office at 850.644.2550 for more information.

9/11 - Florida State Soccer vs. Mercer - 1pm Champions Beyond the Game - 9am–10:30am, University Center Club

09.17.11 FSU vs. Oklahoma

(True Seminole Weekend)

9/16 - TRUE Seminole Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm, Featuring a Seminole Boosters VIP Area 9/17 - TRUE Seminole Weekend - Purchase your TRUE Seminole T-shirt at FSU Spirit Shop, Garnet & Gold, Bill’s Bookstore or online at Seminoles.com.

10.22.11 fsu vs. Maryland

(Armed Forces Appreciation)

10/21 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm 10/22 - Armed Forces Appreciation Game – All active and veterans service members can receive a discounted ticket and commemorative t-shirt for $22. Call the ticket office for more information 888-FSU-NOLE or 850-644-1830.

10/23 - Florida State Soccer vs. Miami, 1pm

10.29.11 fsu vs. North Carolina State

(Parent’s Weekend)

10/28 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm 1990-1992 Football Teams Reunion, Visit fsuvarsityclub.org for more information on the reunion Florida State Volleyball vs. Virginia Tech, 7pm 10/29 - Parent’s Weekend – Florida State University welcomes all parents to the campus.

Visit union.fsu.edu/pw for a complete list of activities.

10/30 - Florida State Volleyball vs. Virginia, 1 pm

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11.2.11 fsu vs. Miami 11/11 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm, Seminole Boosters Appreciation Party 11/12 - FSU vs. Miami

11.19.11 fsu vs. Virginia – Homecoming 11/18 - Block Party - Downtown Tallahassee at Kleman Plaza, 5pm – 10pm 11/19 - Homecoming – Visit homecoming.fsu.edu Senior Day Panama City Torch Run Alumni Band

Every Monday – Coaches Luncheon, 11:30am, University Center Club 3rd floor ballroom, doors open at 11:30am, starts at Noon, $15 per person More event details are available on Seminole-boosters.com.

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Beneath the towering entrance to Doak Campbell Stadium stands a Seminole Family. The sculptures depict a family moving across dangerous ground. The mother keeps her infant close. The father holds his musket at the ready as he searches the distance. His son, not much older than the Fisher’s youngest son Ethan, stands nearby armed with his bow and arrow.

Seminoles of the 1830s endured terrible trials and hardships. But they drew on the strength of their families and survived to emerge triumphant.

Now, our Seminole family stands ready to wrap our protective arms around Jimbo and Candi Fisher’s son Ethan who has been diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia, a rare blood disease. There is a way you can help.

Please visit kidz1stfund.com to learn how you can join us in supporting this important cause and our Seminole family.

Thank you for your support.

Andy Miller President, Seminole Boosters

Charlie Barnes Executive Director

Facebook: Kidz 1st Fund Twitter: @Kidz1stFund

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#1 Tradition

Osceola and Renegade Named Top Tradition In College Football Courtesy of Seminoles.com Photo by Mike Olivella

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sceola and Renegade rode to victory over the University of Michigan in the championship round of the ESPN Sportsnation and EA Sports NCAA Football Traditions contest. This contest was promoted and determined by online voting before the release of the EA Sports NCAA Football 12 game.

Florida State defeated Florida, LSU and Notre Dame to

advance to the title round. After some “poll tampering,” voting was moved to the SportsNation Facebook page, where the Seminoles won by an astounding 15,000 votes.

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to see the best tradition in college football for yourself. Season tickets, pick-a-plans, single game tickets and group tickets are still available.

**Three years ago, Florida State’s helmet logo with its spear was voted the best helmet in college football in an online poll conducted by ESPN.

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Away Games Travel Log for 2011 interesting is the free tour of the BMW plant in Greer that features the only BMW pickup. (Just kidding.)

You can take a tour of the beautiful Carolina Waterfalls — or visit the Victoria Valley Vineyards and sample until you imagine beautiful waterfalls. History buffs may want to take in Cowpens National Battlefield where a 1781 Revolutionary battle was fought between forces led

by General Daniel Morgan for the home team and Col. “Bloody” Barastre Tarleton for the visitors.

Game day is wonderful at Clemson with its tremendous stadium and great football tradition. They have acres and acres of parking around the stadium, but the catch is that there is only one road in and one road out.

You’ll wait a while to move after the game, win or lose.

The Tiger’s big tradition has players rubbing Howard’s Rock and then charging down the hill into the stadium. Somewhat overrated but still worth seeing. My favorite memory of Clemson was watching Deion Sanders walk down into the end zone below the Clemson team, which was waiting to charge the field, and waving for them to “come on down.” The look on the faces of their fans was literally priceless.

We don’t know our game time yet, but you may be able to catch the North Carolina at Georgia Tech game in person as well and make it a double-header Saturday.

Clemson

Sept. 24 at Clemson

Fans traveling to the Clemson game, we hope, will be all smiles after a huge win over Oklahoma that vaults the Seminoles into the Top 5 and the national title race.

If the OU game does not go our way, it’s even more important that a big FSU presence turns up at Clemson to help right the ship. Either way, the Clemson game is a great road trip and visitors should remember that Memorial Stadium is literally just at the base of the Smoky Mountains, so outdoorsmen should be happy.

Clemson is just about as small as a university town gets, but Greenville is just up I-85 with a load of hotel rooms and plenty to do. For instance, on the night before the game, fans from both teams can take in the BB&T Main Street Friday, which is rumored to turn downtown into a version of our own Block Party without the intensity.

FSU fans may choose to visit the underrated Greenville Zoo, but even more

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Oct. 8 at Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, N.C., is home to Wake Forest University and bills itself as the “City of Arts and Innovation.” I could not believe my eyes when I realized our trip to take on the Demon Deacons would coincide once again with the Dias de los Muertus (Days of the Dead Celebration) on the campus.

Wow, talk about dumb luck.

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should make the trek to the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C., the place on which it is widely believed the fictional town of Mayberry is based.

For the more cultured FSU fans, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be speaking on Oct. 4 in Greensboro, N.C., providing all of us with a chance to hear how the English would pronounce y’all.

Anyone looking for a musical diversion before the game can head up early and catch Peter Frampton in concert on Oct. 5 at the Durham Performing Arts Center.

On second thought, perhaps music lovers should stay away, but it’s a do-not-miss for those who love the mouth harp.

As for the game, Wake’s stadium is charming, which is code for small. They’ve done a great job of upgrading the facilities from a few years ago when our coaches were in a temporary press box. (The crowd was so quiet that a number of Wake fans were irritated at hearing our staff’s reaction to an apparent blown assignment.)

Again, no one knows the game times, but if things work out you might look at getting in a second game that day with your choices being Miami at Virginia Tech, Louisville at North Carolina, Boston College at Clemson or Central Michigan at NC State.

Oct. 15 at Duke

Duke is well on its way to making major improvements to its football facilities, and the school’s practice fields and athletic center are first rate. Critics will Wake Forest point out how the football stadium literally sits in the shadow of Cameron Indoor Stadium, but it is a beautiful setting and a nice experience.

The city of Durham has done a very nice job of changing its image, not a small task given it was the epicenter of the tobacco industry. The once expansive American Tobacco plant, where Lucky Strikes were produced

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around the clock, has been renovated into trendy shops and restaurants with a tour that shows how the facility once operated.

Durham has outstanding restaurants and a lot better nightlife than you probably imagine. The Beltline Brew Tour offers visits to Fullsteam, Triangle and Bull City breweries — with free samples along the way. (Don’t let the wife know but the North Carolina Opera will be performing Carmen in Raleigh on Friday night.)

The North Carolina State Fair will be in full swing at the fairgrounds that surround NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium for those who have an urge for a corn dog and quick peek at the world’s largest squash.

Music lovers may want to head up early and see STYX in concert in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Oct. 14 — there just can’t be many more chances to see them live, literally.

Maybe the game times will be kind and you can catch the Miami at North Carolina

game in nearby Chapel Hill or Virginia Tech at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.

Nov. 3 at Boston College

Boston College is the most interesting road trip on the schedule until we wise up and schedule UNLV or San Diego State.

History and a Dunkin’ Donuts are around every corner in Boston, and it is truly one of America’s great tourist destinations. Every American should visit the Freedom Trail, with its 16 historical sites. You can stand in front of Paul Revere’s home and even roam inside the Old North Church as you picture the colonists scrambling into the steeple and arguing what one light or two was supposed to mean. Just a hint, the Boston police have no patience for an over-served tourist straddling a stick horse and attempting to recreate history.

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Beacon Street and has recently been gutted and refurbished to look exactly like the iconic bar. Theater life is rich in Boston, including nightly performances of “Shear Madness,” which opened in 1980. Blue Man Group will be beating on things at the Charles Playhouse and the play “Awesome ’80s Prom” will surely capture FSU fans who took in Frampton and STYX earlier in the season.

For the last time, we don’t know our game times yet! But traveling back from the Thursday night game, you might want to make plans to catch one of the following ACC games on Saturday: North Carolina at NC State, Notre Dame at Wake Forest or Virginia at Maryland.

Nov. 26 at Florida

Seminole fans are encouraged to drive in on game day from lovely nearby locales and enjoy the game. SB

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By Keith Merritt

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ine of the ACC’s 12 teams played in bowl games at the end of last season — only the SEC had more, with 10. However, the two conferences went headto-head twice, and the ACC won both matchups: Florida State topped South Carolina 26-17 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl and North Carolina beat Tennessee 30-27 in the Music City Bowl.

The ACC also had 35 players selected in April’s NFL Draft, again trailing only the SEC, which had 38.

As the 2011 season draws near, the 12 ACC teams once again set their sights on the ACC Championship. But who has what it takes to get to Charlotte on December 3?

Here’s a quick look at this year’s hopefuls.

ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston College

Head Coach: Frank Spaziani 2010 Record: 7-6 (4-4) 2011 OUTLOOK: Senior All-ACC first team honoree Montel Harris, who rushed for 1,238 yards last season, returns at running back for the Eagles, as does sophomore quarterback Chase Rettig, who hopes to improve on his 51.3 percent completion rate from a year ago. The defense, ranked in the top 20 in 2010, lost more than half of its starters and must replace three defensive backs. The Eagles also face a brutal October and November schedule, which could make for a difficult season in Chestnut Hill.

Clemson

Head Coach: Dabo Swinney 2010 Record: 6-7 (4-4) 2011 OUTLOOK: The defense lost some serious firepower in Da’Quan Bowers and DeAndre McDaniel, but the Tigers still have talent on that side of the ball. New Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris was brought in from Tulsa, where his offense ranked fifth nationally in 2010, and he will have eight returning starters to work with. Redshirt sophomore Tajh Boyd takes over for Kyle Parker at quarterback, and explosive running back Andre Ellington is once again healthy.

The Tigers’ first test will be Sept. 17 when Auburn comes to town.

Florida State

Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher 2010 Record: 10-4 (6-2) 2011 OUTLOOK: Games are oftentimes

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won and lost in the trenches, so one key for the Noles is how well they can replace offensive linemen Rodney Hudson and Ryan McMahon. E.J. Manuel has proven he can win under center, and there is plenty of talent and depth at the running back and wide receiver positions. The defense has playmakers at all three levels and should be much more comfortable and improved in year two of Mark Stoops’ system. Kicker Dustin Hopkins and punter Shawn Powell are back as well.

Maryland

Head Coach: Randy Edsall 2010 Record: 9-4 (5-3) 2011 OUTLOOK: Reigning Big East Coach of the Year Randy Edsall takes over after 12 seasons at Connecticut. Danny O’Brien is back under center after a successful freshman campaign (2,438 yards and 22 touchdowns), and the offensive line returns four of five starters. Defensively, Maryland should be solid up front, giving them a good pass rush and making them tough against the run, but the secondary looks to be vulnerable. Key non-conference matchups include West Virginia and Notre Dame.

North Carolina State

Head Coach: Tom O’Brien 2010 Record: 9-4 (5-3) 2011 OUTLOOK: The big story in the offseason was the transfer of quarterback Russell Wilson to Wisconsin. Although his replacement, redshirt junior Mike Glennon, is highly regarded, Wilson’s productivity — with his arm and legs — cannot be matched.

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Bishop and Earl Wolff, will likely need to come up big again for the Wolfpack to have a successful season.

Wake Forest

Head Coach: Jim Grobe 2010 Record: 3-9 (1-7) 2011 OUTLOOK: The Demon Deacons are coming off consecutive losing seasons, and if they hope to turn things around, they’ll need better play from the quarterback position, which produced only nine touchdowns last year. One bright spot is running back Josh Harris, who averaged 5.8 yards per carry as a freshman in 2010. The defense must also improve tremendously, as it was among the nation’s worst last season, allowing 35.8 points per game and giving up more than 60 twice.

COASTAL DIVISION Duke

Head Coach: David Cutcliffe 2010 Record: 3-9 (1-7) 2011 OUTLOOK: The Blue Devils return eight starters on offense, including redshirt junior quarterback Sean Renfree, who threw for more than 3,000 yards in 2010 and was named team MVP. Leading rusher Desmond Scott is also back, as are senior Donovan Varner and junior Conner Vernon, Duke’s top two receivers. This is a young football team (57 freshmen and sophomores, 28 juniors and seniors) that will be asked to grow up quick — they host Stanford in week two.

Georgia Tech

Head Coach: Paul Johnson 2010 Record: 6-7 (4-4) 2011 OUTLOOK: Always a tough matchup because of their unique offensive scheme, Georgia Tech hopes to rebound from a

disappointing 2010 season by, what else, running the football. Although quarterback Josh Nesbitt and running back Anthony Allen, their leading rushers, have moved on, seniors Roddy Jones and Embry Peeples, junior Orwin Smith and redshirt junior Tevin Washington, Nesbitt’s replacement, will get plenty of carries. The defense, in its second

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By Keith Merritt 2011 OUTLOOK: There’s trouble in Chapel Hill that led to the late July dismissal of Head Coach Butch Davis, so its anybody’s guess what the Tarheels can accomplish.

Senior defensive end Quinton Coples is back, one year after recording 10 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss, and he’s joined up front by junior defensive end Donte Paige-Moss and senior tackle Tydreke Powell. They also have playmakers at linebacker and in the secondary as well.

Offensively, senior Dwight Jones has the ability to be a big-time receiver, but new redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryn Renner has only thrown two passes at the collegiate level. Ryan Houston should expect a heavy workload at running back.

season under Al Groh, will need to play better as well, but it will be tough.

Miami

Head Coach: Al Golden 2010 Record: 7-6 (5-3) 2011 OUTLOOK: If the Hurricanes can solve their turnover problems (36 in 13 games last year), they will be dangerous.

The offensive line will be among the ACC’s best, running back Lamar Miller averaged six yards per carry as a freshman a year ago, and they have weapons at wide receiver, most notably senior Travis Benjamin. The defense is led by senior linebacker Sean Spence and juniors defensive tackle Marcus Forston and safety Ray-Ray Armstrong. The Ohio State game on Sept. 17 should set the tone.

Virginia

Head Coach: Mike London 2010 Record: 4-8 (1-7)

North Carolina

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10/15: @ Duke 10/22: Maryland 10/29: North Carolina State 11/3: @ Boston College 11/12: Miami 11/19: Virginia 11/26: @ Florida

BOSTON COLLEGE 9/3: Northwestern 9/10: @ Central Florida 9/17: Duke 9/24: Massachusetts 10/1: Wake Forest 10/8: @ Clemson 10/22: @ Virginia Tech 10/29: @ Maryland 11/3: Florida State 11/12: North Carolina State 11/19: @ Notre Dame 11/26: @ Miami CLEMSON 9/3: Troy 9/10: Wofford 9/17: Auburn 9/24: Florida State 10/1: @ Virginia Tech 10/8: Boston College 10/15: @ Maryland 10/22: North Carolina 10/29: @ Georgia Tech 11/12: Wake Forest 11/19: @ North Carolina State 11/26: @ South Carolina FLORIDA STATE 9/3: Louisiana-Monroe 9/10: Charleston Southern 9/17: Oklahoma 9/24: @ Clemson 10/8: @ Wake Forest

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MARYLAND 9/5: Miami 9/17: West Virginia 9/24: Temple 10/1: Towson 10/8: @ Georgia Tech 10/15: Clemson 10/22: @ Florida State 10/29: Boston College 11/5: Virginia 11/12: @ Notre Dame (FedEx Field – Landover, Md.) 11/19: @ Wake Forest 11/26: @ North Carolina State NORTH CAROLINA STATE 9/3: Liberty 9/10: @ Wake Forest 9/17: South Alabama 9/22: @ Cincinnati 10/1: Georgia Tech 10/8: Central Michigan 10/22: @ Virginia 10/29: @ Florida State 11/5: North Carolina 11/12: @ Boston College 11/19: Clemson 11/26: Maryland

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FO OT BA L L WAKE FOREST 9/1: @ Syracuse 9/10: North Carolina State 9/17: Gardner-Webb 10/1: @ Boston College 10/8: Florida State 10/15: Virginia Tech 10/22: @ Duke 10/29: @ North Carolina 11/5: Notre Dame 11/12: @ Clemson 11/19: Maryland 11/26: Vanderbilt COASTAL DIVISION DUKE 9/3: Richmond 9/10: Stanford 9/17: @ Boston College 9/24: Tulane 10/1: @ Florida International 10/15: Florida State 10/22: Wake Forest 10/29: Virginia Tech 11/5: @ Miami 11/12: @ Virginia 11/19: Georgia Tech 11/26: @ North Carolina GEORGIA TECH 9/1: Western Carolina 9/10: @ Middle Tennessee State 9/17: Kansas 9/24: North Carolina 10/1: @ North Carolina State

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catches last season. That should make things a little easier on junior running back Perry Jones and new quarterback Michael Rocco, a sophomore. All three starting linebackers return, including leading tackler LaRoy Reynolds, as does an experienced secondary and senior defensive end Cam Johnson, who had 6.5 sacks a year ago.

Virginia Tech

Head Coach: Frank Beamer 2010 Record: 11-3 (8-0) 2011 OUTLOOK: Logan Thomas, a 6-foot6, 245 pound redshirt sophomore, replaces Tyrod Taylor at quarterback and was named the Hokies’ MVP for the spring. They also lost three of their top four leading rushers from 2010, with only junior David Wilson (642 yards, five touchdowns) returning.

The Hokies’ famed “Lunch Pail” defense slipped a bit last year (by their standards), especially against the run but should be improved. Fortunately for Virginia Tech, Coastal Division threats Miami and North Carolina come to Blacksburg this year.

SC H E D U L E S 10/8: Maryland 10/15: @ Virginia 10/22: @ Miami 10/29: Clemson 11/10: Virginia Tech 11/19: @ Duke 11/26: Georgia MIAMI 9/5: @ Maryland 9/17: Ohio State 9/24: Kansas State 10/1: Bethune-Cookman 10/8: @ Virginia Tech 10/15: @ North Carolina 10/22: Georgia Tech 10/27: Virginia 11/5: Duke 11/12: @ Florida State 11/19: @ South Florida 11/25: Boston College NORTH CAROLINA 9/3: James Madison 9/10: Rutgers 9/17: Virginia 9/24: @ Georgia Tech 10/1: @ East Carolina 10/8: Louisville 10/15: Miami 10/22: @ Clemson 10/29: Wake Forest 11/5: @ North Carolina State 11/17: @ Virginia Tech 11/26: Duke

VIRGINIA 9/3: William & Mary 9/10: @ Indiana 9/17: @ North Carolina 9/24: Southern Mississippi 10/1: Idaho 10/15: Georgia Tech 10/22: North Carolina State 10/27: @ Miami 11/5: @ Maryland 11/12: Duke 11/19: @ Florida State 11/26: Virginia Tech VIRGINIA TECH 9/3: Appalachian State 9/10: @ East Carolina 9/17: Arkansas State 9/24: @ Marshall 10/1: Clemson 10/8: Miami 10/15: @ Wake Forest 10/22: Boston College 10/29: @ Duke 11/10: @ Georgia Tech 11/17: North Carolina 11/26: @ Virginia ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 12/3: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C., 8 p.m.

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The Jimbo Fisher Call-In Show

the JIMBO FISHER Call-in Show Live from Hotel Duval Florida State University Station List & Program Clearance City

Join Coach Fisher and Gene Deckerhoff every Wednesday night live from Level 8 atop the Hotel Duval for the weekly call-in show from 7-8 p.m. If you would like to be a part of the studio audience, register by visiting Seminoles.com. The call-in show will air live on Seminoles.com and on all FSU radio affiliate stations.

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Frequency

Tallahassee

WTNT-FM

94.9

Tallahassee

WNLS-AM

1270 900

Belle Glade

WSWN-AM

Brunswick, GA

WSFN-AM

790

Brunswick, GA

WSFN-FM

103.7

Clearwater

WTAN-AM

1340

Dade City

WDCF-AM

1350

DeFuniak Springs

WZEP-AM

1460

Fort Myers

WWCN-AM

770

Ft. Walton Beach

WFDM-AM

1400

Ft. Walton Beach

WFDM-FM

94.5 96.3

Homosassa

WXOF-FM

Jacksonville

WBOB-AM

600

Jacksonville

WBOB-FM

107.7

Lake City

WJTK-FM

96.5

Lakeland

WLKF-AM

1430

Marianna

WJAQ-FM

100.9

Melbourne

WIXC-AM

1060

Miami/West Palm Beach

WFTL-AM

850

Milton

WEBY-AM

1330

Ocala

WOCA-AM

1370

Orange Park

WBOB-FM

100.3

Orlando

WHOO-AM

1080

Orlando

WAMT-AM

1190

Panama City

WDIZ-AM

590

Panama City

WFLF-FM

94.5

Port St. Lucie

WPSL-AM

1590

SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Aug. 31 (Plant the Spear Kickoff Show) *Visit Seminoles.com for area events Wednesday, Sept. 7 Wednesday, Sept. 14 Wednesday, Sept. 21 Wednesday, Sept. 28 Wednesday, Oct. 5 Wednesday, Oct. 12

Call Letters

Stuart

WSTU-AM

1450

Tampa

WHBO-AM

1080

Tampa

WWBA-AM

820

Waycross, GA

WFNS-AM

1350

Zephyrhills

WZHR-AM

1400

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BOOSTER INSIDER

BY JERRY KUTZ, VICE PRESIDENT

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wo of the greatest comedians of our generation — John Candy and Steve Martin — created one of the most hilarious scenes in movie history when they found themselves barreling down the interstate in the wrong direction.

“You’re going the wrong way!” shocked motorists screamed at the disoriented comics in the madcap movie, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”

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While there’s no wrong way to go to Tallahassee, there are better, more economical ways to get here to enjoy the Seminole football experience.

Did you know you can fly into North Florida for as little as $49 from various cities across the nation or hop a charter bus from many Florida cities for as little as $35 round trip?

If you’re itching to see the Seminoles play this year, take a nostalgic walk across campus or reunite with friends, Seminole Boosters has found multiple options to satisfy every budget.

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Flights While flying directly into Tallahassee is generally the most convenient way to come to a home game, it’s not the only option. You can now fly into Ft. Walton Beach (2.5 hour drive from Doak), Panama City (2 hour drive), Jacksonville (2.5 hour drive) or Valdosta, Ga. (1.5 hour drive).

Flight schedules and fares are always subject to change, but you might find a flight schedule that works for you into Ft. Walton Beach on Vision Air for as little as $49 one way from Ft. Lauderdale, Baltimore/Washington or many other hubs. Or, you might check into Southwest Airlines,

which offers numerous flights into the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City from comparable cities for as little as $99 each way. Valdosta and Jacksonville also offer a variety of options to fit your schedule and budget.

If you’re not into the fly-drive program, you can fly directly into Tallahassee from those same cities for about $175 each way.

Hotels Most of Tallahassee’s hotels are offering single-night stays for many home games (visit Gametimetravel.com or visittallahassee.com), however you’ll have a hard time finding one-night rates for the Oklahoma or Miami games, which are sure to be played in a sold out stadium.

If you can’t find availability in town or a rate that suits your budget, you can find it along the highways leading into and out of Tallahassee or the city you flew into.

Some Seminole fans are even mixing a short vacation into their football weekend by booking a beachfront condo in Panama City Beach or Destin at sharply discounted off- season rates.

You can book a unit for a long weekend for as little as $99 a night.

Or rent the unit for a full week and catch two of Florida State’s first three home games (Sept. 3, Sept. 10 and Sept. 17).

Two couples can rent a two-bedroom beachfront unit for as little as $300 per couple and enjoy a week of world-class beach time, golf, fishing and Florida State football. The Panama City Seminole Club even offers bus service from PC to Doak for every home game (see chart to the right).

Visit Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO.com) for ideas, or if you are more comfortable booking through a management company, The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach is a Florida State corporate partner in the Panama City area, and you can book with them at Resortspcbeach.com or by calling (866) 203-1164.

Charter Buses Many of the Seminole Clubs around the state offer game day charter bus service to Tallahassee for one or more games for as little as $35 round trip. And now, Annette Bus Lines is also offering a service to and from Tallahassee for every home game (see chart at right).

While the bus rides from Tampa, Orlando or Daytona make for a long day, they are very economical and can be entertaining too. Seminole highlight videos will pump you up on way up while movies will help you wind down on the late night drive home.

You can expect to be entertained once you arrive in Tallahassee. Each weekend will be filled with fun, fan-friendly and affordable experiences, from our weekly tours of the athletic facility to our Friday Night Block Party and donor appreciation events downtown to the color and pageantry of game day in Doak Campbell Stadium.

No matter how you choose to come to a home football game — by plane, train or automobile — you’re never going the wrong way. SB

With a little planning you can make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action inside Doak Campbell this year. There will be a variety of economical options to get you into town and around town once you arrive.

Getting to Tallahassee from Out of Town Annett Bus Lines Annette will offer statewide shuttles on gameday with three different routes. Visit: http://www.ridethespirit.com or www.annettbuslines.com for more information.

Jacksonville Seminole Club Price: $36 per game, or $210 (7 games) Current JSC membership required. www.jaxseminoles.com/bus trips Contact John Cook (904) 778-4194, (904) 403-1432 or bus@jaxseminoles.com Seminole Club of Greater Orlando Price: $50 per game, or $175 for four games (Louisiana Monroe, Oklahoma, Maryland, and Miami) Visit orlandoseminoles.com Panama City Seminole Club Price: $35 per game, or $255 for 7 games Contact Tom Jajjar (850) 819-0007 or (850) 769-1971 Pensacola Seminole Club Price: $60 per game. All 7 home games. Call (850) 476-0046 Seminole Club of Pinellas County Price: $60 per game. Contact gobybusnoles@yahoo.com Intown Transportation StarMetro: 50 cents on gameday.

For more infomration visit http://www.talgov.com/starmetro FSU Spirit Shuttle: $5; Kids 12 and under ride free with purchase of adult ticket.

Civic Center to the Stadium or Tallahassee Mall to the Stadium

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he University Center Club is the premier private club serving Florida State University, Tallahassee and friends of the community. Since its establishment in 1996, the Club has offered Members and guests outstanding cuisine while enjoying spectacular views of downtown Tallahassee and Doak Campbell Stadium. The Club features à la carte dining in the Osceola Grill and six exquisitely appointed private meeting/dining rooms along with an 8,000 square foot ballroom. When you combine this magnificent facility with our expert staff you have Tallahassee’s Premier Private Club!

To learn more about membership, game day benefits, or hosting an event, please contact our Membership team today!

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Sponsors 2011 Seminole Boosters Coaches’ Tour with Jimbo Fisher Sarasota

Chief Sponsor Morgan Stanley – Ernie Garcia Spear Sponsors Adams & Reese – Laura Bauman Bouchard Insurance – Keith Mercier Norton, Hammersley – Burt Romanoff & Pete Skokos Elliott & Elizabeth Rose American Property – Brian Seidel Ken Christy Insurance – Ken Christy Hole Sponsors Morgan Stanley – Ernie Garcia Adams & Reese – Laura Bauman Bouchard Insurance – Keith Mercier Norton, Hammersley – Burt Romanoff & Pete Skokos Elliott & Elizabeth Rose American Property – Brian Seidel Atlas Insurance – Darren Howard Professional Benefits – Taylor Collins Gifford–Heiden Insurance – Nikki Gifford Grapevine – John Fain Ludwig – Walpole – Robert Ludwig RBC Bank – Jason Abeles Superior Band – Mike Talerico Wells Fargo – Kevin Stencik Yesner & Boss – Sean Yesner Lanco – Joe Lancaster Water Boy Bottle Water – Scott McLauchlen Boyd Insurance and Investments Memory of W. Earl Jackson – Sarah Jackson Ken Christy Insurance – Ken Christy Cart Sponsor Lora Bedford

Pensacola

Gold Sponsor Gulf Power Garnet Sponsor Coastal Bank & Trust Ron Scott Dick Mead James Vann Clark Partington Hart Edwards Roofing Harry Gibson Jack Teschel Gordon Sprague Florida Institute of Ultrasound

Panama City

Major Sponsors Walsingham Investments, LLC Hombre Golf Course Resort Collection/Majestic Beach Resort

Jacksonville

Gold Tee Major Sponsor Laitude 30 – Damon Bush Benefactor Sponsor Pinch A Penny of Mandarin – David Allen Youth Sports Marketing LLC – Steve Berrey Steve & Punki Bethea GreenPointe Holdings LLC.com – Ed Burr State Farm – Craig Dewhurst The Tree Steakhouse – Paul Hanson Team 1 Orthopaedics Inc. – Steve Leonard To The Glory of God – TS Roberts Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc. – David Robertson Outback Steakhouse St. Johns & Partners – Dan St. John Patrons Predator Group – Ray Barbee Dave Barton UBS Financial Services

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– Bucky Buchanan Gator Bowl Association, Inc. – Rick Catlett BCM Services, Inc. – Michael Coleman Jim Edmiston Stockton Eller Designs – Stockton Eller Fidelity National Insurance Group – John Giorgianni Hartley Press – Mike Hartley Captivating GetAways LLC Travel Agency – Brian Jones Jim Kane Blue Cross/Blue Shield – Jimmy Kelly Lynn Kleck Rick Losco Joe Martin CNL Bank – Jim Miller Taylor, Day, Currie, Boyd & Johnson, P.A. – Chris Mueller Nooney & Roberts, Attorneys – Scott Nooney Merrill Lynch Wealth Management – Josh Rogers Mark Shealy Banfi Vintners – Nick Shoults Kelco Management & Development – Kelley Slay State Farm Insurance – Russ Vorhis Drs. Ben and Marty Walker BCM Services, Inc. – Denise Wallace Weeks Utility Services, Inc. – Rich Weeks Wheeler & Associates, CPAs – Lamar Wheeler Seminole Boosters, Inc. – Max Zahn Hole Sponsors Sports Mania Bistro Aix – Mike Schneider Frank & Yvonne Bulluck Parks Realty Services – Frankie Parks Lyon Hartley Press – Mike Hartley Larry Newkirk – Real Estate & Construction Jack Becker Distribution Inc. – David Rowland Northwestern Mutual – Mike Halloran

Orlando

Major Sponsors The Mortgage Firm Travelocity National Kidney Foundation Dean, Ringers, Morgan and Lawton, P.A. Greenberg, Traurig American Cancer Society

Par 3 Sponsors Everbank – Stacy Blair/ Kelly O’Brien Directax – Mike Whitaker Latitude 30 – Damon Bush Captivating GetAways LLC Travel Agency – Brian Jones

Ocala

Putting Sponsor Weeks Utility Service – Rich Weeks

Wakulla

Major Sponsors Centennial Bank Strategic Wealth Alliance Wakulla Men’s Club, Inc. Williams Communications/Harris Hole Sponsors Ace Home Center Aircon of Wakulla Amazing Mail Solutions, Inc. Ameris Bank R. Alan Andrews, P.A. Angie’s Marine Supply, Inc. Anytime Fitness of Crawfordville Backwood Pizza & Bistro Badcock Furniture Bayside Deli Beef O’Brady’s Benson’s Heating & A/C Inc. Best Western Wakulla Inn & Suites Capital City Bank Attn: Amy Geiger Capt. Seanile’s Carroll Appraisal Company, Inc. Traci B. Cash, CPA Coastal Trailer & Hitch Crum’s Mini Mall

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Walt Dickson Stephen W Duncan, MD El Jalisco’s #3 Elite Sports FCCI Insurance Group Florida Wastewater Inc. Jimmy & Peggy Gouras Gulf Coast Lumber & Supplies Inc. Hamaknockers Oasis BBQ & Sport Bar Sheriff David F. Harvey Judge Jimmy Hankinson Harrison Bail Bonds Holloway Property Mgmt.

Hollis Hopkins Towing Bonnie Holub & Tim Jordan Frances Casey Lowe, P.A. Lube-Xpert Marpan Supply Co., Inc. William E. & Eloise B. Mills No Shoes Firearms Howard Nichols Ochlockonee Bay Realty Posey’s Dock Side Pro Bank Purple Martin Nurseries, Inc. Regions Contractors Ron’s Guns Sherman,Raegan Elizabeth & Abbigal Houston Travis & Amy Sherman The Shoe Box Shoppes at Century Park Sopchoppy Grocery Inc Donnie Sparkman Spring Creek Resturant St. James Bay Golf Club Dallas & Joelene Strickland Larry Strickland Beth Taff Total Home Care Solutions Victor’s American Grill The Wakulla News Wakulla Sheriff’s Reserves

Major Sponsors Phillips Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Ocala Harley Davidson of Ocala The Thurston Family Ecowater of North Florida Crippen, Trice, Ford and Torres, LLC Evans Septic Tank and Ready Mix Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney – Todd Yocum

Tampa

John Holcomb, Class of ’77 Nylah Thompson and H.L. Hartford Scott Price Barry Smith SunTrust Pepin Distributing – Bob Ammon Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo – Tony Lee Suncoast RV Tribe Rising – The Rob Flohr Group Full Press Apparel ReliaQuest – Brian Murphy Creative Recycling – Brian Diesselhorst SkyBridge Resources – Randy Bahlow Central Florida Environmental Services – Allen Brackner B. Lee Elam, Esquire Stahl Consulting Group – Karla Stahl

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Webb Insurance Group – Laura Webb 717 South – Michael Stewart Ferman Chevrolet Gaspar’s Grotto Coca-Cola – Doug May Mix One Byrd & Gonzales, Attorneys at Law – William Byrd The Borasch Family The Spratling Family Ron Christaldi Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine Tampa Bay Rays – Rick Nafe Svedka Vodka – Nora Lee Smith The Florida Aquarium – Don Eddings J.C. Newman Cigar Company Foriz & Degali, Attorneys at Law

UBS – Eric Muñoz LINQ Group Benefits The Cecio Family

Miami

Par 3 Sponsor ($500) Devoe Cadillac

Gold Sponsors Zuni Transportation Eastern Medical Garnet Sponor Meridien Global Sourcing, Ltd. Renegade Sponsors The Haggard Law Firm Law Office of Ramon de la Cabada The Cavallaro Family NCB, Inc., d/h/a McDonald’s Pantin Beber Silverstein Public Relations The Vicente Family Feiler & Leach Table Sponsors Rooms to Go Nature’s Sleep Burger & Beer Joint Flying Colors

Naples

Garnet & Gold Sponsor ($5,000) Seminole Tribe of Big Cypress Renegade Sponsors ($1,250) Wicker, Smith, O’Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A. Encore National Bank Foot and Ankle Management Group Vein Care Specialists of South Florida Conroy, Conroy & Durart Seminole Casino and Gaming

Hole Sponsors ($250) Allied Doors West Florida, Inc. Coleman, Hazzard & Taylor, P.A. Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Physicians Day Surgery Center Crawford Landscaping GATES Construction PNC Mortgage Kreiss By Design West Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Bokampers Miller’s Ale House Seminole AH–TAH–THI–KI Museum

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Garnet & Gold Sponsors Harris Dermatology – Brian Harris 88>>

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Sales Team

Meet the Seminole Boosters Sales Team

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hile outbound sales departments are commonplace in professional sports, they are relatively new on the college scene, but Florida State Athletics along with Seminole Boosters, Inc. realized the need for a fulltime commitment to this concept. Paul Phipps, general manager of IMG College, was a great source of insight during this endeavor as he had run several professional sports franchises and knew the ticket sales business. A budget of $200,000 was agreed upon for a first-year operation which would consist of a sales manager and Michael Espada

Jamie Warren

From: Sarasota, Florida

From: Panama City, Florida

Education: Michael earned his degree from Florida State in August of 2004 in Sport Management.

Experience: Atlanta Braves (MLB) Service and Retention, New Business and Group Sales. Atlanta Hawks (NBA) and Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) Group Sales and Service, and Season Ticket Sales Account Executive. Started July of 2010 at FSU as the Ticket Sales Director.

Experience: 20-plus years of buying FSU season tickets and being a Seminole Booster member while running a successful contracting company. Tom Carlson inspired me to volunteer to sell tickets, and Boosters and I found a new calling and a new career.

Message to ‘Nole Fans: “Living the dream” is an understatement. As a lifelong Seminole and graduate of the university, I have to pinch myself each and every day as I drive to work. It is a true honor to be a part of the movement in creating a service-oriented culture here at FSU — and to serve my fellow fans. We are working hard to recruit our fans. As of now the excitement is surreal, and we are all looking forward to what the future brings

Message to ‘Nole Fans: I always work hard for my Booster clients, whether they are a Student Booster or a Golden Chief. It’s all about relationships. My wife Connie and I love coming to the games, hosting tailgate parties for our friends and clients who become our friends. I like to tell fans that your loyalty to FSU is not a T-shirt hanging in your closet, it’s your devotion, love and willingness to make sure we succeed. When you join Seminole Boosters, you are not a fan of FSU, you are FSU!

Mark Cameron

John Recchiuti

From: New Bedford, Pennsylvania

From: Cincinnati, Ohio

Education: University of Pittsburgh in 2010 with Bachelor of Art Degrees in Communication and Economics

Education: Graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 2008 and graduated with a Masters in Sports Administration from Xavier University

Experience: Was an inside sales representative for the Pittsburgh Pirates before joining the Seminole Sales Team Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am excited to be a ‘Nole and experience the best tradition in College football. I look forward to meeting many of our fans and being of service in every way possible.

From: Columbia, South Carolina

From: Arlington, Texas

Education: Clemson University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing

Education: 2nd year student at FSU. Two sales internships with the Grand Prairie Air Hogs Independent Minor League Baseball team and the Dallas Stars, an NHL team.

Message to ‘Nole Fans: I was raised a diehard Seminole, and my family has had season tickets since ’04. It is a dream come true to be a student here. Having the opportunity to work with our fans each and every day is more than I could’ve ever asked for.

John Maconi

Matthew Kronzek

From: Annapolis, Maryland

From: Potomac, Maryland

Education: Graduated from Elon University in 2010 in Leisure/Sport Management and minored in Business Administration.

Experience: Worked in ticket sales for the ACC Football

Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am excited to join the Seminole nation and am looking forward to seeing our fans pack the house here this fall. I am thrilled to service such a loyal fan base and hope to have the opportunity to service many more.

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Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am working my hardest to fill up Doak this season!

GO ‘NOLES!

Kevin Swearingen

Message to ‘Nole Fans: I am proud to be a ‘Nole and am looking forward to packing out Doak for what could be a huge season this fall.

Championship Game

Experience: Worked this past season for the Cincinnati Bengals in their ticket sales department

John Epps

Experience: Sales Executive in the Pirate minor league program. Account Executive with the ACC Football Championship Game 2010

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three account reps. A goal of $650,000 in new ticket revenue and Booster memberships was set for the start-up department, which had to be built from scratch. Phipps recommended a young FSU graduate, Michael Espada, who had a background in professional sports outbound sales to lead the department. Espada has a duel reporting line to both athletics and the Boosters. The department, which now has six account reps, just completed their first year in which they sold $1.6 million in tickets and Boosters memberships, shattering their goal.

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Education: Graduated from Florida State in Sport Management and Criminology Experience: Started as an assistant for FSU Athletic Marketing for two years while in college, went on to work for the Orange Bowl Committee before returning to Florida State Message to ‘Nole Fans: As a graduate of FSU, it is a real pleasure to service a fan base that I am actually a part of. Every day I look forward to making Doak Campbell a place to be feared by opposing teams.

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BOOSTER INSIDER

BY JERRY KUTZ, VICE PRESIDENT

Making Doak

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his past winter, Seminole Boosters and the athletic department asked our members and our season ticket holders — past, present and prospective — what they like about coming to a home game and what we could do to improve their Seminole experience.

The response was overwhelming and provided us with a very clear picture.

In this issue of Unconquered you’ll find a number of examples where we’ve listened and responded with changes to enhance your connection with FSU. Among the findings, we learned that when you do travel to Tallahassee for a home game, you want a full weekend experience. You’ve also suggested improvements to your visit to Doak Campbell Stadium.

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In addition to opening parking lots earlier to extend your game day tailgating experience and cleaning up concourses and restrooms, you’ll see major game-day operation changes as you approach the stadium, all designed to be more welcoming and improve the gate entry process.

The first thing you’ll notice is five large electronic message boards, strategically located, to provide Seminole fans with information on gates with the shortest lines, how many minutes remain before the

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flyover or kickoff and other helpful information. We hope these boards will encourage fans to get into the stadium earlier and enjoy the flyover, the Marching Chiefs, the video board introduction of the team and, of course, the greatest tradition in college sports … Osceola and Renegade.

When you arrive at the gate, you’ll meet another innovation, “The Golden Greeters.” This group of 30 volunteers will welcome you to Doak Campbell Stadium, answer questions and offer directions, all of which should provide a more welcoming first impression.

The most significant change is a totally revamped gate entry process designed to help fans get to the pregame action faster and accommodate those with special needs.

Photos by Mike Olivella & Ray Stanyard

An Even Better Experience

Rather than conducting bag checks at every turnstile, which clogs entry for everyone, FSU will offer speed lines for those fans without bags so they can flow right through the turnstiles. Only those fans with bags, or who have special needs, will be directed to bag check.

Once checked, they can rejoin members of their party who entered in the speed line next to them.

FSU will also increase the number of ticket scanners at each of these revised entry ports: Gate C (West Side Sportsmanship Statue), Gate B (West Side entry from Pensacola Street) and Gate K (East Side Seminole Family Courtyard).

“We’ve refocused on our customers for what we believe will be a great and safe football season,” said Chief of Police David Perry, who noted that FSU will also employ a number of other new technologies to improve game operations and incident management. “Some things won’t change,” Perry said. “Arrive early so you can beat the crowd, relax and enjoy the game day experience.”

Seminole fans can enhance their experience by reviewing the 2011 game day plan (see map insert); avoiding prohibited items which will slow the entry process; honoring the space limits in

reserved parking lots; and respecting the people sitting around you.

Florida State has listened and heard your desire to better enjoy the experience once you arrive at your seat. While some of those changes will take years to implement (wider seats, enhanced concourses, restrooms, concessions) we have retained the architectural firm HKS to study those items. In the meantime, you can bring your own chairback seat into the stadium as long as it meets the size requirements, or you can rent a chairback for the season from Nolesports.com. While you will not be permitted to bring your own water into the stadium for security reasons, you will be allowed to bring empty plastic water bottles and fill them once you are in the stadium.

Many of our fans, particularly those with children, also asked that we do something to control the behavior of vulgar or obnoxious fans. We’ve heard you and implemented a discreet system for you to notify stadium security, who will address the situation for you. Simply dial the Jerk Line (645-JERK) or, if you prefer, discreetly text the issue.

“If you see something, say something,” Perry said. “Your safety and enjoyment matter at Doak Campbell Stadium.” SB

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Fans can look forward to quicker entrance into the stadium on game day thanks to the new screening process being implemented by University Police.

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planned giving

By JOEL PADGETT

Providing Future Seminole Greatness

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he Custodes Lampadis Society was established to preserve intercollegiate athletics at Florida State University, and to ensure that future generations of young men and women athletes are provided an opportunity to obtain an excellent education. This is the most exclusive of all Seminole Boosters affiliations, as it is comprised of those who engage in the nobility of projecting their love for the University beyond the horizon of their own mortality.

Members of the Custodes Lampadis Society are listed below: Garry & Terry Cole Adel Ernest J. Amedee, Jr. Helen & H.W. “Bubba” Asbell Donald & Barbara Axon Jorge E. Azor Frandy Baggett Charles R. Barnes Dick & Holly Baugh Charles Becker Matt & Kelly Behnke Sam Belfore Greg & Julie Bennett Flecia Braswell Marilyn Brennan Anonymous # 142 Paul & Mary Ann Broome Steve & Yvonne Brown Steve & Kathie Brown Robert Bruce Jeffery & Dorothy R. Bryan Joan Burkhardt Jimmie & Donna Callaway

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Bob & Mary Camp Patty Candler Frances Cannon Tom Carlson Ken Cashin Steven L. Cass Robert & Faye Caton Robert E. Caton William M. Chanfrau James H. Chapman Dexter Chase J. Harold Chastain Owen & Linda Chastain Marian P. Christ Randy & Heather Clevenger Betty Clopton Steven & Kelly Connor Ken & Dona Cormier Mike & Jeri Damasiewicz T. Pat Daniels Anne M. Davis Hugo de Beaubien

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Society members are those who have made gifts to Seminole Boosters, Inc. through their wills, trusts, and other estate vehicles that provide them and their family income during their lifetime. Most donors specify their gifts for athletic scholarships. Their gifts are placed in the Endowed Scholarship Fund, and only interest earned from their gift is used, making their gift one that will give in perpetuity. Gifts made for facilities and development will be placed in the Florida State Athletic Fund. Both endowed scholarship gifts and athletic fund gifts can be designated by sport, and can be in the donor’s name or in the name of someone of the donor’s choosing. Any person who makes an estate gift to Seminole Boosters, Inc., will gain entrance into this prestigious society. Society membership is not dependent upon the size or type of estate gift. SB

Elizabeth Frances Dean Debbie Derzypolski Frank & Brenda DiCristina Rob & Sissy Doll Carl Domino George & Shirley Donovan Emily “June” Duda Linda Dupree Chuck & Judy Ehrhardt Jeff & Cindy Evans Timothy D. Falzone Art & Diane Fenton Gene & Nancy Gainer Mark & Nancy Gilbert Jerry & Carla Goldstein Bob & Sandy Golson Bobby Jr. Golson Dale & Toots Greene W. Stewart & Geraldine Gregory Terence A. Gross Betty D. Gurney Bob & Lynn Gurney Bruce & Anne Harrell

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Hadley & Sallie Hasemeier Chelle Hawn Cantey Higdon Ken & Gina Hill Mark & Nan Hillis Bob & Chris Hilton John Holcomb Barbara Hollingsworth Jim Huber Ed & Linda Huck Reid Hughes James Brian Hurd John G. (Greg) Hurd Phillip Jackson Fred Jackson II Fred Jackson III Cassandra D. Jenkins Connie Jenkins Herb & Mary Jervis Brian & Penny Johnston Ted & Barbara Judd Anonymous # 151 Preston & Cindy Kirby Jerry Kutz

Anonymous #282 Paul & Peggy Lassanske Lloyd & Betty Lassen Kristine Tjernstrom Lay Dan Leaphart Bill & Darlene Long David & Jeanne Lyons Mike & Joanne Mallardi John Martin Lucy McDaniel Peter & Sandra McDavid Michael T. Meehan Jim & Janet Meerpohl Ron & Jo Anne Menees Dr. Paul Micale Greg & Chris Milford Martha P. Moore DeVoe & Shirley Moore Russ & Genie Morcom Chuck & Diane Morris Rob & Jen Morris Julie Moss Corrie Odom James P. Owens Thomas Owens Joel C. Padgett Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Warner & Mary Kaye Peacock Judy Petersen Thomas & Cathy Philipp Jason P. Pool Melvin & Kathie Pope James G. Rathbun Sue Titus Reid John Reinking Jim & Ginger Riscigno Anonymous #20 Tance & Michael Roberts Richard & Allene Roberts Robert & Sydney Salat William Sands Michael Schaeffer Ron & Kim Sellers Anonymous #25 Dick & Mary Slack Jean Slappey James H. Smith Ronald & Patricia Smith Bill & Donna Smith Lee & Shelly Smith Don & Aggie Steiner

Jim Steiner Mary Ann Stiles & Barry Smith Melanie Stone-Elmer Norman H. Stutzer Neil & Audrey Sullivan Brian Swain Robert W. Swoszowski John & Gloria Taylor Bruce Teeters Doug & Nancy Therrell Ronald C. Thomas Jr. Nylah Thompson & H.L. Hartford Maxie Lou Thorpe Todd & Anne Trimmer Dorothy Tucker Dick & Nancy Turner Fran & Don Veller Bill & Ann Vizzini Robert & Beverly Voss Leonard Voyles Nick Vuillemot Anonymous #55

Dan Walbolt Sr. Gary & Cumi Walsingham Paula Welch Janet Wells & Billie Jones T.K. & Ginger Wetherell Lawrence & Rhonda Wilkie Van & Sally Williams Paul & Christa Williams Gary Wilson Dawn F. Wilson Joe & Hilda Winterle Dr. Bradley & Denise Woodham Tom M. Woodruff Max Zahn For more information on the Custodes Lampadis Society, please contact Joel Padgett, Director of Gift Planning, at 850-644-3378 or JPadgett@fsu.edu

To succeed you must have a plan. Our long term plan is to fully fund our Athletic Scholarship Endowment. Essential to that success are donors’ gifts through wills or trusts for a specific amount or percentage, or through lifetime income gifts.

For more information visit: www.seminole-boosters.com Joel Padgett (850) 644-3378, jpadgett@admin.fsu.edu

Jim and Ginger Riscigno Tallahassee, FL Custodes Lampadis Members

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Student Boosters

INFECTIOUSLY INSATIABLE FANS

The Formula for the Perfect Season

By Nikki Ticknor, Student Booster President Photos by Ross Obley & Mike Olivella

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eams of sun hit your face as excitement and anticipation flood your senses. You put one foot up onto the stands and then the other, positioning your body for the perfect football-watching stance. Anxiously you wait for the most predictable part of the game, when uniforms and helmets tear through the banner branded with the Seminole head. Despite its predictability, you crave that moment with every fiber of your fanatic being each time you stand 83,000 strong. The teams get into formation, and for a split second you hold your breath while you wait for the snap; time speeds up and a rush of adrenaline fills your veins as you cheer your team to victory.

The emotions that radiate through the stands of Doak Campbell Stadium are enough to last a lifetime. Pride feeds our overwhelming addiction to Florida State Football. Seminole fans hunger for victory and can never get enough — we are infectiously insatiable.

It’s a powerful description, infectiously insatiable. But what does it mean? It is the perfect combination of words, linked together to form a description of the Seminole community. It is the inability to feel satisfied with the amount of time life allots you to be a Seminole fan. This lack of satiety spreads from generation to generation, making it one of the most infectious feelings spread at Florida State University. This being said, it is the students’ duty to give others the chance to experience what they have all felt. Every idea has a foundation. Seminole Student Boosters is the “Team Behind the Team,” laying the building blocks for Seminole spirit. And we create infectiously insatiable fans.

Starting off in 2004, Seminole Student Boosters was created to bring students together to provide support for our athletic teams. Over the past few years, Seminole Student Boosters has grown to be the largest student-run organization on campus, averaging more than 3,000 members each year. Our goal is to fill the void between students and student-athletes, creating an unbreakable bond between the fans and the teams. Get in on the action by helping us kick SEM I NOLE-BO OST ERS .CO M

off the year with our TRUE Seminole student barbeque on Landis Green August 31st and the Seminole Student Booster and SGA Friday Night Block Party downtown September 2nd featuring Justin Moore. These events are meant to instill excitement about the upcoming year, and we ask that every student and Seminole fan show support by uniting with Florida State athletics. Be a part of the legacy by attending our “Renegade Roundup Players Panel” events, where you can take pictures with the athletes, ask them questions and get their autographs. Create long-lasting memories at our spotlighted athletic events, where we provide students with free tailgates, fun and food. We encourage you to look to the future, but hold on to the wisdom of the past by attending our “Champions Forum,” which honors dedicated alumni. Do not let great traditions slip by — this is your chance to be a TRUE Seminole.

As a TRUE Seminole, you will be greatly rewarded. Striving to provide every student with the opportunity to attend games, Seminole Student Boosters is the only organization that guarantees you a ticket to every home football game. A valued benefit of being a Student Booster member is that you get every football ticket emailed to you directly, you sit in the best part of the student section and you get discounts at popular stores and restaurants around Tallahassee. There are roughly 16,000 student tickets for each football game and there more than 40,000 students. Those odds speak for themselves.

You do not want to miss out this year. Join Student Boosters and guarantee your seat at every home game! Remain infectiously insatiable, spread Seminole pride and show what it means to be a TRUE Seminole. Through Tradition we remember our past, through Respect we honor our legacy, though Unity we are one, unwavering and unconquered, and through Excellence we are humble enough to see the excellence in others. This is “Our Time” to show the nation what kind of fans we truly are, and this is your time to show Florida State what kind of Seminole you truly are. SB

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Hall of Fame

Stephen Parry

Sam cowart

Marshall McDougall

Tonja Brown Brooke Wyckoff

ANDY MILLER

Florida State Announces 2011 Athletics Hall Of Fame

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lorida State’s Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by seven members on Friday, Sept. 2, during the annual induction ceremony. FSU will welcome football stars Chris Weinke and Sam Cowart, former baseball star Marshall McDougall, basketball legend Brooke Wyckoff, track and field great Tonja Brown, Olympic medal-winning swimmer Stephen Parry and Moore-Stone Award recipient Andy Miller, the long-time president of Seminole Boosters.

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Hall of Fame

Chris Weinke

Weinke won the Heisman Trophy as a senior in 2000. He led the Seminoles to the National Championship in 1999 and enters the hall in his first year of eligibility. Wyckoff joined the women’s basketball coaching staff just a few months ago, and the program has already retired her jersey. Cowart and Brown left FSU as two of the school’s most accomplished athletes. In addition to his eight-time All-America status, Parry won a bronze medal in swimming for England in the 2004 Olympics. One of McDougall’s accomplishments, six home runs in one game, is consistently listed among the records that experts feel has a chance of remaining unbroken.

Andy Miller President Seminole Boosters, Inc. (1975–Present) Andy Miller was hired as president of Seminole Boosters, Inc., in 1975 at the age of 24. He has served as CEO for 36 years, shepherding the Boosters through explosive growth in fundraising (revenues increased from $300,000 to more than $45 million per year). He has served six FSU presidents, three head football coaches and seven athletic directors.

Miller conceived the idea for the University Center Complex, an innovative blend of academic and athletic needs, resulting in 500,000 square feet of classroom and office space for university needs and the nation’s most-impressive stadium. Miller also pioneered Heritage Grove, which is home to more than a dozen fraternities.

This third-generation Seminole created FSU’s licensing and affinity programs and has been instrumental in land acquisitions, enabling the campus to expand its footprint by 25 percent. He’s led three capital campaigns totaling $200 million for athletic facilities and the scholarship endowment.

Together with athletics, the Boosters developed the master plan which led to the Basketball Training Center, renovation and expansion of Dick Howser Baseball Stadium, the Morcom Aquatics Center, the McIntosh Track Building, the Barry Smith and Mary Anne Styles soccer/softball building and complex, the Middleton Golf Building, the Speicher Tennis Center and most-recently an indoor tennis facility.

Miller is a member of the Circle of Gold, a past recipient of the Sliger Award and now adds his induction as the MooreStone Award Winner.

Tonja Brown Track and Field 1979–1982 Tonja Brown was a standout athlete at Southwest High School in Bradenton, Fla., and never slowed down over her four-year career with the FSU Track and Field program.

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Brown was a four-time All-American for the Seminoles, competing from 1979-82.

She won the NCAA Outdoor 400-meters with a time of 56.46 in 1982, breaking the Florida State record and recording the third fastest time ever by an American in the event. She finished fourth at the same NCAA meet in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73) and was All-American in the indoor 60-yard hurdles at the 1982 AIAW national championships with a 7.99 clocking.

At the time of her graduation in 1982, Brown held school records in the indoor 50-meter hurdles and 600-meter run, the 100 and 400-meter outdoor hurdles and was a member of the record-setting 1982 Mile Relay team (3:48.89). She ran the five fastest times in school history in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles.

Brown was instrumental in FSU’s rise to national prominence in women’s track.

The Seminoles finished third in consecutive outdoor National Championships in 1981 (AIAW) and 1982 (inaugural NCAA).

FSU was also second nationally at the 1981 AIAW indoor championships and fourth the next season.

Sam Cowart Football 1993–1997 Sam Cowart came to Florida State after a great career at Mandarin High in Jacksonville and earned a place in the Seminole Hall of Fame with his great linebacker play.

Cowart was a finalist for both the Butkus and Bronko Nagurski awards as a senior in 1997, leading the Seminoles with 116 tackles. He was a Consensus All-American and was Football News’ National Defensive Player of the Year.

Cowart’s spectacular senior year was even more impressive considering he overcame reconstructive knee surgery following the 1995 season. He sat out 1996 and earned the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award as a senior for overcoming hardship. Cowart led a ’97 FSU defense that set a school record after allowing an average of just 1.5 yards per rush. His defense allowed an average of 102>>

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Fall Sports

Photos by Ross Obley, Mike Olivella & Cheryl Trewergy

2011 FSU Fall Sports Schedules 2011 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Day

Dates

Opponent(s)

Time

2-Sep

9/1–9/5

Covered Bridge Invite

Evening

9-Sep

9/8–9/9

Auburn Tiger Invitational

Evening

16-Sep

9/15–9/17

Clemson Invitational

Evening

23-Sep

23–Sep

FSU Invitational

6 p.m.

30-Sep

9/28–10/1

Notre Dame Invitational

4 p.m.

All Day

10/7–10/8

10/7–10/9

Across State Relay

14-Oct

10/13–10/15

Royal XC Challenge

5 p.m.

16-Oct

10/14–10/16

Pre-Nationals

11 a.m.

29-Oct

10/27–10/29

ACC Championship

Noon

12-Nov

11/10–11/12

Regional Championships

10 a.m.

21-Nov

11/19–11/21

NCAA Championship

Noon CST

2011 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Day

Date

Opponent(s)

Time

2-Sep

09/02/11

Covered Bridge Invite

Evening

9-Sep

09/09/11

Auburn Tiger Invitational

Evening

16-Sep

09/16/11

Clemson invitational

Evening

23-Sep

09/23/11

FSU Invitational

6 p.m.

30-Sep

09/30/11

Notre Dame Invitational

4 p.m.

10/7–10/8

10/07/11–10/08/11

Across State Relay

All Day

14-Oct

10/14/11

Royal XC Challenge

5 p.m.

16-Oct

10/16/11

Pre-Nationals

11 a.m.

29-Oct

10/29/11

ACC Championship

Noon

12-Nov

11/12/11

Regional Championships

10 a.m.

21-Nov

11/21/11

NCAA Championships

Noon CST

Jessica Parry

2011 SOCCER SCHEDULE Janice cayman

Date

Opponent

Location

Time

08/19/11

at Oregon State

Corvallis, Ore.

7 p.m. PT

08/21/11

at Portland

Portland, Ore.

1 p.m. PT

08/26/11

vs. New Mexico

Tallahassee, Fla.

7 p.m. ET

08/28/11

vs. North Florida

Tallahassee, Fla.

2 p.m. ET

09/02/11

vs. Marquette

Tallahassee, Fla.

7 p.m. ET

09/04/11

at UAB

Birmingham, Ala.

1 p.m. CT

09/09/11

at Florida

Gainesville, Fla.

7 p.m. ET

09/11/11

vs. Mercer

Tallahassee, Fla.

1 p.m. ET

09/15/11

at Wake Forest

Winston Salem, N.C.

7 p.m. ET

09/18/11

at Duke

Durham, N.C.

1 p.m. ET

09/22/11

at Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

7 p.m. ET

09/29/11

vs. North Carolina

Tallahassee, Fla.

7 p.m. ET

10/02/11

vs. NC State

Tallahassee, Fla.

1 p.m. ET

10/08/11

at Virginia

Charlottesville, Va.

7 p.m. ET

10/13/11

vs. Maryland

Tallahassee, Fla.

7 p.m. ET

10/16/11

vs. Boston College

Tallahassee, Fla.

1 p.m. ET

10/23/11

vs. Miami

Tallahassee, Fla.

1 p.m. ET

10/27/11

at Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Va.

7 p.m. ET

Away Games

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2011 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Date

Opponent / Event

Location

Time / Result

Florida State Invitational 08/26/11

vs. Kentucky

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

08/27/11

vs. Albany

Tallahassee, Fla.

11:30 a.m. ET

vs. Tulsa

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

08/30/11

at Florida

Gainesville, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

Delaware Volleyball Invitational 09/02/11

vs. Northern Iowa

Newark, Del.

4:00 p.m. ET

09/03/11

at Delaware

Newark, Del.

12:30 p.m. ET

vs. UC Irvine

Newark, Del.

5:00 p.m. ET

09/09/11

vs. Michigan

Dayton, Ohio

2:00 p.m. ET

at Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

7:00 p.m. ET

09/10/11

vs. Pepperdine

Dayton, Ohio

4:00 p.m. ET

Tallahassee, Fla.

8:00 p.m. ET

Flyer Classic

09/14/11

vs. Miami

09/23/11

at Virginia

Charlottesville, Va.

7:00 p.m. ET

09/24/11

at Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Va.

6:00 p.m. ET

09/30/11

vs. Duke

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

10/02/11

vs. Wake Forest

Tallahassee, Fla.

1:00 p.m. ET

10/07/11

at North Carolina

Chapel Hill, N.C.

7:00 p.m. ET

10/09/11

at North Carolina State

Raleigh, N.C.

1:00 p.m. ET

10/14/11

vs. Georgia Tech

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

10/16/11

vs. Clemson

Tallahassee, Fla.

1:00 p.m. ET

10/21/11

at Maryland

College Park, Md.

7:00 p.m. ET

10/23/11

at Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

1:00 p.m. ET

10/28/11

vs. Virginia Tech

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

10/30/11

vs. Virginia

Tallahassee, Fla.

1:00 p.m. ET

11/04/11

vs. North Carolina State

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:00 p.m. ET

11/06/11

vs. North Carolina

Tallahassee, Fla.

1:00 p.m. ET

11/11/11

at Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, N.C.

7:00 p.m. ET

11/13/11

at Duke

Durham, N.C.

1:00 p.m. ET

11/18/11

at Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

7:00 p.m. ET

11/19/11

at Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga.

6:00 p.m. ET

11/26/11

at Miami

Coral Gables, Fla.

5:00 p.m. ET

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True Colors

By Sherri Dye, Florida State University Trademark Licensing Director

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lorida State University fans have a long history of showing fiery passion for their university. On any given Saturday in the fall you will find Doak Campbell Stadium ablaze in a sea of garnet and gold. Campaigns such as “Wear Garnet Darn-It!” and the more recent True Seminole T-shirt program have rallied fans as one and created a powerful visual impact at sporting events. As the 2011 collegiate football season is upon us, it is time once again for another growing tradition to take place.

Celebrate the College experience Friday, Sept. 2, is College Colors Day. This special event was created by The Collegiate Licensing Company several years ago as a celebration of the college experience. Every year the event is held the Friday before the first college football game of the season. It’s a worldwide back-to-school party and YOU are invited! No need to RSVP, just circle the date on your calendar and make sure to wear garnet and gold all day that day. Consider it a dress rehearsal for the season.

Florida State University makes a colorful statement Now in its 7th year, the College Colors Day experience has grown from the early days as a mostly campus-centered event to a worldwide spirit event. What started with individuals wearing their college colors on a specified Friday in the fall quickly grew to student organizations, entire departments, dorms and other groups joining in on the tradition. Proclamations were issued from university presidents, mayors and even governors giving the day official recognition. More than

100,000 organizations were included in mass mailing campaigns that encouraged corporate America to participate. Entire companies took their casual Friday and turned it into a spirited College Colors Day at the office.

Right from the beginning, Florida State University was on board with College Colors Day. Through a well-orchestrated, collaborative effort, the message about College Colors Day was sent far and wide among friends and fans of the university.

Not surprisingly, the FSU faithful responded. Not only did they wear garnet and gold on College Colors Day, the tradition stuck and many adopted every Friday of the season as “spirit Friday.” Sales of officially licensed apparel noticeably increased, and game days have become more and more colorful with the vast majority of fans sporting team color clothing over white or other colors. Mix passionate fans with their college colors, logos and traditions, and you have an instant party. So Seminole fans, it’s that time again! Move all the garnet and gold to the front of the closet. Or, better yet, time to go shopping! Visit your favorite (Left) The staff of Blue Chip Athletic Solutions Celebrates College Colors Day

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800.760.7723 | AtlanticCoastSettlements.com (Top) The Seminole Boosters staff showed their True Pride on College Colors Day. (Above) The FSU Glitter Guys challenge fans to show up in garnet and gold.

collegiate retailer and pick up some of the latest fashions and support your team in style. Make sure to look for the “Officially Licensed Collegiate Apparel” tag and support YOUR Florida State University.

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK We’re now on Facebook! Visit Florida State University Trademark Licensing and “LIKE” us. There you will find new products and related information about the program.

For more information on College Colors Day visit the Facebook page entitled “Celebrate College Colors Day.” See what other schools are doing, post comments about FSU and share photos of you in your favorite garnet and gold collegiate apparel.

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Community Outreach

THE SUMMER “Bridge”

Incoming Student Athletes Prepare for the Transition to College Academics and Athletics

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or the seventh straight year, immediately prior to summer school, the annual “Summer Bridge” program was held. This was a chance for the administration to assist incoming freshmen student-athletes in making the transition to the university community by supporting their intellectual, social, cultural and emotional development. The program was led for the fifth year by Jennifer Santiago, assistant athletic director for Admissions and Eligibility.

“The students were the highlight of this Summer Bridge session,” said Santiago. “They were a very respectful group and showed appreciation for the studentathletes who came before them. It was

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educational experience at FSU. There were discussions about the skills needed and resources available to give each new Seminole some added self-confidence to assist in his or her growth and development. This was a great opportunity for them to learn about the academic challenges they face before the start of fall practice.

“The Summer Bridge Program is designed to provide incoming student-athletes with the opportunity to build an educational foundation for success at Florida State University,” explained Brandi Stuart, associate athletic director for Student Services. “In addition to the educational

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“The Summer Bridge Program is designed to provide incoming student-athletes with the opportunity to build an educational foundation for success at Florida State University.” — Brandi Stuart, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services component of Summer Bridge, we also incorporate personal development programming, team building activities and community service initiatives to expose the young men and women to all that is available to them during their time at FSU. This year’s Summer Bridge class was very impressive and I’m looking forward to watching them develop in the classroom, on their respective fields of play and within the community.”

Assisting the administrators was a talented group of fifteen upperclassmen mentors who were able to share stories of their experiences and success, as well as what pitfalls to avoid. The freshmen continued over the summer, even though the Bridge program is technically just one week. Weekly meetings covered topics such as money management, sexual responsibility, the academic honor policy and mapping. Students also toured the library and checked in weekly with their mentors.

While Summer Bridge is primarily an academic orientation, there were opportunities to learn outside the classroom as well. Student-athletes took a bus tour of the community, worked as a group to fill bags with gifts to share with patients at a local hospital and had some fun while visiting Fun Station and Crenshaw Bowling Lanes.

“My favorite part of Summer Bridge was interacting and getting to know everybody in the program. I liked going to the hospital and talking to the patients. I didn’t have a chance to do a lot of community service in high school, so it was fun,” said Lamarcus Brutus, a freshman safety from Port St. Lucie.

Ebony Wells, a freshman forward on the women’s basketball team from

Grovetown, Ga., felt that, “Meeting new people makes a difference. When you know people already, it makes you more comfortable in a new and large environment. I really liked the interactive icebreakers. I’m glad I had the chance to be involved with Summer Bridge. It helped me to learn my way around campus, and now I can be a leader when the rest of the freshmen get here in the fall.”

Terry Whisnant, one of the newest members of the men’s basketball team, agreed. “Getting to know people and experiencing different things was my favorite part. Taking part in the campus scavenger hunt was fun too. I was lost, but I knew I had to get to know the campus better.”

Of course, academics was the main topic of the week. One of the important pieces was a mock lecture to prepare students for college classrooms.

“The mock lecture with Dr. Maxine Jones was another highlight. They took a quiz after and did really well across the board,” Santiago said.

Brutus noticed the change, saying, “The amount of work is definitely different. The amount of notes you have to take, and the fact that there are far more tests and less quizzes than in high school.”

Whisnant noted that “time management will be my biggest transition. Summer Bridge helped prepare me, how to take care of my responsibilities and how to (act in) a college classroom.” Asked what he thought of the week overall, he added, “Summer Bridge was fun! I definitely would recommend it. It helps get you prepared for college life.”

Santiago was particularly impressed with the entire group, “The mentors were excellent and added a great deal to the

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(Opposite page) Summer Bridge participants doing the warchant in the Varsity Club (Above top) Mentors posing at the Fun Station. (Above middle) Filling bags to share with the hospital patients; from left, Greg Dent (Football mentor), Cody Alling (Baseball freshman), Karlos Williams (Football freshman), Hikaru Murakami (Soccer freshman).

(Above) Nile Lawrence-Stample (Football freshman) Kyle Bird (Baseball freshman)

program. And the interaction among the Summer Bridge attendees was particularly good. It was fun to watch them bragging on each other outside of their own sport. Summer Bridge really helped them expand their horizons socially.” SB

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Boosters and Extra Benefits W

ith the school year quickly approaching and student-athletes getting back to work in the classroom and on the field, the Compliance Team at Florida State University wants to remind you about NCAA rules regarding “extra benefits.”

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletic interests (“booster”) that provides a student-athlete or a relative or friend of a student-athlete a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receiving a benefit by a student-athlete or friends or relatives is not a violation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is available to the institution’s students or their friends or relatives. It is also not a violation if the benefit is available to a particular segment of the student body that is not determined based on athletic ability, such as international or minority students.

There are numerous benefits that can be provided to a student-athlete or relative or friend of a student-athlete that are deemed to be impermissible. Some examples of these benefits include cash, loans, special discounts, direct purchase of merchandise, free or reduced-cost housing and covering educational expenses (note that this is not an exhaustive list). In addition, please note that a currently enrolled student-athlete or a relative or friend of a current student-athlete may not sell his or her apparel (e.g., jerseys, shoes, helmets), awards (e.g., rings, trophies, letterman gifts) or complimentary game admissions.

However, not all benefits are impermissible. For instance, it would be permissible for a booster to provide an occasional meal to an individual student-athlete or an entire team, provided it is on-campus, or in your home or at a facility regularly used for competition. Please check with the Compliance Team prior to hosting an occasional meal as we have a simple form that will need to be completed.

The compliance office is dedicated to providing educational programs and interpretive support to ensure that all individuals involved with the athletics program understand and adhere to the university’s compliance expectations. If you have any questions regarding extra benefits please contact the office with any questions at (850) 644-4272 or via e-mail at ath-compliance@fsu. edu. You can now also follow us on Twitter (@FSUcompliance) and Facebook (FSU Compliance)!

Thanks for your continued support of Seminole Athletics. Go Noles!

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WELCOME NEW SEASON TICKET HOLDERS (from April 29, 2011–July 15, 2011) Kristen Cortese Jasmine Clemons Billy Burleson Dustin Vickers Ashley Giampietro Richard Hosey Walter Johnson Richard Nichols Shawn Kinney Christopher Smith Mike Cremisi Melissa Bruner Donald Cook Steve Bernhardt Mayra Mendoza Mark Shaver Mark Winegardner Mark Molloy Pamela Mcghee Brian Berngard Charles Dewrell Jenna Kriss Ageliki Wainwright Christopher Flueher David L. Perry Flowers, David Perry Ledbetter Andres Ceberio Steve Scott Joe Payne Chris Ciraulo Ellis Kimbrel Thomas Zells Keith Johnson Martin Harvey Joanne Tellado Shaun Cooper Katharine Blasquez Jonatha Shiver Austin Brooks Alexandra Perryman Joshua Somers Alex Appolloni Chelsea White Mike Fanelli David Potrikus Derek Lowry Kevin Brown Joseph Estep Kathleen Ewing Lydia Moore James Shackelford Sandra Whiting Philip Crider Sarah Woosley Benjamin Bird Alan Spivey Barbara Sidelnik Rachel Crabtree Shane Higgins Robert Lam Justin Wright Drew Williams Rebecca Solomon Jordan Clyatt Wyndee Leigh Gray John Kirk Marilynn Wisdom Mary Grant-Dooley Burke Schmitt Michael Daugherty Sam Gibbons Tonya Smith Dominick Ryals Broderick Ureel Caitlin Alcorn Tovah Kravit John Gavalas Nicholas Valis Jameshid I. Mortazawi Rachel Gille Robert Lowery Theodore Hayduk Christian M. Phillips Anthony Finotti Matthew Hutton Juan F. Montalvo Jack Mast Matt Hammond Allison Quinn Christopher Maggart Keith Saunders

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Q U A R T E R LY R E P O R T 2011

(Above and right) Veteran Seminole squad looks to third straight NCAA appearance.

Fall Sports Kick Off the Quest for NCAA Postseason Competition Photos by Ross Obley, Mike Olivella & Cheryl Trewergy

VOLLEYBALL

Returning a Seasoned Team The Florida State University volleyball team returns 11 student-athletes from last season’s NCAA Tournament squad as it begins a difficult slate with non-conference rival Kentucky on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. at Tully Gym. Leading the returnees for the Seminoles is senior outside hitter Visnja Djurdjevic, who became the program’s eighth All-

American after being honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for her 2010 performance.

Highlighting the schedule is a nationally televised home date against conference foe Miami on ESPNU on Wednesday, Sept. 14, with a special start time of 8 p.m. at Tully Gym. The 36th volleyball meeting between both schools is also the conference opener for the Seminoles. This year’s competition will feature 16 of 30 matches against

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NCAA Tournament teams from 2010, including state rival Florida and Elite Eight participant Duke.

Seminole volleyball is looking to continue what has been a high point in the program’s 35-year history. In 2011, the Seminoles hope to make their third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, which would fall one year shy of the school record for most consecutive NCAA postseason appearances, 1987–90 (four seasons).

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Soccer

College Cup Goal Toni Pressley

Tori Huster

With “Georgia On Their Mind” in 2011, the Florida State women’s soccer team has its sights set 300 miles north of Tallahassee as Kennesaw, Ga., plays host to this year’s Women’s College Cup for the first time in NCAA Tournament history.

The Seminoles, who return nine starters and 13 letterwinners from last year’s squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the sixth year in a row, are in search of their first College Cup appearance since finishing as the national runnerup in 2007.

FSU returns its top three scorers from last year, including Janice Cayman (23 points), Tori Huster (19) and Casey Short (13), while Tiffany McCarty and Jessica Price, one of the most prolific scoring duos to take the field under the direction of Head Coach Mark Krikorian, return to the pitch after missing the entire 2010 campaign due to injuries.

McCarty and Price combined for 83 points in 2009 as they registered 33 goals and 17 assists, making them the second highest scoring tandem in school history.

Senior All-American Toni Pressley and freshmen All-Americans Kassey Kallman and Kelsey Wys headline an experienced backline that allowed an ACC low 14 goals and posted a league-high 13 shutouts in 2010. Florida State’s quest for the school’s first national championship begins out west on Friday, Aug. 19, in Corvallis, Ore., as the Seminoles travel to face the Oregon State Beavers.

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High Standards And Great Expectations

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The Florida State cross country teams enter the 2011 season with high standards and great expectations after the men and women followed their sweep of Atlantic Coast Conference team titles with second-place finishes at the 2010 NCAA Championships. While there are important voids to fill from a year ago — the men must replace three of their top seven and the women four — the Seminoles return a core of proven competitors.

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FSU women’s coach Karen Harvey will lean on juniors Jessica Parry and Amanda Winslow — All-Americans in 2010 and 2009, respectively — and senior Jennifer Dunn to show the way. Entering her fifth season at the helm, Harvey’s teams have won four consecutive ACC titles and followed with four consecutive top-three NCAA Championship finishes, including back-to-back runner-up honors. Hopes of taking the next step will rest on the continued development of the veterans and influx of new talent, which will provide Harvey with the deepest squad she has fielded since her 2007 arrival.

Bob Braman’s 2010 squad authored the best national finish in program and state history. The next challenge for the FSU men is to prove they have staying power among the national elite, and the return of 2010 AllAmerican Michael Fout for his senior season is a good starting point. Juniors David Forrester and Wesley Rickman finished among the top 60 at nationals, while sophomore Jakub Zivec cut his teeth on the national stage as well. Entering his 12th season at the helm, Braman must develop some depth to support his returning front-line runners in order to secure a ninth consecutive NCAA Championship meet appearance. SB

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ACC and NCAA Team Results

Florida State finished ranked 9th in the National Athletic Director’s Cup for Athletic Success

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ikipedia defines “An embarrassment of riches” as an idiom that means an overabundance of something, or too much of a good thing.

A Seminole fan may plead guilty to having an embarrassment of riches if they have too much Seminole apparel for their walk-in closet. But you will not find one who will apologize for their team’s success stories on the field, in the classroom and in the community this past year:

» Once again, FSU finished in the top 10 of all

college programs for comprehensive success on the field.

» Once again, FSU saw each of its 19 men’s and

women’s teams qualifying for NCAA play for the second year in a row, which is a national record.

» Once again, FSU’s student-athletes finished

second only to Duke on the ACC Honor Roll.

» Once again, FSU’s student-athletes volunteered for more community service projects than any program in the nation.

» Once again, FSU enjoyed players from three

Baseball: ACC Atlantic Division – 1st place; NCAA Super Regionals Men’s Basketball: ACC – 3rd; NCAA Sweet 16 Women’s Basketball: ACC – 3rd; NCAA – Second Round Men’s Cross Country: ACC – 1st; NCAA – 2nd Women’s Cross Country: ACC – 1st; NCAA – 2nd Football: ACC – Atlantic Division Champions (runner–up); Chick–fil–A Bowl Champions Men’s Golf: ACC – 5th; NCAA Regionals Women’s Golf: ACC – 5th; NCAA Regionals Soccer: ACC – T–2, NCAA – Elite Eight Softball: ACC – Champions; NCAA – NCAA Athens Regional Men’s Swimming: ACC – 3rd, NCAA – 23rd Women’s Swimming: ACC – 3rd Men’s Tennis: NCAA – First Round Women’s Tennis: ACC – ACC Championship Match; NCAA – Second Round Indoor Men’s Track & Field: ACC – 2nd; NCAA – 5th Indoor Women’s Track & Field: ACC – 2nd; NCAA – 9th Outdoor Men’s Track & Field: ACC – 1st; NCAA – 2nd Outdoor Women’s Track & Field: ACC – 2nd; NCAA – 20th Volleyball: ACC – 4th; NCAA – Second Round

Individual National Champions Brandon Byram – Outdoor 4x100m Relay Kemar Hyman – Outdoor 4x100 Relay Ngoni Makusha – Indoor Long Jump, Outdoor Long Jump, 100m, 4x100m Relay Maurice Mitchell – Outdoor 200m, 4x100m Relay Kim Williams – Indoor Triple Jump

Player/Performer of the Year Honors Christian Hunnicutt – ACC Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year Ngoni Makusha – USTFCCCA Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year Ngoni Makusha – ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year Vahid Mirzadeh – ITA National and Southeast Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Maurice Mitchell – ACC Outdoor Track Performer of the Year Maurice Mitchell – ACC Indoor Track Performer of the Year Ciaran O’Lionaird – USTFCCCA South Region Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year Chris Singleton – ACC Defensive Player of the Year Federica Suess – ITA Southeast Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Kim Williams – ACC Indoor Field Performer of the Year Kim Williams – USTFCCCA Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field South Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year

ACC Team Champions

different sports drafted in the first round.

» Once again, FSU has a player in the running for

Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country Softball Men’s Outdoor Track and Field

» Once again, FSU will host ESPN Gameday for a

Rookie of the Year Honors

the National Player of the Year Award in their sport.

Xavier Rhodes – CFN Defensive Freshman of the Year Xavier Rhodes – ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year Jakub Zivec – ACC Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year

Game of the Century contest between top five programs.

» And once again, an FSU tradition – Osceola and

Renegade – were picked as the best in the nation by a poll of college football fans.

Take a moment to savor the fruits of the labor of more than 500 student-athlete’s achievements in the accompanying charts. And please take satisfaction in knowing that your hard-earned contributions to Seminole Boosters helped to fund their scholarships and provide them with the facilities and resources they need to make Florida State proud.

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Regional Coach of the Year Honors Oliver Foreman – ITA Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year Jennifer Hyde – ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year Dennis Nobles – USTFCCCA Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year

ACC Coach of the Year Honors Bob Braman – Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year Bob Braman – Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year Karen Harvey – Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

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All–Americans Baseball: Sean Gilmartin – First Team, ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA; James Ramsey – Third Team, ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America and NCBWA Men’s Cross Country: Michael Fout, Ciaran O’Lionaird Women’s Cross Country: Pasco Cheruiyot, Pilar McShine, Jessica Parry Football: Rodney Hudson – Unanimous First Team All–American; Brandon Jenkins – Second Team Rivals.com and Scout.com; Xavier Rhodes – FWAA Freshmen Team, Rivals.com Freshmen Team, CFN Third Team, CFN All–Freshman First Team Men’s Golf: Drew Kittleson and Brooks Koepka (NCAA Southeast Regional All–Americans) Women’s Golf: Maria Salinas (Golf Week Magazine Honorable Mention) Soccer: Amanda DaCosta– NSCAA Fourth Team; Kassey Kallman – Soccer America All– Freshman First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com All–Freshman Second Team; Toni Pressley – Soccer America First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com Third Team; Kelsey Wys – Soccer America All–Freshman Second Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com All–Rookie Second Team Men’s Swimming and Diving: Rob Holderness, Landon Marzullo, Mike Neubacher (HM) Men’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh, Connor Smith Women’s Indoor Track and Field: First team – Kim Williams (long jump), Amanda Winslow (mile run); Second team– Pasca Cheruiyot (3000m, 5000m), Amy Harris (long jump), Michelle Jenije (triple jump), Marecia Pemberton (60m) Men’s Indoor Track and Field: First Team– Brandon Byram (200m), Ngoni Makuska (long jump), Maurice Mitchell (60m, 200m); Second Team – Brandon Byram (4x400m relay), Brian Chibudu (4x400m relay), Brandon O’Connor (4x400m relay), Phillip Young (4x400m relay) Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: First Team – Amy Harris (4x100m relay), Marecia Pemberton (4x100m relay), Britany St. Louis (4x100m relay), Steohanie Simpson (4x100m relay), Kim Williams (triple jump); Second Team – Amy Harris (long jump), Kim Williams (long jump) Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: First Team – Brandon Byram (200m, 4x100m relay), Kemar Hyman (4x100m relay), Ngoni Makusha (100m, long jump, 4x100m relay).

Maurice Mitchell (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Michael Putman (shot put); Second Team – Andrew LaHaye (pole vault), Brandon O’Connor (400m), Michael Putman (discus throw) Volleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic – AVCA Honorable Mention

Regional/District Honors Baseball: ABCA All–Atlantic Region, First Team – Sean Gilmartin, James Ramsey; Second Team – Daniel Bennett, Mike McGee Men’s Basketball: Chris Singleton – collegeinsider.com Lefty Driesell Defensive All–American Women’s Basketball: Natasha Howard – Full Court Press Third Team Freshman All–American Football: Xavier Rhodes – Phil Steele’s All–ACC Second Team, Rivals.com All–ACC Second Team Defense, CFN All–ACC Defense, CFN All–ACC Top Freshman Women’s Golf: Jessica Negron and Maria Salinas – NCAA All–East Region Soccer: Amanda DaCosta – NSCAA All–Southeast Region Tean Volleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic – AVCA All–East Region Team; Stephanie Neville – All–East Region Honorable Mention

Women’s Swimming & Diving: Lisi Rowland, Stephanie Sarandos, Katrina Young Men’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh Women’s Tennis: Katie Rybakova, Francesca Segarelli Men’s Indoor Track: Brandon Byram, Brian Chibudu, Mike Fout, Kemar Hyman, Ngoni Makusha, Maurice Mitchell, Brandon O’Connor, Michael Putman Women’s IndoorTrack: Amy Harris, Michelle Jenije, Marecia Pemberton, Kim Williams, Amanda Winslow Men’s Outdoor Track: Brandon Byram, Charles Clark, Kemar Hyman, Andrew Lahaye, Paul Madzivire, Ngoni Makusha, Maurice Mitchell, Michael Putman, Wesley Rickman Women’s OutdoorTrack: Hannah Brooks, Kamorean Hayes, Michelle Jenije, Allyn Laughlin, Marecia Pemberton, Teona Rodgers, Brittany St. Louis, Kim Williams, Amanda Winslow Volleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic, Stephanie Neville

Individual ACC Champions Men’s Swimming & Diving: Rob Holderness – 100m and 200m breaststroke Men’s Indoor Track and Field: Ngoni Makusha – Long Jump, Maurice Mitchell – 60m and 200m, Michael Putman – Shot Put Women’s Indoor Track and Field: Kim Williams – Long Jump and Triple Jump; Amanda Winslow – One–mile Run Men’s Outdoor Track and Field: David Ambler – 4x400m relay; Kemar Hyman – 4x400m relay; Ngoni Makusha – Long Jump, Triple Jump and 100m; Maurice Mitchell – 4x400m relay and 200m; Randon O’Connor – 400m; Ciaran O’Lionaird – 1500m run and 5000m run; Michael Putnam – Discus Women’s Outdoor Track and Field: Lizbeth Mabry – Pole Vault; Jessica Parry – 5000m; Kim Williams – Triple Jump and Long Jump

ACC Weaver–James–Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship Award Gonzalo Barroilhet Charles Clark Federica Suess Christian Hunnicutt

ACC James Tatum Award Christian Ponder; MBA, Football

CoSIDA Academic All–Americans Ciaran O’Lionaird (Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country) – First Team James Ramsey (Baseball) – First Team Katie Rybakova (Women’s Tennis) – Third Team Kim Williams (Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country) – First Team

CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All–District

All–ACC Honors Baseball: First Team – Sean Gilmartin, Mike McGee, James Ramsey, Devon Travis; Second Team – Daniel Bennett, Rafael Lopez Women’s Basketball: First Team – Cierra Bravard; Third Team – Courtney Ward; All–Freshmen Team – Natasha Howard Men’s Basketball: Third Team – Chris Singleton; All–Defensive Team – Chris Singleton Women’s Cross Country: Astrid Leutert, Pilar McShine Men’s Cross Country: David Forrester, Matt Leader, Ciaran O’Lionaird, Wesley Rickman Football: First Team – Rodney Hudson, Brandon Jenkins; Second Team – Xavier Rhodes, Ryan McMahon; Honorable Mention – Greg Reid Men’s Golf: Drew Kittleson, Brooks Kopeka Women’s Golf: Maria Salinas Soccer: First Team – Amanda DaCosta, Toni Pressley; Second Team – Tori Huster, Ines Jaurena, Kassey Kallman, Casey Short, Kelsey Wys Softball: Sarah Hamilton, Shayla Jackson, Jen Lapicki Men’s Swimming & Diving: Robby Hayes, Rob Holderness, Jordan Horsley, Landon Marzullo, Mike Neubacher, Matt Shead

Kyle Cobb (Golf) – Second Team Dustin Hopkins (Football) – First Team Tori Huster (Soccer) – Second Team Jen Lapicki (Softball) – Second Team Ciaran O’Lionaird (Track and Field) – First Team Christian Ponder (Football) – First Team James Ramsey (Baseball) – First Team Katie Rybakova (Women’s Tennis) – First Team Lauren Varsalona (Softball) – Second Team Kim Williams (Track and Field) – First Team Taylor Wilson (Volleyball) – First Team

ACC Scholar–Athlete of the Year Jennifer Dunn – ACC Women’s Cross Country Scholar–Athlete of the Year James Ramsey – ACC Baseball Scholar–Athlete of the Year Kim Williams – ACC Indoor Track and Field Scholar–Athlete of the Year

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Academic All–ACC Teams Baseball: Robert Benincasa, Parker Brunelle, James Ramsey, Devon Travis Men’s Basketball: Luke Loucks Cross Country: Hannah Brooks, Pasca Cheruiyot, Jennifer Dunn, Pilar McShine, Jessica Parry, Amanda Winslow Football: Dustin Hopkins, EJ Manuel, Christian Ponder, Zebrie Sanders Women’s Golf: Maria Salinas Men’s Golf: Kyle Cobb Men’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh, Connor Smith Women’s Tennis: Katie Rybakova, Noemie Scharle, Federica Suess Soccer: Janice Cayman, Amanda DaCosta, Tori Huster, Ines Jaurena, Kassey Kallman, Casey Short, Kelsey Wys Softball: Robin Ahrberg, Shayla Jackson, Jen Lapicki, Jessica Nori Men’s Swimming: Nick Klein, Brad Morrison, Tom Neubacher, Mike Neubacher, Tyler Sell, Mark Weber Women’s Swimming: Katherine Adham, Kelsey Godman, Julia Henkel, Tiffany Oliver, Kristine Polley, Lisi Rowland, Jessica Sabotin, Stephanie Sarandos Volleyball: Stephanie Neville, Jenne Romanelli, Taylor Wilson

Academic Teams: USTFCCCA All–Academic Cross Country Team: Hannah Brooks, Jennifer Dunn, Mike Fout, Ciaran O’Lionaird, Jessica Parry, Amanda Winslow

ACC Performers of the Week Baseball: Mike McGee, James Ramsey, Sean Gilmartin (3) Men’s Basketball: Chris Singleton (2) Cross Country: Amanda Winslow Football: Dustin Hopkins, Rodney Hudson (3), Brandon Jenkins, EJ Manuel, Ryan McMahon, Nick Moody, Shawn Powell, Greg Reid, Zebrie Sanders Men’s Golf: Drew Kittleson (ACC Golfer of the Month) Women’s Golf: Maria Salinas (ACC Golfer of the Month) Soccer: Rachel Lim Softball: Tiffani Brown, Shayla Jackson, Sarah Hamilton (4) Swimming and Diving: Rob Holderness, Landon Marzullo, Tiffany Oliver Men’s Tennis: Vahid Mirzadeh Women’s Tennis: Katie Rybakova, Amy Sargeant Men’s Track and Field: Brandon Byram, Ngoni Makusha, Maurice Mitchell Women’s Track and Field: Kim Williams Volleyball: Visnja Djurdjevic

ACC Rookie of the Week Women’s Basketball: Natasha Howard Football: Christian Jones

Weekly Honors Baseball: Sean Gilmartin – Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week, College Baseball Foundation National All–Stat Lineup (2); Mike McGee – College Baseball Foundation National All–Stat Lineup (2) Soccer: Kassey Kallman – TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week; Rachel Lim – Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week; Toni Pressley – TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week; Kelsey Wys – TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week, CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week Volleyball: Rachel Morgan – AVSR Player of the Week

ACC All–Tournament Team Softball: Sarah Hamilton –Tournament MVP, Celeste Gomez, Jen Lapicki, Courtney Senas

Other Athletics Accomplishments Teams Men’s Cross Country – USTFCCCA Division I Scholar Team of the Year Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – USTRCCCA John McDonnell Program of the Year Coaches Nick Crowell – USTA Florida Junior Coach of the Year Jimbo Fisher – FWAA Freshman All–American Team Coach Sue Semrau – 2011 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Coaching Staff Athletes Rodney Hudson – Outland Trophy Finalist, Jacobs Blocking Trophy Ochuko Jenije – 2011 Hampshire Honor Society Maurice Mitchell – ACC Indoor Men’s Track MVP Christian Ponder – Bobby Bowden Award; Allstate AFCA Good Works Team; NFF Scholar–Athlete Award; 2011 Hampshire Honor Society Federica Suess – Nike Internship

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football experience, which is especially important to our season ticket holders. Unlike many college campuses, which are usually within two hours of major metropolitan areas, we rely heavily on our fans who travel a long way to get here. In fact, more than 65 percent of our season ticket holders travel two-and-a-half or more hours to attend a game, and our surveys tell us that they want a complete weekend experience.

College Town will help us deliver a memorable weekend experience that should help us retain and grow our ticket base, which will generate more ticket, concession and Booster revenue — all of which benefits our athletic program.

A great atmosphere is good for our students, which will also help to make our campus even more attractive to prospective student-athletes.

The revenue generated from this College Town project — which will be significant — can provide a long-term flow of cash that could fund a number of athletic projects moving forward.

Q: There are those who say that a real estate development project is a risky proposition at this time. How would you respond?

A: We believe we’ve mitigated the risk because a significant portion of the land was donated, and we will receive another $6 million to $8 million of economic development money, so the cash flow projections are very positive. And we’ve brought investors to the table, which further mitigates risk. We also own another 25 acres of contiguous land whose property value will benefit from this enhanced redevelopment; the promise of College Town has already enhanced land values.

Q: What changes are the Boosters and athletic department considering for Doak Campbell Stadium?

A: The exterior of our stadium is among the best in the country and the view from the seats is still outstanding, but we’re examining a number of things in between — the concourses and seating — that could

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(Above) The campaign for the Indoor Practice Facility will kick off the weekend of the Oklahoma game.

make the game day experience even better for our fans. College and pro teams are in competition with HDTV, so we’re looking for ways to compete.

The surveys we’ve conducted have verified that our fans want a more comfortable seat, access to air conditioning, spacious concourses and nicer concession and restroom areas, so we’re examining what the cost of development might be.

We’ve contracted the architectural firm HKS to examine our stadium and propose a comprehensive master plan for the future. HKS designed the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts Stadium and Texas Christian’s new facility, among others. Fans love the exterior look of our stadium and don’t want to change a thing there. What they are looking into right now is the interior space, including the concourse and the seating itself. They are looking at ways to create a variety of experiences, including club seats with access to a variety of amenities, as well as additional boxes. We’ll be looking into costs of construction and talking to our ticket holders to gauge what our customers would spend for the various experiences.

Q: What are some of the biggest challenges facing college athletics?

A: The cost of athletics is continually going up. While the cost of scholarships

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— tuition in particular — is always on the rise, there’s another major factor: We all want to win.

Our opponents are building better facilities and paying coaches market rates which escalate as they become more successful. Our fans want to win too, which means they want us to build facilities and pay our coaches competitively. Our job is to raise the money to build those facilities so that our athletic director can pay our coaches and give our programs the best chance to win. So, the simple truth is we need more members and more funds in order for our teams to compete with our opponents for those wins.

We’ve enjoyed great support over the past years from nearly 20,000 Booster members who have given over $125 million in annual fund memberships and another $180 million in capital campaign gifts in the recent past.

Our challenge is to engage more of our alumni. If we are to compete at the highest level we need more of our alumni buying tickets and contributing to the Seminole Boosters’ annual membership fund, to athletic endowments and to other athletic projects. And my experience over the past 36 years with Seminole fans gives me every reason to believe they will continue responding to their program’s needs. SB

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In-town and out-of-town events The Boosters go all out to create memorable fan experiences on home game weekends but also produce more than 150 events outside Tallahassee. The in-town events start on Friday (see insert) with tours of the athletic facilities where Boosters enjoy seeing the players and coaches as well as the facilities their memberships helped to build. The golf tournaments and traditional lighting of the Unconquered spear at dusk is followed by the gathering of friends at the Friday Night Downtown Block Party. There are dozens of tailgate parties and deck parties on Saturday before kickoff.

It’s not unusual for Boosters to wrap up their weekend with a Sunday brunch and soccer or volleyball match.

On Mondays during football season, the Boosters host the Jimbo Fisher luncheons where coach talks directly to FSU fans. The luncheon is also streamed on Seminoles. com for Seminole fans worldwide to enjoy.

Seminole Boosters will use the Jimbo Fisher call-in show as a platform for donor

appreciation parties at the Hotel Duval’s Level 8 this year, starting on Wednesday, Aug. 31. They’ll also team up with local Seminole Clubs to host member-appreciation parties — “Plant the Spear Parties” — at 30 or more cities across the nation that evening. Nole fans can huddle to watch the Fisher show, which will be streamed live, and to get amped for the coming season.

The Boosters help to host receptions at every away football game with the Alumni Association and place special emphasis on fun events at the ACC Championship and bowl games.

Events at men’s and women’s contests In addition to football events, Seminole Boosters plan events around all of FSU’s men’s and women’s contests. Our 20 teams play hundreds of home games, which creates a lot of opportunities to have member mixers with players and coaches. Our teams also play hundreds of away games in cities across the nation, which enables us to bring Florida State to our Boosters

in those areas. The Boosters have teamed with coaches to host tennis clinics for adults, golf trips to Scotland, autographsigning sessions for kids and many other fan-friendly events for members.

When FSU’s coaches travel on recruiting trips, they are often able to find time to meet with Booster members as well.

Many members enjoy travelling with FSU teams. Mike Martin frequently shares his baseball team with fans on the road.

Leonard Hamilton has hosted members in years past on overseas travel and this year hosted groups in Hawaii and before each NCAA basketball tournament game.

Donors tell us they love to travel with the women’s basketball team as coach Sue Semrau makes a great effort to make them feel included. Semrau has hosted members at the ACC and NCAA tournaments and on international trips.

Jimbo Fisher and his coaching staff greet nearly 1,000 Seminole Booster members at the annual “Recruiting War Party” on National Signing Day, which Seminole Boosters streams live to more than 30 cities with up to 400 members at each site eagerly listening to and watching video of the newest Seminole football players.

Coming to a city near you Each spring the Boosters fund the Spring Coaches’ and Legends’ tour, which brings coaches and former players to 15 cities across Florida and Georgia. Traditionally, the Boosters have hosted a golf tournament and banquet with the head football coach. This year the Boosters added non-traditional events — a casino night and a street party — to engage a broader demographic of Seminoles. The casino night in Miami attracted dozens of former players who genuinely enjoyed reminiscing with members.

Former football coaches like Mickey Andrews, Jim Gladden and Gene McDowell have made themselves available to the Boosters, travelling as far as New York City to help create fun events and shed their optimistic perspective on the direction of FSU football.

This past spring, Seminole Boosters joined forces with FSU Sports Marketing and IMG College to produce what ESPN called the best Spring Game Experience

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in the nation. More than 10,000 Seminole fans from every state gathered in Downtown Tallahassee to enjoy the raucous festivities, which included a concert by country music star and FSU grad Jake Owen, local rock icon Eli and a fireworks display.

The Boosters hosted a member appreciation party at that event, which was attended by more than 1,000 Boosters and nearly 100 coaches, players and former players. Former players and now football staffers Terrell Buckley, Lawrence Dawsey and William Floyd planned to pop in for 15 minutes but hung out having fun until the joyous end.

“We believe in creating fun events for all of our members, no matter where they live, or what their age or interests might be, because it helps them connect and creates bonds with their team,” Miller said. “The events allow us to spend time with our members and show them appreciation. The events also help us attract new members who provide funds to help our team win and want to have some fun doing it.” SB

(Above) Fans had the opportunity to meet student-athletes at the spring game Booster Appreciation Party.

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only 51.9 rushing yards a game and gave up just 571 yards on the ground all season.

Cowart also led FSU in tackles as a junior in 1995 with 115 and totaled 338 tackles over his career.

The Buffalo Bills selected Cowart in the second round of the 1998 Draft, and he played eight years in the NFL. He earned All-Pro honors with the Bills in 2000 and also played for the NY Jets (2002-04) and Minnesota Vikings (2005).

Marshall McDougall Baseball 1999–2000 No player in the history of baseball accomplished what Marshall McDougall did from the plate in his first year with the Seminoles.

McDougall, a Jacksonville native, is best known for his performance against Maryland in 1999 when he blasted a NCAA record six home runs in one game. He also had a record 16 RBI and 25 total bases in the game on May 9, 1999, that shattered the NCAA records.

The Seminole second baseman went on to win the ACC triple crown in 1999 along with ACC Player of the Year honors with a .419 batting average, 106 RBI and 28 home runs. He started all 71 FSU games and led the nation in RBI and hits (126).

He was voted Most Outstanding Player of the 1999 College World Series and was a consensus All-American, a Golden Spikes and an NCBWA/Dick Howser Player of the Year finalist.

McDougall and Florida State reached the National Championship game of the 1999 College World Series, losing to Miami 6-5, and played four games in Omaha his senior season.

McDougall was drafted in the ninth round of the 2000 draft by the Oakland Athletics and reached the major leagues with the Texas Rangers in 2005.

Stephen Parry Swimming and Diving 1996–1999 Stephen Parry came to Florida State all the way from Liverpool, England, in 1996 and changed Seminole swimming from the day he stepped on the campus.

Parry earned individual NCAA AllAmerica honors all four years and a total

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of eight times in three different strokes during his historic FSU career. At one time, Parry held the school record in the 200 Butterfly, 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke. He helped lead Florida State to its finest run in school history with Top 20 finishes in each of his four years, including a ninth place finish in 1997 that remained FSU’s highest finish ever through at least the next 15 years.

As a senior in 1999, Parry and teammate Brendon Dedekind were co-ACC Championship Swimmer of the Meet winners. He won the three individual events and was on three first place relay teams at the ACC’s.

He set the conference record in the 100 Backstroke in 1999 and the school record in the 200 Butterfly (1:43.69) the same year.

Parry competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games as a member of the British team, earning a Bronze Medal in the 200-meter Butterfly in 2004.

Chris Weinke Football 1997–2000 Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke literally rewrote the Seminole record books during his remarkable career as the Seminoles quarterback.

Weinke, who came to FSU after a fiveyear professional baseball career, led Florida State to a unanimous National Championship in 1999 as a junior and followed that by taking FSU back to the national title game as a senior and winning the Heisman Trophy.

A native of St. Paul, Minn., Weinke led the nation in passing as a senior in 2000 with 4,167 yards. He virtually swept the major awards that year by adding the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O’Brien and a host of Player of the Year honors to his Heisman.

Weinke was the first three-year starter for Bobby Bowden and had a 32-3 record as the starter. His passing efficiency as a senior (163.1) was the highest ever for an FSU quarterback and ranked second nationally. Weinke threw 79 career touchdown passes for the Seminoles, and at the time of his graduation ranked 12 in NCAA history in TD passes and 18th in career passing yardage.

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In addition to his remarkable on-field accomplishments, Weinke was awarded a national NACDA post-graduate scholarship for academic excellence and was an all-district Academic All-American. His #16 jersey has been retired by Florida State.

Brooke Wyckoff Women’s Basketball 1997–2001 Brooke Wychoff’s #21 jersey already hangs in the rafters above FSU’s basketball court, and one of the all-time greatest players now enters the Hall of Fame.

Wyckoff was one of the top high school players in the country but chose to leave West Chester, Ohio, to play for Sue Semrau and Florida State. She made an immediate impact, setting an FSU record with 80 blocked shots as a freshman in 1997.

She went on to earn All-ACC honors as a sophomore and junior and capped her senior season (2001) with first team All-ACC honors as well as All-America honors. She was also FSU’s only four-time Academic All-ACC performer and received an ACC postgraduate scholarship.

Wyckoff scored 1,350 points over her storied FSU career and finished as the second best shot blocker the Seminoles have ever produced with 209. She grabbed 804 career rebounds and was also ranked among FSU’s all-time Top 10.

Wyckoff’s role in returning FSU to women’s basketball prominence cannot be overstated as she led FSU to its first winning season in nine years as a senior and into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade that same season.

Wyckoff went on to play eight years in the WNBA with the Orlando Miracle, Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky. ATTENDING THE HALL OF FAME BANQUET A limited number of $75 tickets for the 2011 induction ceremony are available for purchase by the public and can be obtained by calling (850) 556-0433 or via email to fsuhalloffame@gmail.com. The ceremony will be held at the University Center Club with a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. and dinner and the ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. SB

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