Archive for June 2008
Here’s the explanation, followed by the YouTube. What do ScalpEm.com readers think?
1. A Countdown to Silence (displayed on the beautiful new jumbotron)
- Pretty self-explanatory, when this countdown reaches 0, the whole stadium is expected to be silent, and get ready for the entrance.
2. The Chiefs begin to play their very own song, Seminole Uprising.
- A lot of teams use piped in Rock music for the intros, which would make Seminole Uprising very unique to us. The song would uphold all of our traditions as well as getting the fans excited.
3. During the first minute and a half of Seminole Uprising (before the climax), a highlight video of the past and present, with the actual audio from Gene Deckerhoff, would be played on the jumbotron.
4. At the climax of the song, about 1 minute and 35 seconds in, the players run onto the field. At this point, simple pyrotechnics (a ‘boom’ sound and/or a couple flame projectors) would help mark this moment and make it more exciting.
5. Seminole Uprising continues to play (the song is about 2:30 in total length) as the players settle on the sideline.
6. As the song comes to a close Osceola and Renegade charge towards the center of the field. This is timed so that the moment the song ends, the flaming spear is planted into the ground (queue another ‘boom’ sound). Meanwhile the players, feeling the excitement as well, are on the sidelines jumping up and down holding their helmets in the air.
7. Just a few seconds later, the Chiefs begin to play the Warchant.
8. The fans, doing the chop, feel the excitement and intensity, and the tone is set for the rest of the game. Mission accomplished.
Seminoles.com has a new photo gallery posted of the Doak Campbell Stadium improvements. Interestingly enough, the Bobby Bowden Field name has been taken out and replaced by a new ribbon board.
The Tallahassee Democrat, Tony and Rod would like you to believe so.
The SectionB.com message boards, lead to believe this is all about leverage and getting money out of the Dodgers organization. Leverage, Leverage, Leverage.
What do the readers think? Is Tony coming back to compete for the starting Catcher’s job (where he is projected in the majors) or is this about squeezing the L.A. Dodgers?
We’ll be going position by position as we near football season… so place your nominations in a comment for DB, LB, DL, OL, RB, FB, WR, QB, K, P, Punt Returner and Kick Returner. The winners from the 2005 list are automatically included.
I’ll use the poll system to vote position-by-position, and then we’ll name the full team just before the season starts.
Thanks to Rich at ChantRant for the heads up on this…
As usual a Cane can’t get his story right.
Look, on any other day I’m willing to debate the merits of any coach at any school and why they should or should not be there. I defended Mike Martin today, but I will continue to defend his coaching decisions throughout the 2008 post-season. And let’s not forget that I don’t defend idiot Seminole fans spitting on Canes players at Dick Howser Stadium, but I don’t think the overdone celebration was anything for Miami to be pleased about during the regular season either. That was classless too. Anyway, Canes305 is spouting off about a situation without giving everyone the cold, hard facts.
Read the sixth-to-last paragraph from this 2004 USA Today article, where the Walkie-Talkie incident is explained.
You can call Mike Martin classless for not shaking hands with Jim Morris. Walkie-Talkie Gate is the reason that Mike Martin has not shaken Jim Morris’s hand in the last 4 seasons. That’s why he won’t in the future. It has nothing to do with the College World Series, being sore losers or running away from anything.
Listen 305, if you want to attack Martin, there are plenty of better ways to do it. And I’ve heard plenty about how Seminole fans are treated at Mark Light Stadium, so please don’t preach how hospitable Hurricanes fans are. Every fanbase has idiots, and every point has a counter-point, but at least provide the whole story if you’re going to argue a point.
By Bill Kristoph
Mike Martin is far from perfect, I think he’d tell you that gladly. In past years, I’d be quick to point out that Martin either waited too long to get a fresh arm on the mound, or did some crazy lineup change that had no point. In past years I’d tell you that Mike Martin, Jr. wasn’t teaching the team enough on the hitting aspect of things, or that the FSU coaching staff was too laid back for its own good. So this year, the first in 8 that the Noles have made it to the College World Series, they didn’t do any of that. Martin changed pitchers, the team hit pretty well and most of the time there was some intensity from the coaches and players.
Martin didn’t blow this, the players did. Yes, it’s disappointing. Yes, it’s another team that coulda woulda shoulda, but didn’t. Eighteen hits should get a win, but the Noles left 17 on base yesterday. The coaching staff can’t do anything about that. The coaches prepped the players properly, FSU just didn’t get it done. Sure, fans are going to scream that the Noles had Buster Posey, the best player in America. That’s true, but baseball isn’t about one guy, no matter how much anyone wishes it. Posey can’t hit 10 run homers, there are 8 other guys that have to get it done.
At the beginning of the season, I bet you wouldn’t find too many Seminole fans preaching the CWS run that FSU had this year. The pitching was deemed mediocre, the fielding worse and nobody knew about the bats. Fast forward through a season where the offense in fact carried the team, and expectations were raised. But, baseball gurus know that pitching a defense wins championships. The Seminoles lacked dominant pitching against the best competition, and they never could field well in 2008.
It’s that simple.
For once, this wasn’t Mike Martin’s fault. He didn’t make every perfect move, but he DID put them in the proper position to win ball games, 17 left on base means the players didn’t get it done.
JoAnne Graf Retires From FSU Softball
Scott Carter weighs in on his blog about Dr. Graf’s retirement.
So does the Tallahassee Democrat.
Dr. JoAnne Graf’s retirement ends an era of FSU Softball that lasted for 30 years. 1437 wins later, Dr. Graf decided to step away from the field and move into teaching sports management at Florida State University. She never had a losing season at FSU.
In way, this was a good idea, because unless something drastic changes for next year and the new coach, next season might be close to a losing season.
Noles Face Canes In CWS Elimination Game
I’m so tired of suffering through a game like the loss to Stanford. On the bright side, Mike Martin didn’t blow that game. I thought his decisions were pretty well thought out, but the players just didn’t get it done. Buster Posey didn’t have the stuff to close it out, and the offense couldn’t get runners in. From the offensive point of view, the game reminded me of the Bucknell Regional game, where the Noles had runners in scoring position but it was always with two outs.
Either way, the Noles take on the Canes today in an elimination game, FSU’s 7th of the playoffs. Expect it to be their last, since I don’t think the Noles will get by the Canes today. FSU is one of the worst fielding teams in the country, and that catches up to teams at the CWS. It did on Saturday, it will again today. Two and Q for the Noles.
FSU Track Three-Peats
The Seminole Track team kicked butt again. I know absolutely nothing about Track other than FSU is apparently dominant. Check out the article on Seminoles.com.
So he says… check out Andrew Carter’s blog on him, and the statement that FSU will have the best line in the country.
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By Bill Kristoph
If you would have talked to me prior to the 2008 Seminole Baseball season, I would have told you that the team didn’t have enough offense, that the pitching would be sketchy, but the defense would be solid.
It goes to show you what I know… absolutely nothing.
I didn’t know that Buster Posey was THAT good. I knew he was good, mind you, but not All-Everything-Triple-Crown good. I also didn’t know that the team would imitate Murderer’s Row. Frankly, they’re more scary from top to bottom than the 1927 Yankees at the collegiate level. I also didn’t know that Ryan Strauss would find his groove in the bullpen, nor did I count on big contributions from Mike McGee, who might be my favorite player on the roster. And, on the down side, I didn’t know that the Noles would struggle so much in the field.
But, this year feels different, doesn’t it?
FSU Baseball teams in the past had more draft picks, more expectations, more pressure and less leaders. 2008 seems like it could be FSU’s time. After all, Mike Martin is 64, and Bobby Bowden was 64 when he won his first national title at FSU. Has anyone viewed an FSU team as more of a TEAM than this one? Posey picks up Stidham, Tyler Holt gets a big hit, Dennis Guinn goes 0-and-2, fouls off 8 pitches and somehow draws the walk. Elih Villanueva throws a gem when the pressure is on and it’s do-or-die. It just seems to work out in the end for the Noles.
The Noles open College World Series play on Saturday at 2 p.m. where they’ll take on the Stanford Cardinal.
If they follow their recent tradition, they’ll lose that game and fight back from the losers bracket. I hoping that they don’t go that route, for my own stress level’s sake. But in a year where the Giants beat the Patriots, the Lakers and Celtics are both good, and my New York Mets are horrendous even with a talented roster, why shouldn’t it be a CWS Title for FSU?
It could be the beginning of the next dominating era in FSU sports.