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FSU Football: Jimbo Fisher pleased overall with first day of fall camp

By Kelvin Hunt

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader runs with a flag on the field during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader runs with a flag on the field during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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FSU football finally got fall camp underway Tuesday afternoon in preparation for its opener against Alabama.

It has been a long time coming, but FSU football is finally back with the beginning of fall camp Tuesday afternoon.

The ‘Noles practiced without pads and that’s the first thing Fisher pointed out in his post-practice interview as it’s easier to look good without them.

Fisher said he was pleased with the tempo and the attitude of players to correct mistakes when they were made.

I think you’ll notice a trend with that as Fisher preaches the process. Below is the full interview with Fisher after practice. I’m not going to regurgitate all of that, but I will give my overall thoughts below:

Thoughts

Did you watch Jimbo Fisher in that press conference? There’s a quiet confidence he has with this team. I think Fisher understands this team can be special if they do the little things while getting good injury luck during the season at key positions.

Jimbo Fisher knows how talented this team is, but now it’s about establishing mindset. Do the players want to be good, or do they want to become great?

That’s what these fall practices are going to establish. Fisher said he didn’t have a real depth chart and that how these guys practice will determine who plays.

It’s the same philosophy we saw with Fisher and Nyqwan Murray last season. It’s obvious Murray has the talent to be a difference maker, but Fisher couldn’t afford to put him on the field when he wasn’t doing it in practice.

Those lessons should pay off this season. Fisher always says, “Don’t do it till you get it right…do it until you can’t get it wrong.”

An oldie but goodie my college baseball coach used to say, “practice don’t make perfect…but perfect practice does.”

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That’s the mindset Fisher’s trying develop right now. There will be days were he’s happy like Tuesday, but you can bet your bottom dollar he’ll come to a post-practice interview soon and won’t be happy with a damn thing.

It’s a process.

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