Former defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel who bridged the gap between Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher chimes in on Levonta Taylor’s second response.
You didn’t offend anyone bro. Stand on the sh*t you say mean it.. stand by it. We’re just letting you know the reasons behind a lot of people haven’t come back. But when I was there we didn’t give a damn if the former players came back or not(no disrespect). We wanted to leave
— Jacobbi McDaniel (@JacobbiJustice) June 8, 2019
Former player Bobby Hart under Jimbo Fisher chimes in as well.
On God !! Ain’t give two shits bout him who was there and who wasn’t. Hell we was trying to get tf out of there. Especially dealing w Jimbo n trickett every day 😂😂 https://t.co/vma6kg6cY5
— Bobby T. Hart (@IGotHart) June 8, 2019
So those comments give you a bit of context on the atmosphere of the program BEFORE Willie Taggart took over.
Is it the players didn’t come back because they were trying to get out due to the former regime and just kept that energy when Willie Taggart was hired? I mean there were a ton of players at the spring game LAST year.
Were they not welcome then?
Former FSU wide receiver P.K. Sam under the Bobby Bowden regime chimed in with some reasonable thoughts.
Not sure where the convo started w/players helping FSU but...@FSUFootball has done a great job of bringing guys back to hang and meet the staff. They have also told guys no that wanted to help. End of the day a staff shouldnt need help and its a business so its ok to tell ppl no
— P.K. Sam II (@PKSamII) June 8, 2019
If he started it hes not lying...ppl have been told no but its a business. You can let 100 old dudes come back and “help”
— P.K. Sam II (@PKSamII) June 8, 2019
The issue is FSU has lots of talented former players that know football. If you let everyone insert an opinion its not good. We shouldve just had a better staff then we wouldnt feel like we need to help
— P.K. Sam II (@PKSamII) June 8, 2019
Issue is older guys come back and mean well but it ends up just being “my era was the best” blah blah. I keep trying to structure a “WR family reunion” but I procrastinate 🤦🏾♂️ things like that would be great. Address issues with former guys w/no coaches so they feel open to talk
— P.K. Sam II (@PKSamII) June 8, 2019
I have to agree with P.K. Sam here as this is likely what happens when you have too many former players involved. Realistically, the only time former players could really make an impact anyways is in the summer when players are doing most of the workouts on their own.
I know a better way they could help though. How about donate money back into the program and stop making the program look like a joke on social media.
I’m not saying any of these players haven’t donated money, but that would be the easiest and simplest way since FSU does’t have the financial resources of some of the schools that have been around much longer.