The only bowling FSU will be doing this season is at District 850.
Whatever "improvements" the Seminoles can take from a 5-7 season will be hollow after they got worked 40-21 by a Gators team that had just three wins coming into Saturday. The defense, which had been showing signs of life over the past few weeks, got punished by Jaden Baugh and the Gators offensive line.
It's the fourth losing campaign in six years under Mike Norvell, who will be back next season. FSU was shut out for most of the second half against a team that gave up 30 or more points in each of the past three games.
Garbage time Mike strikes again. Nothing says Mike Norvell like a 10 minute drive when u need to score quick
— 4th ball brother (@whenballwhere) November 30, 2025
And the good news is, FSU fans have another year of this to look forward to.
Frustrated fans just want the nightmare to end
The futility that FSU has shown over the past two seasons is staggering. The Seminoles are 7-17 over that stretch and 0-10 in games on the road or at a neutral site. FSU is 0-6 against their rivals Florida, Miami and Clemson and 3-13 in the ACC.
This season started out promising with a shocking 31-17 win over Alabama that had everyone thinking FSU was back, but a four-game losing streak in the middle of hte season ended those thoughts. But Saturday was the kicker with Baugh gaining 266 yards on the soft Seminoles defense.
Getting whooped by your 3-8 rival with no head coach. The Mike Norvell Special™️
— TaReef KnockOut (@TaReefKnockOut) November 30, 2025
The 2 4th and 1 calls tonight show exactly why Mike Norvell should not be the coach of this team moving forward. @FSUFootball @FloridaState fucking you are ruining rhis great program with your ignorance.
— J Tilt (@jtilton67) November 30, 2025
Mike Norvell solved his punt return issues
— FRESH IRC PODCAST (@SS_2FRESH) November 30, 2025
Never force the opponent to punt and you can’t muff the punt return opportunity! pic.twitter.com/mWZbBQxfxB
As long as @SeminoleAlford and Mike Norvell are at @FSUFootball, we can’t be considered a serious college football program.
— Mike in Orlando (@yankee0579) November 30, 2025
I can honestly say I’ve never seen a laughing stock like Mike Norvell in all my life of watching college football. Man has become a legend for absolutely ruining a juggernaut team like fsu. A team that was legendarily good with Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher for decades. Wow.
— Coco Conseco ↓ (@TheCoryBeaver) November 30, 2025
This was an opportunity for Norvell to make the FSU fans feel some level of optimism about the decision to keep him around and, instead, they are left wondering if things could get much worse and, if so, how much worse they will get. Florida didn't even have a real coach going into the game and had no hope of reaching a bowl, yet they looked more prepared and motivated to play.
There's little chance that the decision to retain Norvell will be reversed, but FSU athletic director Michael Alford should probably not answer his phone for a few days because I can't imagine any high-level supporter of the program is happy with these results.