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Mid-Camp Check-In: POSITION BY POSITION TAKEAWAYS!!!!!!

• 1:15:41
• 3 days ago

What areas do we feel better about than we did going into camp? What's still an area of concern?

Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone, from a porch in Jacksonville, go over Florida State's first 12 practices of the preseason as they close on the first half of camp. And we do so in Nee's favorite fashion: Position-by-position breakdown!!!

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Episodes of This Show

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  OTB: What we know about this FSU team one week into camp

  • 1:16:38
  • 11 days ago

  What's standing out about Florida State, so far, this preseason camp? We go over the areas of confidence and concern in this OTB.

  Dane Draper, Chris Nee, and Brendan Sonnone detail their thoughts on the encouraging dynamic of the quarterback room, the stellar play of Fentrell Cypress and Darius Washington, and go over which freshmen are standing out to us.

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  OTB: Football...is...back! (Camp Preview)

  • 1:07:50
  • 18 days ago

  Preseason camp begins for Florida State on Wednesday. On The Bench prepares you for the month ahead with a thorough breakdown of projections, expectations, concerns, and position battles in this episode.

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  OTB: Nee gets shut out at ACC Kickoff, a sassy commissioner, and giggles

  • 0:44:00
  • 19 days ago

  Nee raised his hand four times to ask commissioner Jim Phillips a question at ACC Kickoff, but to no avail.

  That's our starting point as Nee and Sonnone go over the talking points from Phillips, Mike Norvell, and FSU players at the ACC's annual media day.

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  OTB: Stacking the WR Board, a TEAse, and more

  • 0:59:02
  • 26 days ago

  Florida State recorded a major win on the recruiting trail this weekend with the addition of four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon. That’s our starting point for this episode On The Bench as Zach and Brendan dive into a position group that went from an unknown to a strength for FSU in this cycle.

  We then venture into some team tidbits, strategies for CFB25, and play some spicy Buy or Sonnone with an attempt to contextualize the recent Big 12 rumors.

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  Which underclassmen on FSU's roster are we betting on both short and long term?

  • 1:16:17
  • 29 days ago

  Claims are staked as OTB battles over which first or second-year players on FSU's roster are the guys we most believe in. 

  Dane, Zach, and Brendan bid on the underclassmen on FSU's roster to best build a nucleus of first-year and second-year players to build on for the coming years.

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  OTB: 40 Most Important Players. The Top 10

  • 1:24:33
  • 1 month ago

  We conclude the countdown of this year's 40 Most Important Players on Florida State's roster in this episode of On The Bench.

  Trey, Kev, and Coach AB are joined by Brendan to sift the positional value of key players in the heart of FSU's defense, the expectations for DJU, and a declaration of who the most talented player on FSU's roster is heading into the 2024 campaign. 

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  OTB: What to make of linebacker recruititng

  • 0:30:08
  • 1 month ago

  Florida State went 0-3 on its top linebacker targets this summer, with Tavion Wallace's shocking choice to pick Arkansas over FSU, Georgia, and UF highlighting what has become a recurring trend of subpar recruiting -- for FSU's standards -- at the position.

  Zach, Chris, and Dane dive into this trend and search for clarity on why repeat missteps keep occurring at the position.

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• OTB: Premium Positions, Premium Commitments

  • 0:56:37
  • 1 month ago

  Florida State's recruiting efforts are in full swing, with the Seminoles landing four blue-chip commitments within the last week and more likely on the way in the near future.

  Oh, and Tramell Jones Jr. shut down his recruitment after quite the push from rival Florida.

  There's a ton to get to in this episode of On The Bench.

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  OTB: 19 OVs, commit draft, and people care about recruiting again!

  • 1:06:48
  • 2 months ago

  How many members from this giant OV weekend will end up committing to Florida State?

  Who's the most likely visitor to end up in this class?

  Is recruiting something to care about again?

  Nee, Zach, and Sonnone are On The Bench as we recap a fun recruiting weekend that could end up leading to some fireworks (but how many?) to but a finale to a hectic slate of June visits.

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