Wake Up Warchant - Florida State football

(4'): 6-6 is not good enough -- athletics director lays down the gauntlet. (7'): Corey's takeaway. Game 21 looked an awful lot like Game 1 and why this hire will be tough to screw up. (16'): Will Odell have full support of Taggart loyalists on the staff, will he be able to galvanize like he did in 2017? Bowl eligibility is big, will it be Bob Stoops? (48'): More on a bowl, the horror show that was VaTech game (51'): 2-0dell back at it Music: Mayer Hawthorne - The Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First thing's first -- seemed like a good dude. (5'): Surprised by the timing (14'): This thing was broken (19'): Was it W-L's or belief in his ability to lead, organize? (46'): Midseason fire, do they have the successor in mind? (49'): Hot board (50'): 'Keeping the same energy' -- any coach follows suit, yes, they will be criticized. (56'): Will the next guy inherit a worse program than Willie did? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FSU and Bama to play a home-and-home in 2025-6. Good thing? Who will be coaching? (15'): Do we keep moving the goalposts for Willie, the perks of Hornibrook, what if they win out, etc. (45'): Over/under Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go conservative? Favorite FSU-Miami game. How much WildCam to use? Can the defense be dominant? Where was the WildCam earlier? QB conspiracy theory. Music: Bayside - Prayers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(8'): How can, will FSU be able to move the ball with Hornibrook at QB (18'): FSU's offensive leaders send a message -- some subtly, some with style. (29'): Is FSU is one player away from being fixed (42'): Noah Mindel of CaneSport breaks down Miami Music: Sleep On It - Hold Your Breath, Jay-Z/Kanye - No Church In The Jungle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U isn't back, probably won't be and thus FSU must win as both teams hover at .500 (17'): Keys, concerns, etc about the game Music: Taking Back Sunday - Miami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse was a pretty lousy team but... Akers shines. Hornibrook does marginally better. OL is still the OL. Miami one of the better defenses FSU will face and there's much more to lose for Taggart than win on Saturday. Absurd fan behavior...after a *win*! Music: Tuxedo - On A Good One Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emotions continue to flare as fans are split on the direction, future of the program. (47'): Over/under Sleep On It - Racing to a Red Light Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener mailbag: confidence waning, has the offense regressed, what's to look forward to in 2020 and everything a panicked fan base in pondering. Music: Anarbor - This Can't Be Healthy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balancing the unease of the future with financial realities. No real precedents in P5 of coaches being relieved after 2 years barring 10+ loss seasons. (36'): National, Super Bowl champion Chris Hope discusses toughness, excellence at FSU as 1999 team is set to be celebrated during homecoming. Hope's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/P-R-S-Parents-Relying-Their/dp/1943217955 Music: The Story So Far - Scowl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(7'): Willie backs Blackman, annoyed by the questions -- balancing the good and bad of his play (26'): Blackman bears the onus, Hornibrook's sideline quirk (30'): Taggart's comportment postgame and the way he 'girdes up' days later (46'): Are we not talking enough about lost yards on punt returns? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Players are letting down Taggart but his game management isn't doing them many favors. Obligatory QB discussion. FSU only a few plays from being 5-2, 6-1...fair to focus on that? What can be salvaged in the next five games? Would post-Jimbo 2017 FSU beat 2019 FSU? Music: The Used - Moving the Mountain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Might not look it on TV but Willie getting assertive at practice. (36'): Over/under Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bunch of conversation sandwiched around questions about Willie's long-term viability as a championship winning coach for FSU -- that's at the 19' mark. Music: Waterparks - Sleep Alone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hunch it's still Blackman, probably should be Horinbrook -- but whoever plays the best on Saturday should get full reign moving forward (24'): Defensive woes frustrating -- but don't all teams struggle in alignment and assignment when they play bad? (28'): Conor O'Neill of the Winston-Salem Journal shares his insight on the likely starting QB for Wake, their dynamic WRs and their slumping defense. Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hump de Bump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices