On The Bench: An FSU football podcast network
Come for the Florida State football and recruiting news, stay for the nonsense. The Noles247 Podcast offers honest analysis from Brendan Sonnone, Chris Nee, and Zach Blostein.
Episodes
April 22, 2025 • 67 mins
We dive into our thoughts on Florida State's departures to the transfer portal, their process in the portal thus far and share optimisim/concern as we project FSU's depth chart exiting spring football.
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April 14, 2025 • 67 mins
The spring transfer window opens up this week. How active will Florida State be and what positions will the Seminoles target?
We preview the Portal - as well as retention strategy - while going over some of the last tidbits of spring camp, take listener questions, and try to rationalize Sonnone's reckless CB strategy.
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April 8, 2025 • 37 mins
FSU AD Michael Alford on construction progress, the salary-cap era, and more
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April 7, 2025 • 61 mins
Florida State held their second scrimmage of the spring this past Saturday and for the first and only time this spring, media was on the sidelines (kind of) and allowed to watch.
Zach Blostein hosts as he asks Brendan Sonnone and Dane Draper for their detailed thoughts after taking in FSU's scrimmage at FSU on Saturday.
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April 1, 2025 • 83 mins
We breakdown the intel we gathered from FSU's first spring scrimmage this past weekend while also delving into whether we are concerned or not with FSU's recruiting efforts thus far in the 2026 cycle. We close things out with some talk about FSU basketball and their efforts in the Transfer Portal as they look to build their team under new head coach Luke Loucks.
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March 25, 2025 • 61 mins
Skipping past Sonnone’s recent press conference snafu, this episode of On The Bench goes over some of the scoop coming out of Florida State’s spring practice.
We also dive into a few things that have caught our attention on the recruiting trail – see something, say something – a look at the QB board as it’s playing out, a legacy commit on Legacy Weekend, and more.
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March 18, 2025 • 60 mins
We spoke with head coach Mike Norvell and his entire coaching staff at Florida State yesterday and today, we're breaking down our thoughts from our conversations with the staff, FSU's change in media access and a number of other topics On The Bench.
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March 10, 2025 • 37 mins
Florida State basketball coach Luke Loucks is coming home. Can the life-long FSU fan and alum inject energy into his alma mater?
Few know FSU hoops more than Chris Nee. He breaks down the hire in this episode.
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March 3, 2025 • 54 mins
Florida State and the ACC are settling their lawsuit. What are the settlement details? What is Florida State getting out of it? How long will they remain in the ACC? Which side 'won' this settlement?
We discuss that and give our general thoughts on FSU's recruiting efforts early on in the 2026 recruiting cycle in today's episode of On The Bench
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February 25, 2025 • 77 mins
Florida State is progressing quickly towards spring football.
The gang at Noles247's On The Bench podcast opens up the MAILBAG to take questions on position battles, newcomers to watch, and more spring-related topics. Plus we veer off to take questions on the reasons for optimism/skepticism about the future of the program under Mike Norvell, and moves made by athletic director Michael Alford.
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February 17, 2025 • 78 mins
Florida State brought in a new coordinator on each side of the ball and added more than 30 new players to the roster.
But will this lead to a drastic turnaround in 2025?
Now that the dust is mostly settled, we go over the 10 datapoints we outlined before the offseason started. How does the OTB team think Mike Norvell did in revamping the program based on the info we currently have?
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February 11, 2025 • 69 mins
Florida State coach Mike Norvell started up his spring booster tour over the weekend. Noles247 has been at both stops so far, so we begin today’s episode by sharing some of Norvell’s most noteworthy comments on body language, team-building philosophies, and some missteps from last season.
We also take a look at some of the lack of aggressiveness in building out the front office and then stop to break down the list of top candidates...
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January 31, 2025 • 73 mins
The ACC and ESPN are opting in to a built-in extension that'll carry into 2036. Along with these reports, there's talk about re-distributing payouts to programs based on brand value.
What does that mean for Florida State and its lawsuit against the ACC?
We let Chris cook on the ACC/ESPN news before getting into a fun breakdown of some of FSU's top late 2025 additions before playing Buy or Sonnone.
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January 27, 2025 • 46 mins
Florida State's quarterback board got a sizable shakeup on Sunday evening when Brady Smigiel decommitted from the Seminoles.
What is FSU's plan?
FSU was quick to offer three mobile four-star signal callers.
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January 21, 2025 • 62 mins
Florida State held its first Junior Day of the offseason. While some of us are struggling to care about recruiting this far out, our very own Zach Blostein is putting a level of energy into the early-recruiting process that trumps what he’s ever done previously.
Blostein cares. Why? For the first time in several years, there’s a new group of recruiters to focus on and see how they perform.
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January 6, 2025 • 64 mins
Florida State is just about done with its winter portal haul as it makes some final additions to the group over the next week.
What do we think of FSU's efforts towards upgrading their roster heading into a pivotal 2025 football season for head coach Mike Norvell and his staff?
Chris Nee and Zach Blostein break it all down on the latest episode of On The Bench.
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OTB: Everything you could ever want to know about FSU's Top 10 Portal class (so far), and who's next
December 30, 2024 • 108 mins
If you're listening to this entire episode on the eve of New Year's Eve or even New Year's Eve itself, you're as dedicated a Florida State fan as can be.
If you listen to the full 1.5 hours of this, you're probably a sicko.
We get the Young Guns together as Clay Fink and Dane Draper join Brendan Sonnone in this in-depth episode of On The Bench. It's a wealth of information, in between ADHD-driven ramblings, of every transfer FSU h...
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December 23, 2024 • 49 mins
FSU's 2025 offense is taking shape through their additions in the Transfer Portal as of late.
On this episode of On The Bench, we touch on the Seminoles' latest adds in the portal including a huge win with USC wide receiver Duce Robinson committing to the 'Noles.
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December 20, 2024 • 73 mins
Florida State's pursuit of Duce Robinson, Portal Hits and Misses, and More.
This episode of OTB features a look at FSU's Portal strategy as we examine what's worked and what hasn't for the Seminoles so far.
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December 16, 2024 • 72 mins
Florida State's Transfer Portal efforts are ramping up.
With three portal commitments already in the fold, the Seminoles are looking to add much more to that this week and beyond. The 'Noles also have seemed to complete their on-field coaching staff this week -- so we delve into our thoughts on how it looks.
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