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CHOICE TABLES; In Madrid, It's Now Chic to Dine at Your Hotel
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We would have liked to see more of Spain's remarkable artisanal cheeses among the 40 displayed, but that was a minor quibble. We wondered, however, whether the heavily laden cheese table would somehow be brought to us. It was, by two able-bodied waiters, who hauled it across the room so Luis could make his selection. I tried lovely warm strawberry minitarts sprinkled with candied almonds, accompanied by sweet Málaga wine ice cream.
In the tasteful Hotel Villa Real, the Europa is the only hotel restaurant we visited without its own street entrance -- all the better to wander around the public rooms and admire a spectacular collection of Roman mosaics and see the Andy Warhols in the restaurant/bar. In the main restaurant, Antoni Tàpies lithographs on beige sponge-painted walls are the principal decoration. Tables are simply set and illuminated by beams of ceiling light.
The food, expertly prepared by Joaquín de Felipe, was also without superfluous frills and flourishes. Intense Mediterranean flavors achieved from a minimum of ingredients were a welcome departure from the endless descriptives on most menus. We couldn't stop eating the excellent breads, which we dipped in Catalan olive oil seasoned with algae salt. From the well-priced wine list that featured encyclopedic appraisals of Spain's wine regions, we chose a red Félix Martínez Reserva 1997 ($41) from the province of Madrid that was fruity, potent and altogether different from a Rioja or Ribera del Duero.
Neither of us was particularly fond of the tuna heart that came compliments of the house, but an excellent duo of tunas followed -- tuna belly served with a salad of onion, peppers and tomato, and tuna loin, sandwiched between salt cod and anchovies. Red mullet fillets accompanied by crisp pork rind, poached onion and a touch of red wine seemed far fetched but worked wonderfully. Succulent slow-cooked squab, the legs chopped and fried in a cannelloni-shaped pasta, came with a ginger-spiced red fruit chutney.
For dessert, creamy yogurt, blended with brown sugar and balsamic vinegar and served over a tomato marmalade, and trilogía del chocolate (brownie, mousse, ice cream and slices of white chocolate in orange sauce) were particularly good. With them we enjoyed sweet, fruity Pedro Ximénez wine by Alvear.
Shedding the somewhat stodgy style of its parent in Bilbao and its sibling in Madrid (both called Goizeko Kabi and each with a Michelin star), Goizeko, in the low-key Hotel Wellington, is thoroughly contemporary, and Jorge González has created an updated menu centering on seafood that accompanies its new look. At lunch, executives and politicians congregate here, but evening brings a mixed, vibrant crowd. When the restaurant opened two years ago, it immediately clicked. Although decorated in the light, airy style of the other hotel restaurants, the bright apricot tablecloths, lemon walls and rosy niches displaying ribbon plants provide splashes of color.
The menu is extensive, and Luis and I and our friends Pepe and Carmen were pleased when our waiter suggested we order each appetizer plated for four. Our first courses were splendid: laminas (paper-thin slices) of shrimp and salt cod bathed in lobster-scented olive oil and sprinkled with almonds, chives and crunchy sea salt; scallops with their coral over thinly sliced octopus in sea urchin vinaigrette; and grilled squid the size of a thumb joint, garnished with squid ink and sweet poached onion. The Rioja house wine we chose, Viña Olabarri Reserva 1998, was refined and exceptionally priced at $17.50.
Pepe and Carmen elected tried and true Basque specialties: marmitako -- a thick tuna and potato soup served with pencil-thin Basque hot green peppers -- and a faultless salt cod pil-pil in a creamy emulsion of olive oil and the gelatinous underskin of the cod. Luis settled on simple egg-coated fried hake of utter freshness that came with roasted piquillo peppers, and I chose a classic rabbit stew with potatoes and land snails in a delicious red wine sauce. We ended with a tasting of desserts -- among them, a crisp walnut canneloni filled with rennet custard mousse and a fabulous raspberry tart garnished with yogurt and a swirl of caramelized vinegar.
El Chaflán
Unless you are staying at the appealing family-owned Hotel Aristos in this quiet residential neighborhood, you may think twice about the 15-minute or so cab ride from downtown. Madrileños, however, have warmed to the bare-bones décor and creative cooking of Juan Pablo Felipe and seem to enjoy the spectacle of a high-tech kitchen in action behind a spotless expanse of glass. El Chaflán, which has one Michelin star, is minimalist to the extreme, a palette of grays. Instead of paintings, red and blue spotlights dance on a wall and a wizened olive tree is the room's focal point.
Luis and I were dining alone, so half portions (at 60 percent of full price), served tapas style, suited us fine. Once we had settled on our menu, the amuse-bouches of the night arrived. Clear fresh tomato gelatin -- an ''essence of gazpacho,'' as our waitress in a tuxedo-style uniform described it -- sprinkled with diced green pepper and salty bread crisps, was perfect on this sizzling summer night. Minute squares of foie gras in a crackling sugar coating and seasoned with pepper came next. From the fine wine list we chose an intensely aromatic three-year-old Rioja, Cosme Palacio y Hermanos, made solely from Spanish tempranillo grapes, a bargain at $24.50.
Of our four first courses I particularly liked the tuna tartar with salmon roe and pistachio sauce. Luis favored the poached egg with chickpeas in a sauce flavored with sherry. Suckling pig on a plate with creamed apple and potato purée was properly prepared, if unexciting, but rare and richly flavorful beef with truffled bread bits, minced artichoke and mushrooms, and pillowy squares of foie gras mousse was perhaps the best dish of the evening.
Quesos en forma con dulces turned out to be five cheeses, each accompanied by an appropriate sweet (like Manchego with creamy quince and runny Torta del Casar sheep's-milk cheese with a streak of sweet Pedro Ximénez wine syrup and tiny squares of spice cake). We could have done without the annoying advice of our waitress to eat the cheeses ''from right to left.'' To end the meal, stracciatella vulcano -- chocolate chip ice cream sandwiched between crisp bitter chocolate with coconut foam and a dollop of piña colada -- was simple and nice.
When the last dish had been prepared, a shade emblazoned with El Chaflán's colorful logo rolled down over the window into the kitchen, bringing the show to a close.
Bill of fare
None of these restaurants restrict smoking, but there are fewer smokers these days, and high-tech ventilation and well-spaced tables -- a hallmark of hotel dining rooms -- keeps the air clear. Reservations made well in advance are a necessity, especially on weekends. Major credit cards accepted.
La Broche, Hotel Miguel Ángel, Calle Miguel Ángel, 29; (34) 91-399-3437, fax (34) 91-399-3778. Lunch and dinner Monday to Friday. Meal for two with a moderately priced wine, about $165.
Santceloni, Hotel Hesperia, Paseo de la Castellana, 57; (34) 91-210-8840, fax (34) 91-210-8899. Lunch and dinner Monday to Friday; Saturday dinner only. Meal for two with wine from the lower price range, $235.
Europa, Hotel Villa Real, Plaza de Las Cortes, 10; (34) 91-369-3310, fax (34) 91-420-2547. Lunch, dinner daily. Meal for two with wine, $145.
Goizeko-Wellington, Hotel Wellington, Villanueva, 34; (34) 91-577-0138, fax (34) 91-577-6026. Lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday. Meal for two with house wine, $145.
El Chaflán, Hotel Aristos, Avenida Pío XII, 34; (34) 91-350-6193, fax (34) 91-345-1023. Lunch and dinner Monday to Friday; Saturday dinner only. Meal for two with moderately priced wine, $200.
Photos: Roman mosaics in a hall of the Hotel Villa Real outside the Europa restaurant. Oscar Velasco, chef at Santceloni.; Essence of gazpacho at El Chaflán, Hotel Aristos; poached egg with cauliflower sauce and caviar at Santceloni, Hotel Hesperia; roast squab with sunflower seeds over a bed of melon at La Broche, Hotel Miguel Ángel; raspberry tart at Goizeko-Wellington. (Photographs by Rafael Samano/Spain Photographers, for The New York Times)(pg. 6); Sergi Arola, chef at La Broche in the Hotel Miguel Ángel. (Photo by Rafael Samano/Spain Photographers, for The New York Times)(pg. 20)


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I've got a few odds and sods to sell so want to start using Ebay.
I have an account with them and also a Paypal account.
Can anyone please recommend a good website/book or whatever, which will show me how to go about using Ebay and any pitfalls to avoid.
FE, if you consider that this would be better in Consumerwatch I would be most grateful if you would move it. Thanks.
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How about eBays own guides - accessible via the Sell menu item.
Sorry if that's no help to you but I found it useful once or twice.
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Moved to Consumerwatch from Speakers Corner.
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FE, Thanks
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Thanks. I had thought of that but really wanted some kind of book to have propped open in front of me while using Ebay for the first couple of times.
I'm really looking for people's personal recommendations from their experiences on Ebay.
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Pop down to the library and borrow one of the many dummies type guides to eBay, they all say pretty much the same things
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Brilliant idea! Thank you.
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If you are anywhere near PC World, then look at the books in there. They usually carry a number of books about eBay, one of which might catch your eye than the others!.
Would suggest that you look at eBay's own selling tools on their website.
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Thanks. I'll have a look in the library first and, if there's nothing there, I'll follow your suggestion.
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If you enjoy playing video games attending a BlizzCon convention, I would love to meet you. I consider myself a normal kind of guy who enjoys going to movies or staying home for a night in. I also don't mind an adventure. If an opportunity to go skydiving presents itself I can't turn it down. I hope to find an interesting girl who appreciates my hobbies me. I enjoy computers PC gaming. I love to tinker with computers and I never stopped wanting to learn more about them and so I continue to read more about them through textbooks or online. You may also find me sitting down to read a good Sci-Fi novel. Anime/Manga are fun to read as well. I love to travel, especially to Germany. I would still love to see Egypt, Rome Japan. I have an impressive Lego collection, which can still provide a great distraction and I make a mean Insto Ramen (yum right?)! I also love sushi pizza, but have been trying many new foods lately am open to anything. I am a great listener who is looking for a woman who has similar interests as me. My ideal has striking eyes and an even more beautiful personality. She might have a fascination with computers or love for gaming, but even just an interest in learning about them would be a great start. I am a quiet guy who is looking for a lovely woman to share my live with hope to find her here.
Camping , Coffee and conversation , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Playing cards , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games , Watching sports , Wine tasting
Basketball, Billiards / Pool, Bowling, Golf, Hockey, Inline skating, Running, Soccer, Swimming, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
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Eating out at Sushi Bars... Travel to Germany, then one of these days I'll actually go see the rest of Europe, Egypt and Japan
Westwood College–Inland Empire, Upland, CA
Music: I like listening primarily to Techno/Club. But as long as it has a good beat I'll listen to it. TV shows: CSI, Castle, NCIS, Modern Family, or anything that catches my fancy... Sports: Soccer – Go Germany!
Playing games on my PC, Wii, or 360. Watching movies, reading, hanging out with friends. Going to conventions (Blizzcon, AnimeExpo, ComicCon), or just good old fashion relaxing.
Currently reading a Warhammer 40k Novels, a Security certification book, and re-reading King of Hell and Akira Manga. I like Sci-Fi novels.
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I'm a Systems Administrator, which means I work on computer/servers all day. Something I never tire from doing ^_^
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I received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Network Management from Westwood College.


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NCF Nation: James Coley
Miami RB Gus Edwards eager for bigger role
"My fastest time was 4.49," he says.
Tough to find big, bruising backs who can run that fast. Had Edwards competed in the NFL combine this year, that time would have tied him for third among all running backs with Trey Williams at Texas A&M.
Florida State back Karlos Williams, with similar size to Edwards, wowed scouts with his 4.48 time. Though the Miami strength staff has not tested players on their 40 times recently, coach Al Golden confirmed that Edwards has some serious speed, clocking in at 20 miles per hour on the GPS technology the team is using this spring to get a gauge on player productivity.
That ranked Edwards second on the team, behind receiver Rashawn Scott.
So the opportunity is there for Edwards to use his rare combination of size and speed to help fill the void in the backfield with Duke Johnson's departure. Edwards is eager to prove he is more than just a third-down bull rushing back and expand his repertoire now that he will take on an expanded role.
"I'm trying to make the outside zone a better part of my game," Edwards said. "Last year, they ran me more inside but I think I've gotten way better with the outside zones. That's what I want to do now. Last year, I felt like that's what I was being told to do come in on third down and get the short yardage, just power through but now that has to be part of my game.
"Coach thinks I'm one of the fastest guys. I think I could surprise defenses, and when I get in the open field, I'm not trying to get hauled down."
Edwards has been running with the first-team so far this spring, but Miami plans on using a running back by committee approach with Johnson gone. Joe Yearby, a much shiftier back, will also get carries, along with Trayone Gray. Incoming freshman Mark Walton, an ESPN 300 standout, will be a player to watch in the fall, as many inside the program believe he can step in and contribute right away.
Miami has not been shy about playing true freshmen at running back. But at least Edwards and Yearby have game experience -- combining for 147 carries and 858 yards behind Johnson a year ago. In addition to running the ball, Miami used Johnson much more in the pass game last season -- he ranked third on the team with 38 catches for 421 yards.
So the running backs have been working more on their routes out of the backfield in practice than they did in the past, so they can pick up where Johnson left off. Edwards had two catches a year ago; Yearby had eight.
"It's something coaches have been telling us, that we have to be a part of the passing game," Edwards said. "I try to catch everything that's thrown at me, and I think I've been doing a good job at that."
Edwards, who went to high school in Staten Island, New York, was a late commitment to Miami in the class of 2013. After initially committing to Syracuse, he changed his mind when Doug Marrone left for the Bills. It came down to Florida State and Miami.
The turning point for the Canes? James Coley coming to Miami from the Noles. Edwards wanted to play for Coley, who impressed him during the recruiting process. What stuck with Edwards was the fact Coley not only visited his parents at home, he took a second trip to the other side of Staten Island to visit with his high school coaches, too.
Maybe it was all meant to be. Edwards' Little League team was patterned after Miami -- the Staten Island Hurricanes, featuring orange and green uniforms.
"All the little kids wanted to be Hurricanes," Edwards said with a laugh.
Now that he is one, Edwards has his chance to make an even bigger name for himself.
National links: More chaos for the playoff
As the College Football Playoff selection committee continues to digest the results of Week 10, it's time to turn the page.
Up first for the committee comes the question of whom to plug into the spot formerly occupied by Ole Miss. It says here that Oregon should advance to No. 4.
Of course, that's assuming the committee doesn't drop an early bombshell -- in starting with a clean slate each week, as promised -- and rework the top four to include two new members. It could happen.
Remember, we've entered the age of chaos.
This week, six playoff contenders go on the road to face big tests. I'm going to tell you who among them is most likely to lose, who's most likely to win -- and why it matters less than you think.
ACC faces QB turnover this spring
None of them has ever started a game.
"This is probably the most slim it's been since I've been here," said Leal, a fifth-year senior. "We've always had at least five or six guys, but right now it's only three."
As spring practices begin throughout the conference, the ACC kicks off its 2014 season with a complete overhaul at the quarterback position. It was only a year ago that Florida State's Jameis Winston was an unproven rookie who had yet to start a game. Now, the 20-year-old reigning Heisman Trophy winner is the veteran of the league, as nine of the 14 schools will have a first-year starting quarterback, and the competition is open at 11 programs. Florida State, Duke and NC State are the only programs that have definitively named starters, and even NC State doesn't know what to expect out of first-year starter and Florida transfer Jacoby Brissett.
Brissett, though, knows what's expected.
"Go make sure it was earned," he said, "not given."
Count on that to be a trend in the conference this spring.
Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest are all starting from scratch, without any starting experience at the quarterback position. Some of the league's most recognizable names have to be replaced, including Tajh Boyd, Logan Thomas and Teddy Bridgewater. Coaches at North Carolina, Syracuse and Virginia have deemed their competitions open, in spite of experienced starters returning.
"I looked at that and was kind of surprised," said Georgia Tech quarterback Justin Thomas, the frontrunner to take over the job after Vad Lee's decision to transfer. "It should even the playing field out a little bit, but at the same time, we all have to go through our parts."
Not to mention spring and summer auditions.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said it's likely the competition between Chad Kelly, Cole Stoudt and Deshaun Watson will extend beyond this spring -- and possibly into the season.
"Going in, Cole starts out as No. 1 simply because of where we finished the season -- basically by default, if you will," Swinney said. "He's the senior. It's basically his to lose going in, but it's incredibly close. You're talking about -- in my opinion -- three guys who are going to play in the NFL. I believe with all my heart that Cole Stoudt is going to play in the NFL. And the same thing with Chad Kelly, and the same thing with Deshaun Watson, if they stay healthy. So you've got three NFL players competing to be the guy, and there's nothing wrong with that. Some people say, well, if you don't have one quarterback then you have none. But that's not the case here."
It could be the case elsewhere, though.
Virginia Tech (Michael Brewer), Boston College (Tyler Murphy), Miami (Ryan Williams) and NC State (Brissett) are all hoping that transfers can give the position an immediate boost, but former Texas Tech quarterback Brewer won't join the Hokies until this summer. While none of them has started a game at their current schools, all but Brewer have started at least three games at their previous programs.
Williams started 10 games while he was at Memphis, and he's the leading candidate to replace Stephen Morris, but "it is wide open," according to offensive coordinator James Coley. And Williams knows it.
"You have to earn it, you have to earn everything," Williams told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "I don't want anything given to me. If it's given to me, I didn't work hard enough."
Brissett started three games at Florida, and Murphy started six games for the Gators after starter Jeff Driskel was lost for the season. Murphy went 2-4 with 1,216 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions before missing the final three games of the season with a shoulder injury.
Nothing is guaranteed in Chestnut Hill this spring, either, as the Eagles also have Darius Wade, a true freshman who enrolled early, and James Walsh, who will be a redshirt freshman.
All eyes will be on Louisville's quarterback competition, as the Cardinals enter their first season in the ACC without Bridgewater, who left early to enter the NFL draft. Will Gardner and Kyle Bolin will be the top two candidates this spring, and they'll be joined by incoming freshman Reggie Bonnafon this summer.
"It's wide open," first-year coach Bobby Petrino said. "We'll go through spring and see who comes out 1-2-3 and then obviously we'll give Reggie an opportunity in the fall to compete with those guys."
With the addition of Louisville, the ACC enters this season perceived by many to be the strongest it has ever been.
Now it just needs to find a few quarterbacks to help prove it.
Stephen Morris has yet to hit his stride
Miami quarterback Stephen Morris came into the season on the verge of taking his game to the next level.
He ended 2012 with 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions in his last four games. He had a great summer and impressed NFL scouts with his performances at various camps. A senior going into his final season, he had firm command of his team with expectations higher than they had been in some 10 years.
When Miami and Florida State play Saturday, Winston will be on center stage.
Morris will be an afterthought.
None of that concerns Morris, though. He recognizes he has work to do to get better, and he shrugs off his stat line and the notion that the quarterback matchup this weekend is titled heavily to the other side.
"I'm not concerned about having 3,000 yards, 4,000 yards. I'm all about my team. I could care less if my stats are bad at the end of the games as long as we got the win," Morris said in a recent interview. "I want to improve in so many aspects of the game, but overall we've been OK. We need to do a lot better."
That starts with Morris. Rather than use a lingering ankle injury as an excuse, he only talks about how he is feeling when directly asked. Morris was initially hurt against Savannah State on Sept. 21, then aggravated the injury the following week against USF. In the wake of that win against the Bulls, Morris accused USF players of being "dirty" for trying to pull at his ankle at the bottom of piles.
Morris has not been 100 percent since, and says the ankle is something he has to "mentally get over. I'm feeling stronger and stronger every day, so that's always a positive."
"He never really had a chance to put up numbers," offensive coordinator James Coley said. "He's been playing hurt every week. As a quarterback, your right foot is your plant foot. You end up developing habits because you're not going full speed in practice, and now finally he's full speed, so I'm very excited for him. I'm excited to see him go out there and really take advantage of his athleticism, and his ability to plant and step and throw because he's got a big arm."
The big arm is what had scouts buzzing over the summer. Morris does have some nice touch on his deep balls, and throws great fades, too. But he has struggled with shorter and intermediate routes. The low point this year came in the come-from-behind win against North Carolina, when he had zero touchdown passes and four interceptions because he tried to do too much.
On the season, Morris has just 10 touchdown passes to eight interceptions -- more than he had the entire 2012 season. He is completing 59.9 percent of his passes, just a tick better than last year, and is on pace to throw for fewer than the 3,345 yards he posted a year ago.
Support for Morris has never wavered, though. Teammates texted him words of encouragement after the North Carolina game, and coach Al Golden has defended him at every turn.
Last week in a win over Wake Forest, Morris did not have an interception.
"I think he looked better this past game than he has looked," Golden told reporters in Miami. "He moved better. In the pocket, he moved better in terms of when we moved the pocket on him. He looks different. His personality is coming back, he's not worried about it. There is no anguish over anything. He's starting to feel good and get back, and we're excited about it."
This would be the perfect week for Morris to get healthy. Miami needs him to play well to have any shot at pulling the upset.
"The game's not about me, or what I'm trying to do or the next level," Morris said. "I'm focusing right now on my team, and doing all the little things right to help us win."
That means a near-flawless game.
ACC reporter Heather Dinich contributed to this report.
Miami OC Coley preparing for former team
The routine task of breaking down game film of an opponent was "different" this week for Miami offensive coordinator James Coley.
As Coley studied No. 3-ranked Florida State's defense in preparation for what is arguably the biggest game on the Hurricanes' schedule, Coley caught himself thinking about the days he recruited so many of those players as an assistant on the Seminoles' staff.
"It's different from when you watch other teams," said Coley, a 1997 graduate of Florida State. "You know the history behind every player. Some of the guys as seniors, you remember them as freshmen, or guys that I recruited, like Lamarcus Joyner, you watch him and at the same time there's a thought process of, 'OK, what does he do well?' and then in the back of my mind it goes back to, 'Oh, man, I remember recruiting this kid.' There's a pride factor. I'm happy for them."
(He'd also like to win on Saturday -- nothing personal.)
With the exception of the relationships he built with his former players, Coley said there hasn't been any time this week to get emotional about returning to his alma mater, where he coached for five years before being hired by Al Golden as the rival Canes' offensive coordinator. Two of the biggest selling points in leaving Florida State were the opportunity to call plays, which he didn't do for the Noles in three seasons as the offensive coordinator, and returning to his hometown of Miami, where he grew up near the Orange Bowl cheering for the Canes.
"I think it's all business," Miami quarterback Stephen Morris said. "When you get to this point, you understand coaching at this level is business. Coach Coley saw a great opportunity to come down here, call his plays and do everything he wanted to do as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and he took it. Coach Golden did a great job of finding him."
"Everybody thinks Coley is giving out the goods," he said with a laugh. "You know the players, but they're not running the same stuff, so it's not the same deal.
"If they still had Mark Stoops, and Eddie Gran was on special teams, and stuff like that, I would've had a lot of input," Coley said. "But they have a brand-new defensive staff. I'm sitting there and I'm watching the defense, and I'm trying to figure out, 'OK, what are they trying to do with this?' It's different from what I saw last year being in the program. And the offense, they're not running the same stuff they ran last year. They've got a different quarterback. With a different quarterback there's always a different dynamic."
This will be Coley's first trip to Tallahassee since he moved his family to his hometown in March. He and Fisher have only exchanged a text message since Coley left, but the two of them remain friends.
"Coley's done a great job," Fisher said. "I've always said Coley's a great offensive mind. He's a very good coach, a great recruiter, and he's got a great future in this business."
So far, Miami's offensive numbers have only improved under Coley's watch. The Canes have increased their averages in scoring offense, rushing offense, passing offense and total offense from a year ago. The most dramatic increase was in rushing offense, where Miami improved from 144.75 yards per game to 214.7 this year. The Canes have rushed for over 200 yards in all but two games this year -- Florida and South Florida. Miami has also boosted its scoring average from 31.42 points to 39.6.
Miami coach Al Golden said both of his coordinators have full autonomy of the play-calling.
"I always want my coordinators to feel the game, and James does a great job of really preparing, especially in the final 48 [hours] of just seeing the game, being able to conduct the game, being able to set up what he wants to set up -- run to pass or pass to run," Golden said. "I don't like to disrupt that. What I like to do is have a lot of input early in the week, especially from a defensive standpoint, trying to share with the offensive staff what the team's philosophy is and what they're trying to do to us."
Golden can relate to Coley's situation this week. He left a job as linebackers coach at his alma mater, Penn State, to become defensive coordinator at Virginia, and had to coach against the Nittany Lions.
"I did the same thing," Golden said. "James is operating with class. He's just worried about coaching the quarterbacks and orchestrating the offense. He's not talking about anything else, not worried about anything else. I'm sure there's a lot of young people up there he made a difference in their lives, he gave them their all. I'm sure they were disappointed when he left, but that's the sign of a good coach."
Coley has already left Tallahassee once. This time, when Coley heads back south, he's hoping to leave with a win.
Vote: Best coaching hire in the ACC
There were some pretty big hires for some of those positions. With that in mind, whom do you think was the best assistant coaching hire in the ACC? I have narrowed the list down to five.
Scot Loeffler, offensive coordinator, Virginia Tech. Loeffler did not exactly have a great season last year at Auburn, but nobody on that staff did. He was hired, in part, because of his past work in developing quarterbacks at previous stops. And we all know Logan Thomas has got to take the next step this season if the Hokies are going to get back atop the ACC. The results of the spring game weren't exactly ideal, but coaches have said Thomas has definitely made strides this spring.
Tom O'Brien, associate head coach/tight ends coach, Virginia. Coach Mike London made the decision to completely revamp his coaching staff this past offseason, and one coach he knew he wanted to hire immediately was O'Brien, recently fired at NC State. London previously worked under O'Brien; O'Brien spent 15 years working at UVa under former coach George Welsh. Adding a coach with as much experience and knowledge as O'Brien should definitely help a team looking for a turnaround in 2013.
Jeremy Pruitt, defensive coordinator, Florida State. This is what Florida State assistant Sal Sunseri had to say about Pruitt, with whom he worked last season at Alabama. "When I got to University of Alabama, I sat in the press box with that young man through that whole year and we won a national championship, and he was as good as anybody I've been in the press box. He knows what's going on out there. He knew how to make adjustments." Pretty high praise from a veteran who has worked both in the NFL and college football.
Ted Roof, defensive coordinator, Georgia Tech. Roof has wandered around a bit of late but he now returns to his alma mater intent on improving a defense that showed gains in the second half of last season. Last season at Penn State, his defense ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring defense (19.1 ppg), first in sacks (34), first in red-zone defense and third in turnover margin. Before that, he won a national championship at Auburn, which his defense held high-scoring Oregon to 19 points -- 28 below the Ducks' average.
My vote goes to Coley. What say you?
Florida State embraces staff changes
Given the recent spate of unsightly 7-6 seasons, Florida State seems to be in pretty fantastic shape. That, of course, is not the storyline that has taken shape since December. No, the convenient storyline has focused mainly on the coaching turnover that has left the Seminoles with six new assistants heading into the 2013 season.
What does the unusually large turnover say about coach Jimbo Fisher? What does it say about the program itself?
At this point, the storyline has become rote. Fisher already has his answers before the questions are asked, prepared to bat down the notion that this very strange offseason has been, well, strange.
He begins.
"You know," he says, "we were one of four teams in the entire country that did not lose a single assistant in my first two years here."
Pretty astounding, when you consider just how frequently assistants change jobs year to year. But what is more astounding is hiring seven different assistants in a two-month span. One of those assistants, Billy Napier, lasted a handful of weeks before moving on to Alabama.
As Fisher tried to defend the staff turnover, he proved the point others have made. Coaching change is common in this profession, especially at winning programs. But the type of coaching change Florida State just experienced is as rare as scoring a safety on consecutive plays.
"We took the attrition of three years and put it in one," Fisher says simply.
Was he surprised that he lost so many assistants?
"Not really. Last year was a big year," Fisher begins. "You go back and look at all the major jobs. When's the last time you saw four major SEC schools open?"
Not since 2004. His defensive coordinator, Mark Stoops, got the head coaching job at Kentucky and took assistant D.J. Eliot with him. Another assistant, Dameyune Craig, left for a co-offensive coordinator job at Auburn. Counting Napier, four assistants left for the SEC.
Fisher continues.
"The NFL has nowhere else to draw coaches from," he says. "And we had a lot of success. We're graduating players. Guys aren't getting in trouble. People want to know how you're having success. We had to have a proven commodity.
"We're the eighth-winningest team in the last three years. We were 30th the previous three years. We've jumped more than any team in the country. So people say, 'Wait a minute.' We all do research and look at who's doing good and ask, 'Why are they doing good? Are they doing something we're not doing?' People are saying, 'Let's get some of those guys and see why they're having success and are able to change the culture and change a program."
The other three coaches who left -- Eddie Gran (Cincinnati), Greg Hudson (Purdue) and James Coley (Miami) -- took coordinator jobs as well. Fisher points this out, too, and makes it clear he has never stood in the way of an assistant getting another job. After all, he allowed Stoops to interview at Kentucky in the middle of the season.
While all of the change may not look so great on the surface, the staff Fisher has assembled may in fact be better than the one he had his first two seasons with the Seminoles. When asked what he likes most about this staff, Fisher says, "No. 1, the experience. No. 2, their undaunting ability to work and put in hours. A lot of staffs you get recruiters or coaches. I think everybody on our staff can do both. We have a staff that's very solid recruiting and very solid coaching. It's hard to find nine guys capable that way."
Perhaps that is a slight dig at his past staff. But there is no questioning the credentials of the men tasked with elevating Florida State from ACC champ into yearly national title contender. All of them have won conference titles; three have won national titles.
Fisher keeps a running list of potential candidates with him, so he knew exactly whom to call when all these jobs came open. How they arrived in Tallahassee plays like a game of Six Degrees of Jimbo Fisher.
- You have quarterbacks coach Randy Sanders, who crossed paths with Fisher when both were assistants in the SEC some years ago. He also coached new running backs coach Jay Graham at Tennessee in the 1990s. The two have known each other since Graham was 17.
- You have defensive ends coach Sal Sunseri and defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, who come from the Nick Saban tree that also produced Fisher. Sunseri and Fisher were on the same staff at LSU in 2000.
- You have recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach Tim Brewster, who never worked with Fisher but recruited against him when he was at Texas and Fisher was at LSU.
- Then you have special teams coordinator, linebackers coach Charles Kelly, who was a graduate assistant at Auburn in 1993 when Fisher was there. Kelly also played against Fisher the past several seasons while working at Georgia Tech. When Kelly was with the Jackets, and Pruitt with the Tide, the two shared ideas.
"Florida State has always been one of the schools I've always wanted to work at," Sanders said. "When I first got married and was first coaching, my wife asked me. I said this was one of the four schools in the country I'd love to work at some day. When the opportunity came along, I was excited to come to Tallahassee."
He echoed what all the other assistants said during their only media availability this spring: the desire to win a national title. Indeed, the intensity during spring practice seemed to be turned up a notch. Both Sunseri and Pruitt are quite boisterous and have no qualms about getting up close and personal with their players -- face to face mask.
On one particular afternoon last month, Sunseri kept getting after defensive end Giorgio Newberry. At one point, Newberry just slung his big arm around Sunseri's shoulder and chuckled.
"I give him a hug every once in a while," Newberry said. "I love Coach Sal. I love how he coaches me. He doesn't let us take plays off. We have to go hard every time, and we've got to do it his way. I like that. He'll chew me out and I'll be like, 'Yes sir' and I try to fix it."
Graham is not as in-your-face, but he demands excellence. That was not so easy to get adjusted to for some of the backs.
"He wants you to be great, so he has very high expectations," James Wilder Jr. said. "It was hard getting used to it at first. He wants everything perfect."
Fisher has described the staff transition as seamless. He has veteran coaches that share his same philosophies and players who have embraced the changes. But the questions will linger on until kickoff in Pittsburgh on Sept. 2.
Perhaps even longer.
James Coley feeling right at home in Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The move from Florida State to Miami wasn't much of a move at all for offensive coordinator James Coley.
He never truly left Miami.
Coley grew up on Northwest 4th Street and 18th Avenue, about two blocks from the old Orange Bowl. He spent six years as a high school football coach in Miami from 1997-2002. He kept his home in South Florida from his days as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins -- a "cottage" he called it, that he bought with his wife, Kenia, before they had their two children.
Coley, a Florida State alum and Miami native, made a name for himself while on Jimbo Fisher's staff at FSU, but his home -- literally -- is still in Miami. There's no question his hire was a kick in the shins to the rival Seminoles. Coley is one of the top recruiters in the state. But the underlying reasons for the move were twofold: a chance to call plays and go home was simply too good to pass up.
"I think that when I sat down with my wife and saw the opportunity to come back home, and come to the University of Miami, it wasn't a difficult decision at all," Coley said. "It was eye-opening. It was a decision that was very encouraging and exciting."
While on Fisher's staff, Coley was responsible for preparing the offense during the week, but on game day, it was in Fisher's hands.
This fall, Coley will be calling the shots.
"It means a lot," he said. "You work hard during the week and at the end of the week, after game-planning, you want to have your exclamation mark. You want to be able to finish the job. It means a lot and the opportunity to do it means a lot. I'm excited about it."
Coley is an energetic, gregarious coach the players have responded to quickly this spring, and he made one very important decision that has helped smooth the transition of his hire: Coley hasn't changed the entire playbook, and he has kept much of the terminology the same.
"It made my job a lot easier not having to learn new concepts, new plays and new terminology and everything like that," said Morris. "As an offense, we're really grateful Coach Coley was able to do that. On top of that, he's still adding his own stuff, some stuff he likes, and stuff he didn't like he's taking out. That helps me learn and see how different plays work better for different coaches. I think it worked out great for the whole team, especially the offensive line. We've got some new runs in there, we've got some new protections for them. Everyone has adjusted well to it, especially Coach Coley himself."
Coley's story will undoubtedly resurface when Miami and Florida State play on Nov. 2 in Tallahassee, but Miami coach Al Golden said the hire wasn't about the rivalry.
"I've always admired James from afar in the way they conducted their offense up there, and his ability to communicate and develop student-athletes, but also a number of mutual friends we have in the business thought highly of him," Golden said. "It's really not about Florida State and Miami. I know everybody likes to make it about that, but both of their families are from down here. He had an opportunity to come home to Miami and be an offensive coordinator where he grew up. Obviously he's inherited a very mature offense, so I know he's excited about it."
Coley agreed.
"That's huge," he said. "You're coming to a program that has really good players. It's a team I've watched grow the last couple of years, and an organization that I've watched grow, from going against them on the field, to going against them in homes in recruiting. You're saying to yourself, 'Wow, this has now become the real deal. It's back.' That's what kept on going through my mind. For me to have the opportunity to come here, wow, it's on the rise again."
And once again, it's in his backyard.
Spring preview capsules: Coastal Division
Spring start: March 4
Spring game: April 13
What to watch:
1. Boone is up. Duke loses three-year starter Sean Renfree, who threw for 3,113 yards and 19 touchdowns last season. Anthony Boone is the next man up, and has plenty of game experience. But coming in for spot duty is vastly different from taking over the starting quarterback job. He has to get a jump on becoming the leader of this offense in the spring.
2. Receiver spots open. The Blue Devils lose the most prolific receiver in ACC history in Conner Vernon, plus the versatile and athletic Desmond Scott. Jamison Crowder is back, but Duke is going to need to find two more starters and several more to step up and help with depth.
3. Handling success. This is the first time since 1994 that Duke goes into a spring with 15 bowl practices already under its belt and a taste of success. That should presumably give the Blue Devils an advantage. But it is much harder maintaining, as many coach will tell you. How does this new success impact the mind-set in spring practice?
Spring start: March 25
Spring game: April 19
What to watch:
1. Ted Roof takes over. What is the Georgia Tech defense going to look like with Ted Roof in charge? He has not really given out specifics about the type of scheme he wants to use as his base, so it will be interesting to see how he fits his personnel to what he likes to do best. The Jackets do return eight starters to a unit that improved in the second half of the season.
2. Vad Lee time. We saw glimpse of what Lee could do as he began to share quarterback duties with Tevin Washington last season. Now, the show is all his, so we get to see how he develops as a full-time starter.
3. So long, Orwin. The Jackets lose one of their most dynamic playmakers in Orwin Smith, who finished his career ranked among Georgia Tech's all-time leaders in kickoff returns (76), kickoff return yards (1,624) and career all-purpose yards (4,278). Georgia Tech has to find somebody to replace that productivity.
Spring start: March 2
Spring game: April 13
What to watch:
1. D in Defense? The No. 1 spring priority has got to be improving a defense that was one of the worst in the nation in every NCAA statistical category (No. 112 rushing defense, No. 102 passing defense, No. 116 total defense, No. 82 scoring defense). If Miami is going to be a favorite to win the Coastal, it needs better play out of this group.
2. New OC. James Coley takes over as offensive coordinator, replacing Jedd Fisch. Coley served as offensive coordinator at Florida State before arriving at Miami, but did not call the plays. So he has much more responsibility here, and is charged with taking Stephen Morris from great to next-level great.
3. D-Line improvement. If Miami is going to be better on defense, it has to start up front, where the Hurricanes were extremely young and mostly ineffective for 2012. The Hurricanes had to deal with their share of injuries, but they also were not great at stopping the run or putting pressure on the passer -- with only 13 sacks all year. That is the lowest total since at least 2005, the first year NCAA stats began listing team sack totals.
Spring start: March 6
Spring game: April 13
What to watch:
1. Bye bye, Gio. Life begins without All-ACC running back Giovani Bernard, who left school early for the NFL draft. The cupboard is not completely bare, though, as A.J. Blue and Romar Morris both return. Blue and Morris combined for 819 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns last season.
2. Replacing Williams, Reddick. North Carolina returns nine starters on defense. That is the good news. The bad news is the Tar Heels lose their two best players in linebacker Kevin Reddick and defensive tackle Sylvester Williams, two first-team All-ACC selections. We'll see if Ethan Farmer at tackle and P.J. Clyburn at linebacker emerge to win the starting jobs.
3. Replacing Coop. The Tar Heels have a major hole to fill on their offensive line as they say goodbye to unanimous All-America guard Jonathan Cooper, a stalwart who made 47 career starts. Cooper was the unheralded leader of the offense, so filling his spot is a major priority this spring.
Spring start: March 5
Spring game: April 12
What to watch:
1. QB situation. Tino Sunseri is gone, leaving Arizona transfer Tom Savage, redshirt freshman Chad Voytik and junior Trey Anderson to compete for the starting job. Inconsistent quarterback play has been a major issue for the Panthers, so upgrading this position is an absolute must.
2. Adjusting to DC. Pitt is going into the season with its fourth new coordinator in as many years, as Dave Huxtable left for NC State after only one year on the job. Secondary coach Matt House was promoted to coordinator, so at least there will be some familiarity. But he has to get to work on improving this unit's consistency.
3. Offensive line improvements. Is this the year we finally see a vastly improved Pitt offensive line? The Panthers have to replace center Ryan Turnley and guard Chris Jacobson, two key positions to watch during spring practice.
Spring start: March 18
Spring game: April 6
What to watch:
1. New coaches. How will the three most high-profile hires Mike London made mesh with the staff and returning players? How will the offense deal with a new scheme under Steve Fairchild? How will the defense deal with a new scheme under Jon Tenuta? How big will Tom O'Brien's role be with the offense? Inquiring minds want to know.
2. QB competition. Fairchild has already said he will open up the quarterback job to a "very spirited competition" this spring. The two front-runners figure to be Phillip Sims and David Watford, who both have game experience. But there will be no shortage of quarterbacks in Charlottesville this year, so there are no guarantees that either of them will win the job.
3. Replacing Greer. The Hoos have some big shoes to fill in the middle of their defense with the departure of linebacker Steve Greer, who ended his career with 376 tackles -- ranking No. 6 in school history. Kwontie Moore, one of nine true freshmen to play in 2012, backed up Greer last season. Will he win the starting job?
Spring start: March 27
Spring game: April 20
What to watch:
1. Logan Thomas. All eyes will be on Thomas as he heads into his senior season, especially with new offensive coordinator in Scot Loeffler in charge. How will the two work together, and what will Loeffler do to get Thomas to cut down on his mistakes and capitalize on the immense potential he has?
2. Rushing attack. Item No. 2 on the agenda for Loeffler is to figure out a way to jump start the Virginia Tech rushing game, which struggled in 2012. The offensive line was inconsistent, and so were the running backs. The Hokies could never really settle on a starter or a clear rotation in the backfield, either. Somebody has to emerge as THE guy.
3. Filling in for Exum. Virginia Tech took a serious hit to its defensive backfield last month when emerging cornerback Antone Exum tore his ACL in a pickup basketball game. The Hokies will look to several young players to try and fill his void, including Donovan Riley, Donaldven Manning and Davion Tookes. Fans will have to wait on highly touted cornerback Kendall Fuller, who joins in the summer.
Spring changes headline supersized ACC
When you start talking spring football every year, you start talking change.
New coaches.
New players.
New starting quarterbacks.
New teams.
Wait, what?
Yes indeed, life is about to change for the soon-to-be supersized ACC, as Pitt and Syracuse begin spring practice this year with an eye toward Year 1 as new league members. While changes come in many forms, there is no denying that this year more than most, the ACC will see radical changes across the board.
Not only will the league grow to 14 teams, three new coaching staffs are taking charge (Boston College, NC State, Syracuse); nine teams have either a new offensive or defensive coordinator; and 13 teams have at least one new assistant on staff. You know it is an offseason of change when two of the two most stable programs in the league -- Florida State and Virginia Tech -- have undergone staff overhauls.
Jimbo Fisher lost assistants for the first time under his watch, having to replace six in all, including a yet-to-be-hired offensive coordinator and new defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt. Perhaps the most galling loss of all came at the hands of longtime rival Miami, which hired away James Coley to serve as offensive coordinator.
As if that wasn't enough, Florida State must also begin the process of replacing departed stars EJ Manuel, Bjoern Werner, Xavier Rhodes and Tank Carradine this spring.
The Noles, however, are in a better spot than the Hokies, coming off their worst season in two decades.
After offensive ineptitude hampered his team for a majority of the season, Frank Beamer changed out his offensive coaching staff, hiring Scot Loeffler as offensive coordinator in place of Bryan Stinespring. This all adds to the prevailing theme in Blacksburg this spring: How will Loeffler get the most out of quarterback Logan Thomas?
Virginia also has made major staff changes. Coach Mike London made the boldest moves in the league this offseason following a 4-8 season, hiring former Colorado State coach Steve Fairchild as offensive coordinator, former NC State coach Tom O'Brien as associate head coach/tight ends, and Jon Tenuta as defensive coordinator. Fairchild, O'Brien and Tenuta bring 115 years of coaching experience to the staff, so you have to believe the pressure is on to turn things around immediately.
Pressure is there for the new faces in the league, too. Boston College coach Steve Addazio has to find a way to turn around a 2-10 team in a hurry. NC State coach Dave Doeren has to know that 7-5 seasons with upsets over Florida State are not good enough in Raleigh, so he's got to find a way to improve with only 11 starters returning. And Syracuse coach Scott Shafer has to find a way to build upon the momentum Syracuse created in its final Big East season, in a division with Florida State and Clemson.
Doeren and Shafer have to meet their goals with a new starting quarterback. Each lost excellent leaders in Mike Glennon and Ryan Nassib, both expected to be drafted in April. Both competitions are wide-open going into the spring, as are the competitions at Florida State, Pittsburgh, Duke and Virginia.
Of these schools, there is perhaps most excitement at Pitt over a new starter, now that the Panthers have said goodbye to the streaky and often-maddening Tino Sunseri. Former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage and redshirt freshman Chad Voytik figure to be the top two candidates.
But even a school such as Clemson has to deal with change. Yes, the Tigers do return their All-American quarterback Tajh Boyd, coach Dabo Swinney and both coordinators -- holding onto hot commodity Chad Morris for one more season. But they also lose leading receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who declared himself eligible for the NFL draft. And just as important, they have to replace center Dalton Freeman, who made 49 starts in his Tigers career.
So you see, change is everywhere, both big and small. Spring is our first introduction to a new-look ACC come the fall.
Miami hits home run with James Coley hire
Al Golden just beat Jimbo Fisher at his best game -- recruiting.
Golden hired one of the country's best recruiters -- and he plucked him right off of Fisher's staff. Golden somehow managed to lure Florida State's top remaining assistant, Miami native James Coley, in what was hands down the ACC's best hire of the offseason.
Golden, who lost offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch last week to the Jacksonville Jaguars, was put in a tough spot, having to make such a critical hire just weeks before signing day. Not only did Golden dodge a bullet, but he fired it right back at Miami's biggest rival. Miami has been beaten and overshadowed by Florida State's recent success, but this is the kind of move that can tilt that scale back in favor of the Canes -- and quickly. Coley will also benefit tremendously from it, assuming Golden will allow him to call the plays -- something he didn't do on Fisher's staff.
As much as this move helps Miami, it hurts Florida State. And, to be quite honest, it looks bad for Fisher. Coley is a 1997 Florida State graduate. He just finished his fifth season at his alma mater. He worked with Fisher as a graduate assistant when they were at LSU. They've got history. The chance to call plays, though, and move back to his hometown easily explains what was probably a difficult decision.
Would calling the plays have changed Coley's mind? Would he have stayed if Fisher would have relinquished that authority to him?
Coley wasn't immediately available for comment, but it's hard not to wonder.
The Noles have now lost six assistants since winning the ACC championship game, including their top two in former defensive coordinator Mark Stoops and now Coley. Because of the impact this will have in recruiting -- both for Miami and against Florida State -- Coley's departure is arguably the program's most significant loss. Staff turnover is nothing new, but now Fisher is the one in a bind with signing day rapidly approaching on Feb. 6. Fisher's desire to continue to call the plays could complicate his hire of the next offensive coordinator. How many top-notch recruiters and coordinators are out there still looking for a job who will be willing to do everything but call the plays?
Miami, meanwhile, just got an outgoing recruiter who grew up next to the Orange Bowl, one who knows the high schools and area as well as his own living room. He also spent two years as an assistant with the Miami Dolphins under Nick Saban.
As the recruiting coordinator at Florida State in 2008 and 2009, Coley helped the Noles bring in back-to-back top-10 signing classes, which have helped restock FSU's talent pool. He was named the top recruiter in the ACC in 2010 by ESPN.com.
He still is one of the ACC's best recruiters.
Only now, he's bringing the talent home to Miami.
Source: FSU's Coley headed to Miami
The move is stunning on two fronts: Coley becomes the sixth Florida State assistant to leave Jimbo Fisher's staff; and he joins the Seminoles' most bitter league rival. Coley, known as an outstanding recruiter in the South Florida area, could make his presence immediately felt.
We will have more reaction when the news becomes official. Stay tuned.
Jimbo Fisher completes staff at FSU
"We're very excited to welcome Randy on board," coach Jimbo Fisher said in a prepared statement. "I've known him for a very long time. He's been one of the best coaches in the country for a while now. He's a tremendous running backs coach and also brings coordinator experience. He's a great recruiter and a great person and will be a tremendous addition to our staff.
"Billy is one of the bright young coaches in the game. He's coached some excellent tight ends. He's a big-time recruiter who also has some coordinator experience. He has great understanding of the big picture of the game. We're very excited to have him on staff as well."
From the release:
Sanders comes to Florida State from the University of Kentucky where he served as the Wildcats' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 2009. The Morristown, Tenn. Native has spent his entire coaching career in the SEC where he began as a volunteer assistant with the Volunteers in 1989. Sanders has served as the offensive coordinator at both Tennessee and Kentucky and has been a part of coaching staffs that have been to 21 bowl games in his coaching career, including the 1999 National Championship game at Tennessee where he served as the offensive coordinator for the Fiesta Bowl win that year.
"I am very excited to be at Florida State," said Sanders. "I have been coaching since 1989, the same year I got married. Right around that time I had a discussion with my wife on where I would like to coach and there were four schools on my list and Florida State was one of those schools. That was one of the first things she reminded me of when the opportunity came along. I have always wanted to coach here.
"I am getting the opportunity to coach with a group of guys, for the most part, that I have known a lot of them and that I have a lot of respect for. I get to work with some of the best players in the country at a school that has some of college football's greatest traditions. There's not a whole lot not to like."
Sanders joins another former offensive coordinator on Fisher's staff with the addition of Napier. The Chatsworth, GA native spent last season as Colorado State's Assistant Head Coach and quarterbacks coach after serving as Clemson's offensive coordinator from 2009-10. In just one year working with the Rams' quarterbacks, Napier helped bolster the CSU offense as the team ranked 17th in the nation in red zone scoring, cut the team's sacks allowed by nearly four per game over the second half of the season and saw the running game improve by 65 yards per game over the second half of 2012 as well. While running the Clemson Tiger's offense in 2009, Clemson established a school record for the most points scored in a season.
"When you get an opportunity to come to a program with the tradition and history of Florida State, you can't pass that up," said Napier. "Coaching for coach Fisher is really going to be a great opportunity for me to work with a great coach. The timing was right in terms of where this program is headed and it is a great opportunity. I am excited to be a part of the process of working with these players and continuing to build on the championships this group was a part of in 2012."
Weekend rewind: Scrimmages
Sophomore quarterback Mike Marscovetra was perfect, going 12-for-12 for 90 yards and a touchdown. Dave Shinskie went 14-for-19 for 116 yards, but threw an interception. True freshman Chase Rettig was 2-for-4 for 13 yards.
Sophomore Clyde Lee and true freshman Bobby Swigert led the receivers with five catches each. Lee had a game-high 43 yards, and Swigert went for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Redshirt freshman kicker Nate Freese made a 51-yard attempt that hit the crossbar and went through, and he made another from 39 yards. He missed a 47-yarder that hit high off the left upright.
Sophomore linebacker Luke Kuechly led the defense with six tackles, and junior safety Dominick LeGrande recorded five tackles and an interception.
The Seminoles went through what amounted to a full-scale dress rehearsal, as they did their pre-game routine, returned to the locker room, then returned to the field for a three-hour scrimmage. Offensive coordinator James Coley and quarterbacks coach Dameyune Craig were in the press box, along with defensive ends coach D.J. Eliot and a graduate assistant. They helped call the plays on headphones, and there weren't any personnel or clock-management issues.
Junior college transfer Mike Harris earned some high praise from coach Jimbo Fisher:
"Mike's a good player; he's a real good player," said Fisher. "He breaks on the ball. He's almost like a quiet assassin. You never hear him out there, but he's always in the right place."
Statistics weren't included in the team's scrimmage report, but sophomore Willie Haulstead played well, and Fisher used a tailback-by-committee approach with Jermaine Thomas, Ty Jones and Chris Thompson. Defensively, former cornerback Ochuko Jenije started at safety.
First, the injury report: Backup receiver Xavier Boyce sprained his left MCL and will have an MRI, backup linebacker Lorenzo Williams sprained his right foot and will have an MRI, and punter Brian Saunders bruised his right ankle. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, linebacker Barquell Rivers will not play against Boise State, and Bruce Taylor will start in his place. Starting field corner Jayron Hosley is still out with a hamstring injury.
Offensively, Tyrod Taylor completed 7 of 9 passes for 95 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Ryan Williams was the leading rusher with 46 yards on nine carries, including a 2-yard touchdown run. David Wilson added 38 yards on six carries and scored on a 12-yard run. Defensively, Eddie Whitley led the way with seven tackles and a pass break-up. Kicker Chris Hazley made field goals of 43 and 47 yards, but missed his first field goal in a preseason scrimmage when he was wide left on a 48-yard attempt. Cris Hill blocked two punts.
You can find more on the Hokies' scrimmage here.


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