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Well, the first season of Willie Taggart as head coach of the state of Florida is not going very well. The Noles dropped to 1-2 in season 3, with a 30-7 loss on the Syracuse road.
The Orange win marks a 10-game losing streak against the Noles since 1978, and this is the first win on the FSU since 1966. After losing to Virginia Tech Week 1 and needing the fourth quarter to beat Samford the last week, slow start for FSU this year.
Saturday, the offensive Noles seemed pretty inept. Some numbers!
- 1 for 14 in the 3rd place
- 63 rushing yards on 22 attempts
- 11 totals 1st down
- Quarterback Deondre Francois was sacked four times.
The Noles also got 11 penalties for 90 yards in the day.
Up to six minutes from the end of the Florida State landing, the Noles were on the brink of losing their second shutout since Wake Forest beat the Noles 30-0 in 2006.
This is clearly not the way the Taggart attack on the Gulf Coast expects to see. One of the biggest problems for the Noles was his offensive in the red zone:
-With Virginia Tech, FSU generated four scoring opportunities and scored three points.
-Against Samford, FSU generated eight scoring opportunities and scored 29 points.
It's 32 points in 12 opps, or 2.67 points per chance. Gross. The only saving grace is that the defense only allows 3.07 points per opp.
The problems are complete.
In 2016, when Francois led the Noles in third place in Off. S & P + and an average of 36 points (with a lot of help from attacking midfielder Dalvin Cook), FSU had a success rate of 49% in the 20 (19th), a 54% success rate in the 10 red turning areas.
This time: 38% in the 20th (83rd), 36% in the 10th (105th) and a rotation rate of 9.1% in the 10th (123rd). Their success rate at first and goal: 25% (106th).
The FSU also missed three goals of 42 yards or less.
The slow start to attack, and the fact of not being able to force the third setbacks are all contributing factors to the 2018 Noles.
FSU still has notable games to play against Clemson, Louisville, Miami and Notre Dame. It may not be a great season, but do not forget that FSU made 6 to 6 last year and Taggart inherited a lot of these same guys.
Speaking of Taggart, his programs have never been successful for a long time:
In his first two head coaching concerts in western Kentucky and southern Florida, his first-year teams had four wins. It was only two years after his hiring that he led the Hilltoppers to their first consecutive FBS seasons, followed by the USF's first 10-win season in 2016.
His only season in Oregon last season before accepting the FSU position was 7-6 on average, tainted by a injury to QB.
We'll see how the rest of the season goes, but it looks like it's a long year for Florida State fans.
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