Cue the bugle, and the burial. Somewhere in the subconscious of Seminole fans, the mournful notes of taps resonated as Norvell’s words tailed off. The slow death of the program’s worst season in a half-century finally reached its benediction on a raw November night before 55,107 fans.

Florida State's Mike Norvell is vowing that Noles fans will never have to put up with a season like this one again under his watch. After putting the final nail in its woebegone 2024 campaign with a 31-11 loss to Florida,