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And may drop 10 total programs. A projected $4.7M deficit this academic year and deficits the last 2 years have eroded their reserve fund. Coincidentally enough, FSU announced the innaugural schedule of it's women's sand volleyball team today, making 18 sports (20 if going by the Director's Cup standings since track and field offers indoor and outdoor championships).

Following a six-hour meeting in late September, the Resource Allocation Working Group, chaired by Georgia President Michael Adams, agreed to consider a reduction in FBS football scholarships from the current number of 85 to 80 and a reduction in the number of FCS football scholarships from 63 to 60. The reductions would likely follow a move toward a full cost-of-attendance scholarship that is expected to be passed in early 2012. In addition to football, the group agreed to consider a reduction in the number of men's basketball scholarships from 13 to 12 and in women's basketball from 15 to 13.

The link does not include the baseball points (only sport left), but I believe FSU will receive 64 points and finish 9th. Virginia will pass FSU since they've made the CWS but we should sit at 10th as no remaining CWS teams could pass us even if they win the title. FSU's Standings 2005-2006: 17th (713 points)* 2006-2007: 15th (924.25) 2007-2008: 15th (970.5) 2008-2009: 15th (945) 2009-2010: 5th (1087.5)** 2010-2011: 9th (1079)** * I think prior to 2006-2007 the Director's Cup only included the highest finish of outdoor track or indoor track but not both in the points. Starting that year they began including both which is why there was the spike in points (along with winning our first men's outdoor title in 2006). ** FSU advanced all 19 sports to postseason play; one of only 2 schools to do so in 2009-2010 and unsure on how many others, if any, in 2010-2011. Don't forget FSU begins women's sand volleyball in 2011-2012. Sorry, they won't be wearing bikinis.

2010 was his first year of college coaching experience after being a high school coach for quite some time. Gus Malzahn 2.0? He bettered Tulsa's offensive ranking for 2010 after it took quite a hit when Malzahn left Tulsa for Auburn after the 2008 season. http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/morris_chad00.html

Hail to the Buster.

Students snap up tickets Florida State's student body has thrown its weight behind Fisher and the Seminoles for Saturday's opener against Samford, snapping up all 16,000 tckets for the north end zone general admission seats. And they haven't stopped there. The FSU ticket office is issuing additional "overflow" tickets as reserved seats in the south end zone of Doak Campbell Stadium at no charge to the students. "It's very encouraging," said Ben Zierden, associate athletics director for ticket sales. "We haven't seen this kind of student support in a number of years." FSU students picked up their full allotment for last season's opener against Miami, but Zierden said it has been a long time since the interest has exceeded the base allotment. What makes the show of support even more impressive is that this marks the first year that the ticket office has gone 100 percent online with "print-at-home" student tickets. "A ticket arrives in your email literally a minute after you apply online," said Zierden, whose office has already processed approximately 17,000 ticket requests from students and will continue to do so until the allotment runs out. Tickets for the general public remain on sale for the debut of Fisher and the 2010 Seminoles.

Hadn't seen any film of him on here. This was posted on Youtube earlier this month. Looks like he has good hands out of the backfield, good hips and balance and can run you over. Not elite speed, but good speed for his size. Has good size.

#22 in the AP #25 in the ESPN/USA Today