Two years ago, FSU seemed way to fine with Jimbo leaving, spent almost no time really looking at candidates and Hired Willie right away. It was an exciting splash hire and his energy was infectious. They got their first choice because the team was only one season removed from being really successful. Now they have had 3 years of poor play and are on the verge of being irrelevant (they may already be there) and it impacted this coaching search. Norvell was not the 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd choice of the Noles, but they are at a point where they need to make concessions.
Norvell is not a splash hire, but he might be the right guy for the job (hopefully). He has done well at Memphis, and has had a ton of his coaches get poached by bigger programs ( a ton of assistant turnover) and yet he has remained successful. Hope it means he is good at hiring a staff (something Willie struggled with). His offense has been one of the better in the country and it looks like HE can run a program.
Right now, I am just relieved we found someone and they can start recruiting. We lost a number of players which was expected, hopefully having a coach can give us a small boost and we finish in the top 20.