Is Florida State an outlier, or the new gold standard for team building? with Mike Norvell

Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell joins Ari Wasserman to discuss the Seminoles' approach to team building. Does Norvell believe his team's portal to high school recruiting ratio is a recipe for success? Is it sustainable? Manny Navarro, The Athletic's AuFlority, then hops on the mic to breakdown Norvell's roster construction from a analytical angle. Were FSU's portal hits more luck based, or are they the new standard for how to build a team? Later, the guys answer a voicemail from the Until Saturday phone line (316-462-9852) about who belongs in the NCAA 25 game's All-99 club. Plus, what is the lowest ranking a team can recruit at each position to win a national title?

Read Pt. 1 of our NIL confidential: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5484900/2024/05/13/college-football-transfer-portal-nil-deals/

Read Pt. 2 of our NIL confidential: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5499474/2024/05/20/college-football-transfer-portal-nil-collectives-movement/

Listen to last week's show: https://pod.fo/e/23ce9b

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Rundown: - Portal reliance; "transactional program" a functional model? (:30) - Mike Norvell joins the show (5:00) - Opinions on FSU's approach + advanced recruiting (20:00) - Is FSU's portal success sustainable? (26:15) - Other "transactional programs" & how certains teams use the portal (34:00) - NCAA 25 All-99 club (45:45) - Lowest rated position but still win a title? (49:30)

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