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The Day After, A Somber Sunday (Episode 147) Sep 01, 2019

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Florida State, internally, viewed its season opener against Boise State as somewhat of a Super Bowl.

Winning would’ve set an overwhelmingly positive tone for 2019. But with a 36-31 loss, FSU must find a way to avoid a spiral after just one game.

The gang at On The Bench goes over what went wrong, what to build on and what this loss means in the grand scheme of FSU’s season.

THE 2019 FSU season preview EXTRAVAGANZA (Episode 146) Aug 29, 2019

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Florida State experts flood On The Bench to preview the Seminoles’ 2019 campaign. Local and national media members, celebrities and more join the show as they give their insights into the program, as well as share their season prediction for FSU.

Thanks to Tallahassee band The Shower Beers for lending their music to the pod. You can check out Early Times and Cheerwine, as well as their other songs, here.

QB1 (Episode 145) Aug 26, 2019

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FSU announced James Blackman as its starting quarterback on Sunday evening. The gang at OTB reacts to Blackman officially being named QB1.

WHITE NUMBERS, a hungry defense, ft. Bryant McFadden and TaReef KnockOut (Episode 144) Aug 24, 2019

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Former Florida State standout Bryant McFadden sees a newfound hunger from the Seminoles' secondary. He shares why he's optimistic about the future, why FSU is DBU and more.

Plus, TaReef KnockOut joins the show to celebrate FSU's announcement that home uniforms will consist of white numbers in 2020.

The perception of FSU recruiting and heartbreak, ft. 247Sports' John Garcia Jr. (143) Aug 23, 2019

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FSU enters the 2019 campaign with a Top 10 recruiting class. It's an impressive feat coming off a 5-7 season, and it points to what Willie Taggart can do if he's able to sell on-field success.

247Sports regional recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. joins On The Bench to breakdown what FSU is doing well on the recruiting trail this cycle.

Nerding out, The Briles Effect, and don't put diesel in your car (ft. David Hale) Aug 22, 2019

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How much better will Florida State be in 2019?

ESPN's David Hale joins OTB to explain his research on what the analytics say about FSU's potential growth, the Briles Effect, and why he thinks the progress in the win-column will be minimal in Year 2 under Willie Taggart.

Plus Hale shares how he's irritated just about every ACC fan base this offseason, his most embarrassing Sonnone story and FSU seasons in the form of The Simpsons characters.

Intro/Outro comes courtesy of Tallahassee band, The Shower Beers: Early Times and Cheerwine

Meet Boise State, Debunking Blue Myths, ft. B.J. Rains (Episode 141) Aug 21, 2019

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Florida State is less than two weeks away from its 2019 season opener against Boise State.

To get you familiar with the Seminoles’ Game 1 opponent, On The Bench catches up with Boise State beat writer B.J. Rains. Covering Boise State at the Idaho Press since 2013, Rains’ work can be found at BlueTurfSports.com.

Rains does a great job at efficiently breaking down BoiSe State’s roster and going over a few fun topics.

The basics of Kendal Briles' Iso Offense, ft. Aaron Avery (Episode 140) Aug 20, 2019

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Veer and Shoot. Space and Pace. The Isolation Offense.

It goes by different names, but its origin -- or at least its proliferation throughout college football is unmistakable. The ‘Baylor Offense’ was made popular with wild success under Art Briles, and it’s been continued at various schools since as assistants have branched out to run this version of the spread system. That includes Kendal Briles, who is bringing the proven scheme to Florida State.

What will FSU’s offense look like? What are the goals of this scheme? How has Briles made it work everywhere he’s been?

On The Bench brings in Aaron Avery, a prep coach from the Jacksonville area who has extensively studied and implemented the scheme. He’s also worked closely with FSU QB commit Jeff Sims and target Walter Simmons. Avery goes over the intricacies of the Iso Offense that Briles runs, and shares what to expect from FSU’s offense in 2019.

Sipping on that Kool-Aid, Ohhhhhh Yeeeaaahhhh (Episode 139) Aug 19, 2019

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FSU is confident that its offense will be markedly better this season. We're hearing that enough to the point where we're starting to buy in on a major turnaround on offense in 2019. Chris Nee and Brendan Sonnone share their reasons for optimism in the latest episode of OTB.

FSU OC Kendal Briles gushes over skill players and Randy Clements (Episode 138) Aug 19, 2019

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Florida State offensive coordinator Kendal Briles sat down with members of the media for nearly 20 minutes to preview the 2019 season.

FSU's new OC went over his quarterbacks, the collection of skill talent, his relationship with Randy Clements and more in the interview.

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