🏹 April 12th - The Chief Brief 🏹

Edge restored. Culture confirmed.

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April 12, 2025

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🏹 Welcome to The Chief Brief! 🏹

Happy Saturday, Seminole!

Spring momentum is building — and so is the race for what might be FSU’s weirdest collectible ever.

Only 92 Mystery Boxes remain from the April Fool’s Afterparty drop at fsuaprilfools.com — and the price climbs with every box sold.
⏳ Act fast, or risk getting left with nothing but regret (and a rival fan laughing at your hesitation).

Here’s what’s inside today’s Brief:

🎾 Men’s Tennis Closes Regular Season with 7th Straight Win

Doubles dominance, senior night statements, and postseason momentum as the Noles head to the ACC Tourney.

🌧️ Weather Delay in Blacksburg

FSU–VT Baseball opener postponed — doubleheader now set for Saturday.

🏐 Tough Start in Cali for Beach Volleyball

Noles fall to USC and Stanford — but still have a shot to bounce back Saturday vs. Cal Poly.

🥎 Milestone for Alameda in Dominant Win at Cal

FSU Softball rolls as Coach Lonni Alameda notches her 800th win in Garnet & Gold.

🏀 Terance Mann Joins FSU Hoops as Assistant GM

No salary, all-in — the NBA vet is helping rebuild the program from the inside.

🧨 Spring Football Turns Up the Heat

Norvell challenged his team — and got a response. Physicality, edge, goal-line warfare and signs the culture is back.

Let’s dive in.👇

🧠🧠 Smart fans know where to store the good stuff. 🧠🧠

There’s National Titles.
There’s the priceless Missing Osceola coffee table book.
There’s that time you pulled a prank on your UF roommate.
And now… there’s fsuaprilfools.com.

The Afterparty has started—and only 92 Mystery Boxes remain.

Each one’s a time-sensitive collectible designed to confuse, delight, and cement your place in Seminole fan folklore.

The longer you wait, the more it costs. Literally.

Don’t miss your shot to claim what your FSU brain was built to cherish.

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🎾 FSU Men’s Tennis Wins 7th Straight, Caps Regular Season in Style

The Noles finished the regular season firing on all cylinders. 💥
No. 19 Florida State (17–7, 9–4 ACC) knocked off Miami 4–1 in their final match at the Speicher Tennis Center — marking their seventh straight win and first 9-win ACC season since 2018.

📊 Match Highlights:

🎯 Doubles Domination: • Dous-Karpenschif / Schiessl won 6–3 on Court 2 — 12th win of the season
• Bulte / Rihane rallied from down 2–4 to win 6–4 on Court 1 — 10th win, 8th over a ranked pair

🔥 Singles Statement: • Youcef Rihane: 6–3, 6–2 — 5th straight win, hasn’t dropped a set in over two weeks
• Dous-Karpenschif: Won final 3 games to close his senior night strong (14th win)
• Schiessl: Came back from 3–4 down to clinch match point (15 wins on the year)

🎓 Senior Salute: • Bulte, Connel, Dous-Karpenschif & Rihane closed out their final home matches
• This class helped lead FSU to:
◦ 1st-ever ACC Championship appearance (2024)
◦ 2 NCAA Third Round runs
◦ Multiple All-American honors + 100+ singles wins for Connel

📍 What’s Next:
FSU enters the ACC Tournament as the No. 6 seed, looking to defend its 2024 title.
🗓️ Match 1: Thursday, 6 PM ET in Cary, NC

🌧️ Weather Delay: FSU–VT Series Opener Postponed, Saturday DH Set

Blame the Blacksburg skies. ⛈️
Friday night’s showdown between No. 9 Florida State and No. 25 Virginia Tech has been postponed due to inclement weather. The series will now begin with a Saturday doubleheader.

📅 Updated Series Schedule (ET):
• Saturday, April 12 – Game 1: 12:00 PM
• Saturday, Game 2: ~40 minutes after Game 1
• Sunday Finale: 12:00 PM (unchanged)

🎧 How to Listen:
• All 3 games: WFLA 100.7 FM, FSU Gameday App, and Seminoles.com

🚫 No video stream available for Saturday’s doubleheader.

🏐 Tough Day in Cali: FSU Falls to USC, Stanford at Center of Effort Challenge

Not the start the Noles were hoping for out west. 🌅
No. 7 Florida State Beach Volleyball dropped back-to-back matches Friday at the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, falling 4–1 to both No. 6 USC and No. 5 Stanford.

📉 Match 1 – vs. USC:
• Trojans took 3 courts in straight sets
• Gella Andrew & Maddie Trusty pushed court two to a 3rd set
• ✅ Wolfe/Massey won on court five: 22–24, 27–25, 16–14

📉 Match 2 – vs. Stanford:
• Durish/Koenig struck early with a straight-set win on court one
• Stanford clinched with wins on courts 3, 4, and 5
• Andrew/Trusty again scrapped to three sets before falling

📍 Next Up:
• vs. No. 3 Cal Poly – Saturday, 2:30 PM ET
• Finals follow at 5:00 PM ET

🥎 Milestone Magic: Alameda Earns 800th Win as Noles Smash Cal

The celebration was two-fold in Berkeley. 🎉
No. 9 Florida State Softball (38–6, 12–1 ACC) rolled past Cal 8–1 on Friday night — and Coach Lonni Alameda officially hit 800 career wins at the helm of the program. 💐

🔥 Game Highlights:

• 💣 Michaela Edenfield launched career HR No. 51
• 🧊 Jahni Kerr stayed hot with 3 RBIs and her 5th HR of the year
• 👊 Isa Torres, Shelby McKenzie & Ashtyn Danley delivered timely hits

🌀 In the Circle:

• ⭐ Danley: 3.0 IP, 0 ER – improves to 9–1
• 🧤 Widra: 2.2 scoreless innings + the save

📈 The Statline:

• 11 hits for FSU
• 5 different Noles with an RBI
• 2 insurance runs scored on miscues late

📍 Up Next: Game 2 vs. Cal – Saturday, 5 PM ET (ACCNX)

🧠 Pro Insight, College Impact: Terance Mann Joins FSU Hoops as Assistant GM

FSU legend turned NBA vet Terance Mann is officially giving back — in a very hands-on way. 💼

According to a new Front Office Sports feature, Mann has accepted a unique Assistant General Manager role with Florida State men’s basketball under new head coach Luke Loucks — all while continuing his NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks. 🏀

🧠 What Mann Is Doing: • Scouting transfer portal targets daily
• Reviewing film and giving evals to Loucks and the staff
• In the staff group chat (!), shaping the 2025–26 roster
• Helping with recruiting, alumni relations, and NIL strategy

💬 Mann:
“I’m just trying to see how [players] can help us win… Luke wants to play a pro-style game, and I know those fits.”

💸 NIL Real Talk:
• Mann plans to donate to FSU’s NIL efforts
• On portal prices: “You have kids averaging 6 points asking for $500K… You’re not that good.”

🏛️ The Role: • Unpaid, not formally employed by FSU
• Inspired by fellow Hawk Trae Young, who holds the same title for Oklahoma
• Reflects deep alumni ties and program passion

📍 Bottom Line:
Mann is giving FSU a front office advantage — with NBA perspective, player credibility, and real recruiting firepower.

🔥 “I Want to Feel Florida State Football”: Norvell’s Challenge Ignites Ferocious Response

Tuesday was a wake-up call.
Thursday brought the fire.
Friday? A warzone in cleats. 🧨

Mike Norvell doesn’t want lip service. He wants grit. He wants edge. He wants a Florida State football team that brings the heat from the first whistle to the last rep — not just in moments, but as its identity.

And this week, he finally saw it.

🗣️ Tuesday’s Message: Find the Edge — Or Get Left Behind

After a lackluster practice on Tuesday, Norvell didn’t hold back. He called it out — no edge, no juice, not the standard.

So what did the team do?

They responded. And they responded LOUD.

"We did not lack intensity today," Norvell said Thursday with a grin. "Sometimes, we've got to control the emotion. But the response? Hell yes." 💥

Skirmishes broke out. Players got in each other’s faces. Fights? A few. OTIs (Opportunities to Improve)? Plenty.

But Norvell didn’t shy away — he embraced it.

“I want to see guys fight to win. If it gets chippy, so be it… I want it all.”

🛑 Friday’s Practice: Controlled Chaos — and a Statement

Friday’s session was shorter, but it packed a punch. Nearly 20 goal-line reps. Full-pads. Back-and-forth slugfest.

The result?

"That was a good day," Norvell said. “Mindset, approach, physicality, toughness — it was one of those days we needed.”

🚩 Goal-line format:
• Offense scored a point for TDs
• Defense scored a point for stops
• Final score? Defense barely edged it out — and Norvell loved every second.

“Tough runs. Big hits. Guys grinding. Pushing. That ball gets to the one-inch line — which way does it push? That’s what you want to see.”

💪 Who Showed Up?

🔥 Squirrel White:
Back from injury and proving he’s more than a speedster. Norvell raved about his physical perimeter block Thursday — a standout moment for the SEC transfer.

🔥 Jayvan Boggs:
The freshman wideout made three consecutive grabs on Tuesday and built momentum all week. “Still learning, but definitely been a bright spot,” Norvell said.

🔥 Roydell Williams & Caziah Holmes:
These backs refused to go down in Friday’s goal-line drills. No green jersey safety net. Just punishment and power.

🔥 Jonathan Daniels, Andre’ Otto, Richie Leonard:
Key reps up front as the offensive line fights through injuries. Daniels, a redshirt freshman, is earning snaps with the 1s.

🔥 Deante McCray & Darrell Jackson:
McCray brought the fire post-practice. Jackson? “The voice of the DL room.” A major leadership evolution.

🔥 The Desir Twins & Amaree Williams:
Pittman gave big-time props to the defensive youth. These guys aren’t just filling gaps — they’re standing out.

📈 The Culture Is Back — and It Feels Real

Norvell’s not interested in pretty plays. He’s chasing something deeper:

“You can take all the nice things you want to draw up… but if you don’t chase the ball, don’t bring strike, don’t knock people back… then it’s just noise. I want to feel Florida State football.”

This week proved something: They heard him. And they’re responding.

“You’ve got three more opportunities to put our stamp on the spring,” Norvell said. “Make them count.”

🔜 What’s Next?

The team gets a well-earned weekend off, then returns for the final three practices of spring:

📅 Next Practice: Tuesday (Day 13)
📍 Focus: Finishing strong, red-zone execution, position battles
💡 Key Theme: Control the chaos, sharpen the edge, build the culture

🧨 "It’s not about hype. It’s not about talk. It’s about feel… And right now, I feel us coming together." – Mike Norvell

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And that’s a wrap!

Whether you’re watching softball bombs fly, flipping between ACC tennis showdowns, or just keeping an eye on the future of FSU Football…

Keep showing up with that Seminole edge.
We’ll see you back here soon — sharper, louder, and maybe with a Mystery Box in hand. 😉

Until then…

Go Noles. Stay locked in. Beat the timer.
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