USA TODAY
Willie Taggart’s familiar catchphrase is “Do Something” – and that Florida State did, firing Taggart after only 21 games, is surprising only in the timing.
The Seminoles were 9-12 in Taggart’s second season. Average attendance at Doak Campbell Stadium (capacity: 79,560) had dropped to 54,213, the lowest in more than 30 years. A 27-10 home loss Saturday to rival Miami – another faded powerhouse in the midst of its own very real struggles – did not inspire confidence in a return to national prominence. At best, the program was sliding sideways.