The Daily Chop Lite, Dec 8, 2025

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop Lite, Dec 8, 2025



https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/2025/12/08/fsu-football-overhaul-begins-with-consultant-review-of-personnel/87649703007/
Consultants and consistency: Inside Michael Alford’s plan to fix FSU football

https://chopchat.com/bowl-officials-asked-fsu-to-save-a-bowl-game-and-the-noles-politely-declined
Bowl officials asked FSU to save a bowl game and the Noles politely declined
I can understand why they wouldn't play.

https://chopchat.com/fsu-football-should-have-followed-notre-dame-s-blueprint-for-bowl-game-participation
FSU football should have followed Notre Dame's blueprint for bowl game participation

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/longformarticle/fsu-football-10-players-decisions-upcoming-duce-robinson-265330729/
10 FSU players who have big decisions coming up

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2025/12/07/fsu-football-gerogia-tech-peyton-joseph-transfer-portal/87656644007/
Former commit Peyton Joseph to enter trnasfer portal

https://chopchat.com/tony-white-status-at-fsu-should-be-clear-after-coaching-assistant-leaves-for-sec
Tony White status at FSU should be clear after coaching assistant leaves for SEC

https://chopchat.com/why-didn-t-fsu-football-not-let-more-assistant-coaches-go
Why didn't FSU football not let more assistant coaches go?

https://www.phenomhoopreport.com/seminole-bound-is-marcis-ponder-ready-to-make-an-immediate-impact-at-fsu/
Seminole Bound: Is Marcis Ponder Ready to Make an Immediate Impact at FSU?

https://www.si.com/nfl/chargers/onsi/chargers-derwin-james-interesting-solution-eagles-tush-push
Chargers' Derwin James has interesting solution to Eagles' Tush Push

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/why-dabo-swinney-won-t-earn-a-bowl-bonus-despite-clemson-making-pinstripe-bowl/ar-AA1RTN9p?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Why Dabo Swinney won't earn a bowl bonus despite Clemson making Pinstripe Bowl

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/news/college-football/texas-am-opens-as-slight-betting-favorite-over-miami-in-college-football-playoff/
Texas A&M opens as slight betting favorite over Miami in College Football Playoff

https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/12/07/college-football-playoff-miami-hurricanes/87655949007/
CFP committee finally gets it right, Miami in, Notre Dame out

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6870090/2025/12/07/college-football-playoff-miami-notre-dame-alabama/
College Football Playoff committee did a bad job. Here’s how we would fix it

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/cfp-committee-chair-comments-on-why-notre-dame-football-was-left-out/ar-AA1RT35d?ocid=BingNewsVerp
CFP committee chair comments on why Notre Dame football was left out

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/college-basketball-s-basement-battles-shake-up-the-bottom-10-rankings/ar-AA1RU1Rb?ocid=BingNewsVerp
College basketball’s basement battles shake up the Bottom 10 rankings
356. Florida A&M Rattlers (1–5)