My View: Hope Springs Eternal

As spring practice is set to begin, the phrase, "hope springs eternal", comes to mind. The beginning of a new season is always exciting as the Noles start with a clean slate. This year is one of high expectations for the Seminoles. An overhauled staff and an apparently rejuvenated Bobby Bowden has fans and players alike optimistic about the 2007 season.

Spring practice is always exciting in that we come out of the winter slumber and start to become excited about the game and the start of the season. There will be surprises and new players that will capture our attention and become the topic of discussions for the blogs, web sites and message boards.

We are all "kids" again as we can hardly wait to see our team perform and hear about their daily progress. Hopefully we can as fans be realistic and not expect too much too soon. It doesn't hurt to dream as long as we realize that reality is much different than dreams.