Noles Beat The Heat As Practice Continues

FSU Sports Information Excerpts:

It's supposed to be the dog days of summer but with temperatures in the low 80's and a cool breeze blowing, the Seminole football team practiced for 24 periods Monday. The squad wore shoulder pads and game helmets as the equipment staff used the practice to let the players get a feel for their 2008 head gear.

Head Coach Bobby Bowden:
"I think were making progress. That's all we can look for now is progress. Were trying to evaluate the kids, see who can help who, who can play now, and who might take a little bit longer."

On Corey Surrency catching his eye:
"Yes...I like what I see. You know I've never seen a taller group. You know when these coaches come in they all have particular physical traits that they look for. Taller receivers, are they quicker getting back, things like that. The guys are over six-foot tall who are the receivers.

Offensive Coordinator Jimbo Fisher:
"Today was not an effort day. It all started this morning. We got guys coming to the meetings late. They came without a pad and pencils to take notes. Why are you going to come to a meeting to get better and know what to do but you come unprepared. It is like going to class. You go to class without a paper and pencil your going to flunk. If you go to a meeting without a paper and pencil, you're going to flunk. I told them to come with a pad and pencil and to be on time and if they don't, then they are going to pay a consequence. I mean we have a select few but not very many. But you know what, if only some of them do it wrong, the whole team suffers so the whole team runs."