Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell joins Ari Wasserman to discuss the Seminoles' approach to team building. Does Norvell believe his team's portal to high school recruiting ratio is a recipe for success? Is it sustainable? Manny Navarro, The Athletic's AuFlority, then hops on the mic to breakdown Norvell's roster construction from a analytical angle. Were FSU's portal hits more luck based, or are they the new standard for how to build a team? Later, the guys answer a voicemail from the Until Saturday phone line (316-462-9852) about who belongs in the NCAA 25 game's All-99 club. Plus, what is the lowest ranking a team can recruit at each position to win a national title?

Read Pt. 1 of our NIL confidential:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5484900/2024/05/13/college-football-transfer-portal-nil-deals/

Read Pt. 2 of our NIL confidential:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5499474/2024/05/20/college-football-transfer-portal-nil-collectives-movement/

Listen to last week's show:

https://pod.fo/e/23ce9b

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Rundown:

- Portal reliance; "transactional program" a functional model? (:30)

- Mike Norvell joins the show (5:00)

- Opinions on FSU's approach + advanced recruiting (20:00)

- Is FSU's portal success sustainable? (26:15)

- Other "transactional programs" & how certains teams use the portal (34:00)

- NCAA 25 All-99 club (45:45)

- Lowest rated position but still win a title? (49:30)

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