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Thoughts on FSU/Bucs/Lightning/Magic

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       Last year I wrote a large piece over the summer on all of our teams, all of which were in the offseason at the time. I never got around to that this summer, so this year we're doing things a little differently.  At this point (December 18), FSU's season is finished (thank God), the Buccaneers have 3 games remaining in their regular season and are making a playoff push, and the Lightning and Magic are about a third of the way through their respective regular seasons.      So we'll look at all 4 teams. Starting with FSU we'll examine what the Hell went wrong this season and how fixable it is for 2025 and beyond. For the Bucs we'll reflect on the first 14 games and the expectations for the final 3 and then the playoffs. For the Lightning we'll recap some big offseason changes and evaluate whether or not this team is still in a Stanley Cup window. And for the Magic we'll discuss how this team has weathered the storm so far without two of their ...
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Current State of Things (2024 Edition)

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       A little over a year ago, I wrote the inaugural edition of this annual piece. That version covered the 4 teams pictured above, as well as the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, FSU Basketball, Tennessee Titans, and Seattle Kraken. For 2024, I wanted to narrow that group to the 4 teams we follow more avidly than all the others, and spend a little more time on each than what was done last year when there were 9 different teams to recap. Meaning for this year, we're restricting to the Seminoles, Buccaneers, Lightning, and Magic.      All 4 were successful in their own ways. The 3 pro-teams were all playoff teams and FSU was a top-5 team when healthy. It would be equally fair to say none of them were satisfied with the way things ended. FSU was snubbed of a playoff spot it rightfully earned after losing it's QB to a gruesome injury. The Bucs' season came to an end when Baker Mayfield through a game-sealing interception against the Detroit Lions on a l...
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Current State of Things (2023 Edition)

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       After God, my fiancé, my family, and my friends, the greatest love in my life is my sports teams. They bring out passion and emotions I don't experience in other aspects of my life and take me to another place as a welcome distraction from everything else going on in my life. Whether it's rallying friends to hit the bar, watching from the comfort of my TV(s) at home with my fiancé, or the thrill of actually attending a game in person, it's always been something I love and enjoy and something that brings people together and unifies them for a common cause. I'll be the first to admit I have a lot of teams I enjoy following, though some more than others, but it keeps life interesting as there's always someone to follow year-round, and because not always will all of them be true championship contenders but most years two or maybe three of them will be.      So in this article, which may become an annual practice, I thought it would be fun to take an...
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