Basically you are saying FSU wanted to keep Simpson? No offense to Simpson, but I am pretty sure Florida State could give two shits about losing him. As I explained to my buddies who said "Everybody has to deal with this, it is the way college football is now." The difference is we are losing the coaches we wanted to keep, and the players we wanted to come back. Opposed to losing a 5^ freshman that didn't get any playing time at Texas or Alabama. We are losing what made our team respectable. That is not good, and is NOT what is happening elsewhere. Starters stay and the talent that isn't getting meaningful playing time leave. Texas may lose one or two, but not like us. Emmett Johnson, Princewill, Gbayor, Butler, Lenhardt etc... are players you build around... you don't replace them.
Florida State was a joke this year, so I am fairly confident we are doing Simpson a favor not vice versa, because I don't think FSU was wanting anyone back from this years debacle of coaching staff. Everything that is happening right now is NOT good, and it may look fine after we hire someone new, but sorry folks I don't care if we get Bill Belichick to be our Defensive Coordinator. What is happening is what is wrong with our team and we will continue to SUCK ASS without consistency.