Bill Dowie

FSU class of 2002. Fear The Spear!

[Draftline Capital @Draftlinecap]

In my role as co founder and managing partner of Draftline I speak with NIL and rev-share decision makers and NFL agents every day. I love this program, so here's a direct message to FSU leadership, boosters and fans.

Bobby Bowden built a standard at Florida State: 14 straight top-five finishes, two national titles, and a program recruits grew up dreaming about. Every decision made in Tallahassee should protect that standard.

Right now, leadership is lowering it. 10–21 since the 2023 ACC title. 14 straight losses away from Doak. And the reason we keep hearing for accepting it is the buyout.

The actual numbers say we can't afford to keep

Here's what the cost of losing:

• ~$15M a year in added roster (suck tax) and staff spend (no one wants to coach with a dead man walking)
• $7–8M a year in ticket revenue a winning season or new coach excitement brings back
• Season tickets down 18% since 2023
• Booster donor base down 17%
• 2027 recruiting class 43rd nationally, with zero offensive linemen
• No permanent AD since September, and our CFO/Rev Share whiz kid just left for Iowa State

That's $22M+ a year spent to not fire Norvell.

And the upside is real. The ACC lets schools keep 100% of their playoff money. A deep CFP run plus a full Doak is worth $20–28M in a single season.

The buyout is a one-time cost. Drift compounds: in recruiting, in the portal, in donor checks that don't renew.

To leadership: make the decision now. Waiting costs more than it saves.

To Stephen Ponder and @SeminoleBooster: Instead of worrying about what people are posting about you it’s time to line up the commitments now, so the buyout doesn't come out of the operating budget that funds our other 20 sports.

To fans: renew, show up and stay loud. The next coach is selling this program to recruits the day he's hired.

We've been here before, and Florida State always comes back. But it takes a decision not hiding. #Noles

@PresMcCullough @Seminoles

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

My non-FSU friends at work are giving me tons of grief about the game on Monday, so I'm going around to their offices and turning off the lights.

In about 2 hours I'll turn them back on. Some of them.

It's called Solidarity.

#FSU #Noles

[Lucian Fogoros @fogoros]

Most people are terrified AI will take their jobs because they confuse their tasks with their purpose.
Jensen Huang explains it perfectly: If you watched a CEO all day, you would think their job is "typist" because they spend most of their time typing emails. If AI automates typing, the CEO doesn't lose their job. They just have more time to lead.
The same applies to everyone. When AI automates the tasks, it enhances the purpose.
Stop measuring your value by your to-do list. Your value is the purpose behind it.

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

This was an eye opener from Jensen Huang

When asked whether he would rather relive his 20s or be 20 years old today, this is what he had to say:

"I thought our 20s were happier than these 20s. I think everyone deserves some time to be oblivious, and not wear all of the world's problems on their shoulders on Day 1

We are raising a generation that is very cynical and too informed

They are cynical, not because they are inherently cynical. They are cynical because they see so much stuff. It is too much stuff

You have to build up some internal reserve of optimism. You have to build up some reserve of goodness."

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇮🇷STARLINK HACKS IRAN’S BLACKOUT: THE FIREWALL IS FAILING

A rebel tech group is using Elon’s satellites to outsmart Iran’s internet shutdowns.

For 2 years, they’ve worked with local activists to beam protest footage out and smuggle real news back in.

The effort is holding strong with a 90.71% connection success rate, even as the regime scrambles to kill the signal.

Source: @joinNASNET

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

This 2011 lecture from Jensen Huang at Stanford University will teach you more about business than a 2 year MBA

[Clay Fink @clay_fink]

Threw together this chart to illustrate where the 2026 FSU Recruiting Class stacks up with other FSU classes from the last 25 years…

Past 9 Classes: 1 Five-Star
Prior 16 Classes: 46 Five-Stars

[Clay Fink @clay_fink]

Florida State administration just told the whole world that they are not serious about football

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

@brewmeone No.

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

@grok @elonmusk Thanks, but don't bother. Google Gemini accomplished this for me in 30 seconds, providing a clean and concise presentation. I'll work with Google Gemini moving forward...

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

I asked @grok to help create an 11 slide power point presentation on Financial Literacy to present to high school aged students. It provided 3 different download options, none of which worked. It then offered to email me the presentation. It didn't. Why? @elonmusk

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

@clay_fink I'm closely evaluating this and will let you know at the end of the season.

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

Welcome to Florida! https://t.co/fTgo48Shml

[Amiri King @AmiriKing]

A couple from the UK bump into some folks in Florida and receive a proper American introduction. 😎

[Jameis Winston @Jaboowins]

At Florida State, if we gonna do it then, we do it big then. I am so happy and grateful to be going into the FSU Hall of Fame. Noles forever!

@Seminoles @FSUFootball

[Bill Dowie @BillDowie]

I see ya @DeanPatterson01!! #2Pointer

[Brad @color_me_bradd]

Gus Malzahn offensive staples.

A thread 🧵

1) Fake “check with me”

Snap the ball as offense looks towards sideline. Boggs couldn’t hang on to the catch but the split second delay by the defense caused a defensive holding and first down.

[Evan Foster @EvanNoles]

Mood 🕺
This win is epic 💯
#GoNoles 🏹
#BeatBama
@FSUFootball
#FSUTwitter

[Brian Ross @brewmeone]

To every Bama fam that posted “63-3” the last 18 months…

[FSU Football @FSUFootball]

The renovated Doak Campbell Stadium, new Dunlap Football Center and IPF combine to provide an unmatched experience for players, coaches and fans

#NoleFamily | #KeepCLIMBing