Garnet and Old
2 alum from different eras taking our daily conversation to the podcasting world. Wide-ranging passionate banter of all things FSU and Tallahassee, from sports to music to food to culture.
Episodes
193 episodes
Congress vs. The Super League: FSU caught in the middle
Tonight on Garnet & Old, Vince and Ryan go full C-SPAN After Dark — but with more spear plants and more yellingWe open with the biggest college athletics story of the week: the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 advanced out of the ...
Cruise Mode Activated | FSU Recruiting, Fan Panic & Summer Silence
Tonight's episode comes to you from two very different locations.Vince is checking in from Miami on his way to a cruise, living his best life somewhere between a beach chair and a buffet line. Ryan, meanwhile, is holding down the fort i...
Softball Shock, Recruiting Swings & College Sports Civil War
FSU softball got portal-punched 🥎💥 after losing elite stars Isa Torres and Jaysoni Beachum. That is not a roster tweak — that is the softball version of losing your Wi-Fi, your wallet, and your starting quarterback in the same afternoon. Torres...
FSU Sports… Probably? Last-Minute Chaos Episode
Welcome to the least-prepared episode in show history.Usually we'd spend this space telling you exactly what we're covering in the world of FSU football, baseball, softball, recruiting, conference realignment, NIL, and whatever fresh ch...
FSU’s May Madness: ⚾️ Regionals, 🥎 Royalty, 🗓️ Reveals
“Offseason?” ... Nah. We've got some great topics on the ledger for tonight...🍢🔥This week on Garnet & Old, Vince is taking the wheel as we dive into FSU’s May Madness:⚾ Regionals — Florida State Baseball is hosting the Talla...
FSU Lands a 2027 QB | Baseball Postseason Starts | Softball Ends
It’s a loaded week in Florida State sports, and tonight Ryan is flying solo because Vince is MIA. 🎙️Which means the adult supervision has left the building. 🚨This week on Garnet & Old, Ryan breaks down a packed FSU slate: ba...
🥎 Regional heat. ⚾️ Miami hate. 🏈 Conference headlines
Florida State is bringing the postseason vibes, rivalry smoke, and conference drama all in one beautiful garnet-and-gold buffet.This week on Garnet & Old, we’re talking FSU Softball earning the right to host a regional after snatchi...
FSU vs Georgia Gets Canceled, Big Ten Gets PAID, and the Diamond Noles Are Cooking
FSU and Georgia’s long-awaited home-and-home series has officially been canceled, with both schools reportedly working toward a possible 2028 neutral-site game in Tampa instead. Translation: college football scheduling has entered its “corporat...
It’s Gonna Be May… and FSU Baseball Just Changed the Vibe 😵⚾
It’s gonna be May. Unfortunately for FSU baseball, Stanford made sure it was also gonna be stress. 😬⚾After last week’s rebound talk, the Noles just took the kind of road sweep that hits different. So now the question is not whether fans...
💥 Answers Abound: FSU Baseball, Football, Softball Make Statements
The sweep mattered. Now football has a real quarterback answer. The question is whether either development should change how confident fans actually feel.FSU baseball gave fans a real response weekend, but the bigger question still hang...
FSU Baseball Took a Punch.🥊 Gut Check or a Warning Sign?
FSU baseball finally hit the kind of weekend that changes the conversation.The Georgia Tech sweep was not just a mark in the loss column. It was the first clean stress test of the season, and now the real question is simple: did this we...
PAIN. PRESSURE. POWER. | UF Pain, GT Pressure & FSU Softball’s 25-Game Heater
This week’s Florida State sports mood board is simple:PAIN. PRESSURE. POWER.The pain? FSU baseball losing to Florida again. Because apparently the baseball gods woke up and chose violence. Now the Noles head into a massive showdown ...
MEDIOCRE. MIDWEEK. MAYHEM.
You knew we couldn't let this week slide without talking about THE word. You know the one. Mediocre.Four-star recruit Izayah Vickers visits FSU spring practice, a message board LOSES their minds over a misquote, and suddenly there's a b...
SEMINOLE STAMPEDE! 🤠 Camp Buzz, Bull Riding & Diamond Sports Rolling
The Seminole Stampede has begun 🤠Football camp is underway, baseball and softball are rolling, basketball might not be dead, and somehow Tallahassee hosted bull riding… which honestly feels on brand at this point.This week on Ga...
FSU Spring Practice = Quiet… Basketball = HOT… and Ryan is on a CRUISE 🚢
If FSU Spring practice happens and no one is there to see it… is it really happening? 🦗We’ll talk about what little we’ve gathered from camp, what it means, and whether Norvell and the staff are cooking in silence 🤐 or just (unnecessa...
FSU Spring Practice: ACCESS DENIED 🚫 | No Media. No Spring Game. No FUN.
Florida State Spring Practice is coming…But if you’re part of the media — ACCESS DENIED.Once again, FSU football practice is basically locked down like Area 51, and with no Spring Game AGAIN, fans and reporters are left to their...
NO TOUR FOR YOU?! Booster Tour CANCELLED + Savannah Bananas Take Over Doak 🍌🔥
The Seminole Booster Tour is officially OFF for this offseason…NO TOUR FOR YOU. 🫵What does this mean for FSU? Is this strategic? Financial? Or is this just the higher ups reading the room? 👀Tonight, we break down:- W...
PARTY ON, NOLES! 🤘 FSU on the RISE … EXCELLENT.
Party on, Noles. 🤘Florida State was just ranked the #1 Party School in America…Partying like its 1993.🎶And this week? The athletic department decided to celebrate properly.🏀 Basketball just stacked big wins — including a...
True Nole – New Nole 🏆 | Jameis Doing His Part & Charlie Woods Chooses FSU
It’s a LEGACY episode.🦀 Jameis Winston speaks on the state of college football and reveals his reported $1M+ donation. As if NoleNation could love this guy even more...⛳ Charlie Woods commits to FSU Golf over his father’s alma m...
FSU BROKE?! Sportico Says ‘Debt King’ — Not So Fast, My Friend…
Is Florida State actually broke… or is the internet bad at reading financial reports?Sportico called FSU the “Debt King,” Gus Malzahn retired, and chaos immediately followed.It was a busy week in college football.Sportico dr...
FSU’s 2026 Schedule IS BRUTAL 😬 | Recruiting Hope vs Reality | Hoops Playing Better?
The ACC (and maybe the football gods themselves) have unveiled Florida State’s 2026 football schedule… and buddy, it is NOT for the weak (or the weekend, get it?). Road trips, heavy hitters, and zero mercy. We break down why this slate feels li...
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NOLE POSITIVE 💪 | Warrick to the Hall | Wynn Returns | FSU Health Passes
Choose NOT to dwell #NoleFamily... FSU positives exist — on the field, in the trenches, and across the university.🐐 Peter Warrick is officially a College Football Hall of Famer — a long-overdue recognition for one of the greatest ever t...
Addition by Subtraction? Could FSU’s Portal Losses Be Wins 🍿
The Transfer Portal giveth… and the Portal taketh away.This week on Garnet & Old, we break down the constant comings and goings from the Noles 2026 roster — including the on again, off again, on again departure of Earl Little Jr., d...