When life hands you Willie Taggart, you make lemonade to raise money to buy out the remainder of his contract.
I’m not here to break any news about the state of Florida State football. You know it’s bad. I know it’s bad. FSU fans know it’s bad. FSU rivals know it’s bad. And now four-year-old FSU fans are even aware of how far this program has fallen under the watch of head coach Willie Taggart.
Things are so bad that four-year-old Grayton Grant set up a lemonade stand on Sunday, one day after the Seminoles lost to Virginia, with the hopes of raising enough money to buy out the remaining sum of Taggart’s contract.
It’s one thing when boosters and fans get upset with the coach, but it’s another when a four-year-old kid has seen enough. That’s when you know you’re officially on the hot seat.
Grant raised $241 for his efforts, which is a pretty nice total for selling lemonade on a hot Sunday. His father, a Florida State alum and booster, matched his total and sent a check for $482 to Seminole Boosters, Inc. with “Taggart Buy Out!” in the memo.
It’s a start considering Taggart would be owed 80 percent of the remainder of his contract, or $17 million if he wanted him gone this season.
Considering the size of the Florida State fandom, I would expect fans to set up their own lemonade stands every weekend and send the proceeds to Seminole Boosters to get closer to the $17 sum. It’s like a telethon, but instead of raising money for charity, it would go toward getting rid of the coach who is well in over his head and proving it every Saturday.
Now that’s a worthwhile cause many FSU can rally behind.
They just needed a sharp four-year-old with an entrepreneurial mindset to give them the idea and motivation to so so.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m quite thirsty and am going to give him $1 for a glass of Country Time and get FSU one dollar closer to the buyout.