On November 21st, the 15th president of Florida State University appeared before the membership of the Capital Tiger Bay Club in Tallahassee. In the course of his talk, John Thrasher gave a quick overview of his 5 year tenure as “Head Seminole.” He glowed with pride over the school’s new U.S. News and World Report ranking, which placed the school among the nation’s top 20 public universities. He also spoke about some of the challenges FSU is facing beyond the search for a new head football coach.