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Matt Baker: Did Willie Taggart leave FSU better than he found it?

When Willie Taggart stood in Doak Campbell Stadium 23 months ago for the first time as Florida State's coach, he was walking into one of the best programs in the country.

Taggart inherited a roster built on four consecutive top-six recruiting classes and a team that was only four years removed from its third national championship.

The situation Taggart's successor will take over is different. Here's how the program Taggart leaves behind compares to the one he inherited from Jimbo Fisher:

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