Bowden: "I’m Still the Head Football Coach"
July 22, 2008 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Football
Much like with Joe Paterno and, in the past, Llyod Carr, Bobby Bowden gets asked the same question again and again every season: Is this your last year?
Said Bowden on Monday during ACC Media day, “”I’m still the head football coach, but I know we’ve got to win more than we’re winning now. I’m not interested in getting out, though. I plan on getting this thing back to where it ought to be, and go on from there. Time will tell.”
Last season, Florida State’s record was 7-6, and that doesn’t sit well in Florida. Fans have been chomping at the bit for a winning season, and many think that Bowden should leave. Although he currently has more wins than anyone in Division I history, if Penn State has a better season this year, Paterno will pull ahead, and that won’t sit well with the Seminoles.
Bowden has named offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher his successor. I don’t know if Fisher has a contract with Florida State that guarantees his place as head coach, but he’s such an asset to the team, that most believe it is a great choice. If they have another mediocre season, will Bowden be pushed out?
It just goes to show – even if you are a living legend, if you aren’t appeasing the fans, it isn’t long before you’re shoved out the door….
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