Posted on 09/02/2009 9:24:45 AM PDT by Justaham
"In coaching, you've got to have more discipline and you've got to be more strict and just conservative, I think. It fits with the Republicans."
So said longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden in an article published by the Wall Street Journal Wednesday titled "Why Your Coach Votes Republican."
With the college football season just hours away from kickoff, and traditional conservative values surging throughout the nation, the Journal's piece is as timely at it is fascinating.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
I did not know Bobby Bowden was Conservative. This surprises me. Any word on Urban Meyer?
Figures that is why Democrat, Phil Fulmer, was fired at tennessee.
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The article has merit. I’ve known many football coaches over the years and only a couple were hardcore liberal Democrats. The band directors and art teachers are usually the big libs.
“you’ve got to have more discipline and you’ve got to be more strict and just conservative, I think. It fits with the Republicans.”
In what discernable way?
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