Posted on 10/06/2009 12:12:58 PM PDT by Tallguy
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said Sunday he isn't planning on quitting anytime soon.
That could leave school officials in a difficult situation.
Florida State is 2-3 for the first time since Bowden's inaugural season at the school 33 years ago, and 0-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time, prompting questions about his future at a program he transformed into a collegiate powerhouse.
After Saturday's 28-21 loss at Boston College, two Florida newspapers, including the hometown Tallahassee Democrat, said Bowden should call it a career at the end of this season.
"The love and admiration we all have for Bobby doesn't put fans in the seats, money in the coffers or national championships in the trophy case," Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi wrote. "Bobby used to be able to do all those things, but clearly he cannot anymore."
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Good.....stay as long as you want Bobby....please, don’t go.
Signed,
A Gators Fan.
If I recall, they’ve lost some close one.
Bobby’s scared. He said only one more big thing happens to you after retirement.
He should be allowed to stay as long as he wants, he’s earned it. He gave the Creminoles some of the best years of his life...now it’s time to give them some of the worst.
Joe Pa is still winning. Bowden will hang on forever in order to try to secure the record and FSU will have neither the heart nor the guts to fire him.
It's been a rollercoaster in recent years. They win for a couple of years, then they have a bad season. Wouldn't be so bad, except that the Big Ten is not exactly a premier conference -- but that's a debate for another thread.
I really have mixed feelings regading Bobby. He has earned the right to stay but at what point does a university say that a coach is too old? He’s not as sharp as he used to be.
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