Posted on 07/20/2007 3:31:23 PM PDT by GOP_Raider
Bobby Bowden enters his 32nd fall as Florida State's head coach, and it's not stretching the truth to say he looks forward to this season as much as he has any in the last decade. How strange it is, then, that the theme of this season is change.
First, this will be the 77-year-old coach's first season as a Hall of Fame coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December in a class that included his first Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Charlie Ward. The class was supposed to include his comrade in longevity, Penn State's Joe Paterno, but Paterno postponed his induction after breaking a leg on the sideline last fall.
An added credential to his resume was hardly what FSU's legend-in-residence needed most, however. He needed a reversal of fortune. A program that once posted an NCAA-record 14 consecutive seasons of top-10 finishes and 10-win seasons, that collected two national titles, two Heismans and a parade of All-Americans, no longer was golden.
A 10-win season in 2003 was followed by back-to-back eight-win seasons. Last year's 7-6 campaign needed a seesaw 44-27 victory over UCLA in the Emerald Bowl -- yes, nuts -- to seal a winning season. The only cherries on a season that saw the Seminoles finish fifth, next-to-last, in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division were bookends: a season-opening triumph at Miami and the bowl win.
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Here’s my preview: Yet another loss to the Gators for FSU this year in The Swamp.
dfwgator, you beat me to it.
I hope it’s worse than 34-7. We get the thumb next year!
Over/under on team arrests for this season: 6.5
You got that right!!
Can’t wait to see Tebow playing !!
Go Free Shoe U!
Ain't THAT the truth. Looking forward to moving up 70 spots or so!
Congratulations on your Nat’l championship. You get the bragging rights...for now.
As I said to dfwgator, congratulations on your National Championship. Enjoy it while it lasts.
GO ‘NOLES!
JoPa gonna be healed up before the season?
THAT is a sight for sore eyes! I can’t wait for Labor Day!
It seems very odd to think that—of all teams—Wake Forest won the ACC last year. The cosmos of the ACC seemed misaligned now...
With FSU’s talent and a fairly weak ACC there is no way they can be worse than last year. I predict them to go 11-2.
The one I posted earlier in the week was better, IMO. :)
No one to take the heat off Weathorford the last two years....a crappy O line was to blame two years ago.
Sounds like it. He was apparently up and about for spring practice.
Great preview dfw. I concurr with the beatdown on the hated ‘Nolies in the most feared stadium in the land.
Oh, and Coach Bobby, stay as long as you like, my friend.
I like the bold call...but I'm reserving judgement until after the Clemson game. If we win by, oh, say, 3 touchdowns, I'll be convinced.
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