bobby bowden Stories - Tomahawk Nation
A Remembrance of Things Past, and a reminder that things don’t last
I wrote the following in the Jones Top Ten this week: Texas and Florida are headed to the same place for very different reasons. While I fully believe that Urban Meyer has lost his passion for the game, in Mack Brown’s case, the evidence mounts that the game has simply passed him by....
We Are Witnessing History
What is a "Great Coaching Rivalry", in your opinion? Is it a rivalry between great coaches, like the one between Darrell Royal and Frank Broyles? Or is it a great rivalry with close, exciting games, such as between Joe Paterno and John Cooper? I was pondering this, because this is the 12th year...
Bobby Bowden To Step Down at Florida State
Media reports tonight say Bowden will announce his retirement after coaching the Seminoles for 34 years. Bowden leaves behind a program indelibly stamped with his imprint, one that reached unprecedented heights, but now finds itself the third best program in its state. School president T.K....
Pressure Building on Bobby Bowden
From 1987-2000 Florida State was 152-19-1, finishing in the Top 5 for a incredible 14 years in a row. Since 2006, the Seminoles are 24-19, and even the hometown media thinks it is time for Bowden to step down. With the 28-21 loss to Boston College on Saturday, the Seminoles have now lost two...
JoePa Gets an Extension
Joe Paterno seems determined to beat Bobby Bowden to the 400 mark for collegiate wins. Paterno plans on coaching at Penn State until he is 85. Paterno turns 82 next Sunday. Penn State (11-1) will face USC in the Rose Bowl. Joe Paterno has 383 career wins, while Florida State's Bobby Bowden is...
Penn State Coaching Search Targets Mark Richt: Why the Nittany Lions Will Not Poach the Bulldogs' Coach
As NCT noted on Friday, rumors abound regarding Mark Richt and the Penn St. Nittany Lions. Frankly, these rumors are both ignorant and stupid, and anyone who takes these rumors seriously is either ignorant or stupid, but these rumors are out there, nevertheless, so, unfortunately, they warrant...
The Case for Clemson: Why the Tigers Should Be the 14th SEC Team
A "high-ranking SEC official" told the Sporting News' Matt Hayes that "every option is on the table now". Presumably that means any kind of gentleman's agreement about not taking schools from current SEC states is off. Year2 (September 19, 2011) Today, as fate would have it, is the anniversary of...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Wednesday (9/14/11) Edition
Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Gordon Biersch Marzen. Based on some of the articles clipped today and some of the fans that I sit near...
Will FSU's Jimbo Fisher Be The Next Second Year Coach To Win A National Championship?
With the start of the preseason training camp one day away, and with the #5 ranking in the coaches poll and a similar ranking (top 8) expected in the soon to be released AP poll, increasing the already heightened expectations for the 2011 Florida State football team by some of the more rabid and...
Grading Mark Richt's First Ten Years With the Georgia Bulldogs (Part II)
We are halfway through our year-end review of Mark Richt’s performance as the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs after a decade on the job. In the first installment, we compared Coach Richt’s records against specific opponents to those of his predecessors in the first ten years of each of their...
Showing 1 - 10 of 108 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
