RIP Bobby Bowden

[TheStoicPaisano 9953]

First coach I knew before the program he worked for. RIP to him and those orange Oakleys.

[kingkoopa6 8748]

Damn. I had soft spot for those 90s FSU teams. Charlie Ward. Warrick Dunn. 
 

rip coach 

[bullet 1631]

10 hours ago, Thatguy said:

Everyone calls Spurrier the Ole Ball Coach, but Ole Bobby was every bit that guy as well. I loved that dude.

Yeah.  Spurrier turned an underperformer into a power, Bowden turned a nobody into the preeminent power from the mid 80s to 2000.

[bullet 1631]

RIP.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

8 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-04-sp-50475-story.html

Warsaw Rules.


When Janikowski was arrested for possessing GHB in Tally - and tried to bribe his way out - he said in defense that he did not speak English well enough to even understand the cop.

English literacy is no bar to FSU gpa eligibility. Also, Deion Sanders did not attend ONE class his last semester at FSU. Not. One. Which was fine with Bobby.

Can’t all run a class act program like Florida’s last national title-winning coach.  

[markstanco 12808]

Funny watching the few on here hating on Bowden. He was a good man and a good person. I have an uncle who was/is friends with him. Bobby’s persona per my uncle is just as we all see it in the media.

[ztejas 44285]

5 minutes ago, markstanco said:

Funny watching the few on here hating on Bowden. He was a good man and a good person. I have an uncle who was/is friends with him. Bobby’s persona per my uncle is just as we all see it in the media.

The few meaning mainly the Florida Gator fan. 

[markstanco 12808]

The few meaning mainly the Florida Gator fan. 

Ha!!! But true.

[El Diablo 4232]

Maybe he's just resting.

Enjoy the long offseason, Coach. 

[ChiTownDoc 21349]

16 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

So Deion didn't play school and made millions....looks like Coach Dadgumit was ahead of his time.  LOL

RIP

Not
 

 

 

One

 

 

 

Class.  

Edited August 9, 2021 by ChiTownDoc

[Scraps 13812]

Big fan....damn RIP 

Go Noles

[cmontexas 3377]

I bet Deion still loses sleep over what could have been had he applied himself and attended class

[tbone_ 14468]

Hell of a coach. Changed college football forever. Rip.

[orange dream 1303]

Always a fan of Bowden and those early to mid 90's teams.

RIP Coach.

Man was also a great story teller...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUEx1CHZktA

 

Edited August 9, 2021 by orange dream

[notre dame joe 205]

On 8/9/2021 at 6:16 AM, cmontexas said:

I bet Deion still loses sleep over what could have been had he applied himself and attended class

Next the pearl clutchers will say he got money in college.

 

Seriously though.  Anyone who had to watch his team play vintage FSU and Miami knows that one made you hate losing to in football, while the other you hate living in the same country. 

[ztejas 44285]

On 8/9/2021 at 8:16 AM, cmontexas said:

I bet Deion still loses sleep over what could have been had he applied himself and attended class

Not everyone can pass a rigorous course load at such a prestigious university as Florida State. Doing things like this, however, is a walk in the park and was clearly a huge advantage for their football program:

On May 16, 1987, while the Metro Conference baseball and track championships were being played simultaneously in Columbia, South Carolina, Sanders played in the conference semifinal baseball game against Southern Mississippi, ran a leg of a 4 × 100 relay, then returned to play in the baseball championship game against Cincinnati