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re: RIP Bobby Bowden
Posted on 8/8/21 at 1:23 pm to Jimmy2shoes
Posted on 8/8/21 at 1:23 pm to Jimmy2shoes
From The Athletic
As Bowden said, he didn’t think he’d be in Tallahassee for all those years. ...
A critical point in that decision-making process came on Oct. 27, 1979. The Seminoles were playing at LSU for the first of five consecutive seasons. (Bowden would play anyone, anytime, anywhere, even if it meant playing the same foe on the road five years in a row.) LSU athletic director Paul Dietzel had offered Bowden the job in Baton Rouge. Florida State was 6-0, but Bowden wasn’t sure he could sustain that kind of success at the school. So he and Ann made a deal. “If we can beat LSU, we’re going to stay here,” Bowden said. “Because that means we can do it. If they beat us, we need to go. Because that’s a better job.”
The Seminoles won 24-19. ... Bowden returned home and signed a five-year contract.
As Bowden said, he didn’t think he’d be in Tallahassee for all those years. ...
A critical point in that decision-making process came on Oct. 27, 1979. The Seminoles were playing at LSU for the first of five consecutive seasons. (Bowden would play anyone, anytime, anywhere, even if it meant playing the same foe on the road five years in a row.) LSU athletic director Paul Dietzel had offered Bowden the job in Baton Rouge. Florida State was 6-0, but Bowden wasn’t sure he could sustain that kind of success at the school. So he and Ann made a deal. “If we can beat LSU, we’re going to stay here,” Bowden said. “Because that means we can do it. If they beat us, we need to go. Because that’s a better job.”
The Seminoles won 24-19. ... Bowden returned home and signed a five-year contract.
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