Bobby Bowden Says Florida State Pushed Him Out
August 25, 2010 /
Bobby Bowden said he did not want to retire as Florida State’s coach after last season, ending his career after 44 seasons as a head coach.
“Fired might be a little too strong,” he said. “Pushed out ain’t bad. I was pushed out, no doubt about it. I didn’t want but one more year. Gosh, I’m 80.”
Bowden, who won two national titles and is second to Joe Paterno in major college victories, retired — at least technically — after Florida State went 7-6.But Florida State went 38-28 in his last five seasons, and the board of trustees and T. K. Wetherell, then the university president, said after last season that it was time for a change. Bowden said Wetherell presented him with two alternatives — to be an ambassador coach, who did not coach on the field, or resign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/sports/ncaafootball/25sportsbriefs-bowden.html
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