J. Bowden's departure not end of Seminoles' troubles
Nepotism is dead at Florida State. FSU's offense beat it to the grave.
To say that Jeff Bowden overstayed his welcome would be to suggest that Borat is slightly offensive.
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| Jeff Bowden calls it quits after six seasons with FSU. (AP) |
Daddy's boy in a man's game.
There, it had to be said. Bowden's resignation Tuesday won't end the current problems at Florida State. It might, just might, though, start the road to recovery.
The fact that Bowden stayed six years almost screams the fact that Bobby's love for his son clouded his football judgment. Bobby admittedly is forgetting the names of his players and doesn't do much hands-on coaching.
That leaves big-picture decision making, which he can't get right either. To do that, he would have to make a decision to fire his son.
Instead, the embarrassment was heightened when Jeff canned himself.
This is how bad it became: It took a shutout loss to Wake Forest for something to change.
Letting the offensive corpse rot might have repercussions. LSU's Jimbo Fisher and Oklahoma State's Larry Fedora (the top names being mentioned as replacements) have to decide if this is a worthwhile career move.
Are they part of a long-term solution or will they be looking for work in a year if Bobby decides to hang it up too?
Too bad they're not a Bowden. They'd be set for life, or at least longer than they deserved to coordinate FSU's offense.
