Heard it in Dan Patrick's show.. Jeff Bowden has stepped down as FSU's O c0ordinator.

[Edited on November 14, 2006 at 2:02 PM. Reason : on noes! grammar nazis didn't catch it!]

11/14/2006 1:45:58 PM

Thank God

11/14/2006 1:48:07 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2661718

11/14/2006 2:00:40 PM

daddy finally gave him the boot, eh?

11/14/2006 2:02:01 PM

about time

11/14/2006 2:04:11 PM

Bobby probably said something to the effect of, "son, either you're gone, or we're both gone.. it was a tough decision"

11/14/2006 2:05:27 PM

All I can hear right now in my head is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing "Ode to Joy" over and over again.

This is one of the greatest days of my life.

11/14/2006 2:08:17 PM

what a sad, sad life you must have.

11/14/2006 2:10:35 PM

lots of felony state fans for a nc state board

FIRE TRUCK

11/14/2006 2:41:23 PM

i see what you did there.

11/14/2006 2:42:05 PM

Marc Trestman for FSU OC.

11/14/2006 3:16:41 PM

Quote :

"The school had skirted a nepotism policy by having the younger Bowden report to another coach on the staff other than his father."

My favorite part of the article.

11/14/2006 3:35:08 PM

wow

i know a few VERY happy FSU fans

11/14/2006 3:36:22 PM

Chuck...


See Jeff
Take Notes
Repeat Action

11/14/2006 3:44:53 PM

Quote :

"Marc Trestman for FSU OC."

11/14/2006 3:46:06 PM

I think his other son is finally gonna be let back into coaching after sleeping with the Chancellors daughter, after a 3 year break...I believe this is the year he is back.

11/14/2006 3:51:52 PM

how did they let him resign? he sucks to bad for them to sign him again

11/14/2006 4:18:32 PM

This should make FSU ALOT better. That guy was horrible.

11/14/2006 5:53:35 PM

Quote :

"ChuckLee... See JeffBunting Take Notes Repeat Action "

11/14/2006 5:55:23 PM

does jeff have a slut daughter

11/14/2006 9:27:19 PM

maybe a slut niece. Lauren is hawt.

oh and look for the announcement tomorrow. Lil Jeffy to NC State for OC. Bobby is probably on the phone with chuckles right now.

Chuck: Hello, I'm the man.
Bobby: Well, ya know, I've helped you out by letting you beat us the past couple years and I wanted to know if you could do me a favor.
Chuck: Sure thing pa, what ya need?
Bobby: As you know, Jeff resigned and i was wondering if you could maybe pick him up.
Chuck: You betcha, cause I'm The Man. This means that you'll let me win next year right?
Bobby: Maybe, we'll have to talk about it.

11/14/2006 9:50:02 PM

no coordinator is good without a qb.

11/14/2006 9:51:44 PM

How many sons does bobby have, seems like he's got quite the amount of children

11/14/2006 10:39:18 PM

6 kids and 21 grandchildren. damn.

Quote :

"The nation can follow son Tommy's career as head coach at Clemson as well as Terry, who is a college football analyst for ABC. The Bowden's oldest son, Steve, co-wrote a book entitled "The Bowden Way" with his dad . Youngest son, Jeff, is in his 13th season on the FSU staff and his fifth as offensive coordinator. His oldest daughter Robyn is married to Clemson assistant coach Jack Hine Hines and his youngest daughter Ginger is an attorney."

[Edited on November 14, 2006 at 10:45 PM. Reason : ]

11/14/2006 10:42:34 PM

The FSU boosters paid Jeff $537,000k to GTFO.




http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2663018


Jeff Bowden receives $537,000 buyout
Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden received a $537,000 buyout from the school's boosters to resign.

The settlement was revealed Wednesday when the school released a copy of the agreement Bowden's attorneys reached with the university and its boosters. The resignation takes effect Nov. 26, a day after the season finale against Florida.

Bowden -- youngest son of head coach Bobby Bowden -- retains his present $141,000 salary until his contract expires next August. He will then receive annual payments of $107,500 until August 2012.

The agreement, dated Nov. 14, was signed by Jeff Bowden, whose legal first name is George, and Andy Miller, president of Seminole Boosters, Inc.

Bowden had been under fire for the past several years as Florida State's offense declined and his dad defended his performance.

But with Bobby Bowden's contract expiring in January of 2008, it was uncertain how the university was willing to negotiate an extension while Jeff Bowden remained on staff.

"It's just amazing," Bobby Bowden said Wednesday. "When things go wrong the first thing they blame is the offensive coordinator. That's kind of the game we Americans play."

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

11/15/2006 6:32:21 PM

sounds like whats happening here.

this isnt the first Bowden boy to have this happen though, seems like trend...Amato could be considered a Bowden boy IMO.

11/15/2006 6:35:00 PM

Quote :

""It's just amazing," Bobby Bowden said Wednesday. "When things go wrong the first thing they blame is the offensive coordinator."

I would tend to play our lack of offense on our offensive coordinator. I mean, who else is there to blame?

11/15/2006 6:47:18 PM

son of a...

dude gets to sit home for the next 5 years and pull in over $100k per

AMAZING job

11/15/2006 7:51:39 PM

yup, must be nice to suck at your job and get paid to not do it for 5 years...

I've always wondered with deals like that in sports if the payments stop if the person gets hired by someone else...

11/15/2006 8:03:32 PM

^ I'd say he's looney if he even LOOKS for a job for the next 3 years

I'd be chillin' to the max

11/15/2006 8:29:21 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15716958/

here's the same story with some more parts to it.

11/16/2006 8:36:08 PM

http://tinyurl.com/ydsb9a

Quote :

"He remained steadfast in his support; Bobby even said he would hire Jeff all over again, even knowing what he does now about how it would end. As for why things didn't work out, he didn't point to statistics or won-lost records. "Because you all ignited it," he said to a small room of reporters. "You listen to eBay and e-mail and all that junk, and you all kept writing about it and that fans it and makes it grow and grow, and it becomes a cancer. That's why.""

THERE'S RUMORS ON THE EBAY

11/21/2006 4:49:55 PM

I like bobby bowden


and if you're bobby bowden you can say whatever you want

11/21/2006 4:54:04 PM

they're expensive rumors.... That's why he needs his buyout, so he can buy a few rumors....

11/21/2006 4:54:36 PM

A++++++ BUYER WOULD FIRE JEFF BOWDEN

11/21/2006 4:57:57 PM

we dont question the Bobby Bowden

11/21/2006 6:02:29 PM

Jaybee1200 said:

Quote :

"I've always wondered with deals like that in sports if the payments stop if the person gets hired by someone else..."

As I understand it, if you're under contract to make $100,000 / year for five years, that's what your total compensation has to be. So if you're let go from School A, and School B hires you for $80,000 / year, then School A makes up the difference by paying you $20,000. If School B pays more than $100,000, School A is no longer on the hook to pay you anything. When there are deals made when someone "resigns" I don't know how that works, and it's probably just a matter of how good your agent / lawyer is.

This is, of course, just how I understand it and there's a damn good chance I'm completely wrong. A DAMN good chance.

11/21/2006 9:01:14 PM

yeah, you're completely wrong

what you explained is sometimes the case if a player is traded

if a coach is fired or if his contract is bought out, a sum is determined by the coach and organization and that sum is paid over x number of years after the two part ways

during that time, if the coach seeks employment elsewhere, his compensation is in no way directly determined by his prior contract

--

naturally, a coach who resigns isn't typically offered a compensation package

but a coach who "resigns" winkwinknudgenudge is a different story



[Edited on November 21, 2006 at 9:10 PM. Reason : ]

11/21/2006 9:04:04 PM