^^ There's always next year!

^ http://clemson.rivals.com/default.asp
I don't have an account but it's on the first page.

10/13/2008 3:30:28 PM

http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=46&f=3167&t=3193555

10/13/2008 3:46:11 PM

so is he gonna go hang out with his dad and be heir apparent or is that job still being warmed for amato

10/13/2008 4:11:44 PM

Syracuse, book it.

Quote :

"""They just told us. It's what he deserved," said senior quarterback Cullen Harper""

I read that quote differently somewhere else, he was saying Swinney deserved the promotion

[Edited on October 13, 2008 at 4:16 PM. Reason : s]

10/13/2008 4:12:26 PM

I would be guessing Syracuse too on Bowden's next stop.

Clemson boards are hilarious right now. Apparently "reports" says that Cowher was seen on campus today. ahaha.

10/13/2008 4:32:08 PM

Bobby Johnson will be the next coach.

BANK ON IT.

Former player, Clemson grad, and a helluva X's and O's coach who has done soooo much with so little.

He is the Anti-Tommy.

10/13/2008 4:34:34 PM

He's definitely in the top three if Dabo doesn't get the nod. But many people might question his age right now which can be a legitimate concern.

And here's some funny from the GT boards:
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=140&f=2938&t=3193738

[Edited on October 13, 2008 at 4:49 PM. Reason : ok]

10/13/2008 4:41:02 PM

Quote :

"so is he gonna go hang out with his dad and be heir apparent or is that job still being warmed for amato "

you mean jimbo fisher

10/13/2008 5:19:14 PM

ha, yeah. Jimbo has a clause that he'll be coach if bobby leaves.

10/13/2008 5:44:21 PM

i thought the beatup face was telling that both were silly suggestions

[Edited on October 13, 2008 at 5:53 PM. Reason : p.s. jimbo makes me lol when he talks]

10/13/2008 5:47:20 PM

This press conference is pretty good. The press keeps trying to ask Terry (AD) if he knew Bowden would be gone midseason in thousands of different ways.

10/13/2008 5:54:48 PM

Quote :

"Tommy Bowden out as Clemson coach after 9 1/2 seasons Updated 50 minutes ago 5 comments POST VIEW Tommy Bowden decided he'd done all he could do for Clemson football, telling his athletic director Monday he'd step aside for the future of the program. AD Terry Don Phillips said his intent Monday morning was to have a candid, heart-to-heart with Bowden about the football team. So Phillips was surprised when Bowden offered to walk away in midseason. "There wasn't a gun to his head," Phillips said. "He put it on the table for the sake of the program," Phillips said. "I agreed." Bowden will be paid through the end of the season, then get $3.5 million as a buyout negotiated in the contract extension both sides agreed to last December. Bowden sat next to Phillips in McFadden Auditorium, where he's held meetings and press conferences the past 10 seasons. He thanked the school, administrators and his latest group of players. "I wish them nothing but success and I will be their biggest fan on Saturday" against Georgia Tech, Bowden said. With that, Bowden left the stage without taking questions, walked into his office and shut the door as Phillips detailed the day's dramatic events. Assistant head coach and receivers coach Dabo Swinney will take over the club. Phillips urged him to act like the team's head coach and make difficult decisions knowing he had the administration's full backing. It's a far fall for a team some figured to contend for a national title. The year began with the Tigers ranked No. 9 and picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. But an opening 34-10 rout by Alabama and recent losses to Maryland and Wake Forest raised calls again for Bowden's ouster despite the contract extension that tied him to the school through 2014. "I appreciate the opportunity Clemson University gave me and the support of the administration while I was here," Bowden said in a statement released by the school. Phillips heard the anger from Clemson backers. However, he said Bowden's choice was his own and not fueled by fans' dissatisfaction. Clemson went 72-45 (43-32 ACC) and made eight bowl appearances under Bowden, who was honored as ACC coach of the year in 1999 and 2003. But the son of storied football coach Bobby Bowden never brought Clemson fans what they wanted most - a championship. Bobby Bowden said Monday his son "felt like it was fixin' to happen; he felt like it was inevitable." Bowden met twice with Phillips, the two eventually deciding that should the coach stay, a dark cloud of indecision would continue to hover over the team the next six games. Phillips praised Bowden for his success and the generally upstanding program he ran. But Phillips was no different from most Clemson fans in expecting that this year's team had a prime opportunity to win the ACC. "We both understood the conference championship was critically important," Phillips said. The departure ends a season of harsh criticism for Bowden, who on Friday announced he was switching quarterbacks from Cullen Harper to Willy Korn. The displeasure of the Tiger faithful was familiar. In 2000, the Tigers started 8-0 and rose to fifth in the country, only to lose three of their final four games. Four years later, Clemson followed its nine-win 2003 with a 1-4 start. Two years ago, the Tigers looked like the class of ACC. They opened 7-1, only to go on a 1-4 closing slide that included an unexpected, 13-12 home loss to Maryland. Clemson won nine games last season and, with experienced skill players on offense, figured to be the league's powerhouse this fall. Harper was picked this summer as favorite to win the ACC player of the year and the Tigers to win their first league crown since 1991. "He's thankful for the experience he got there at Clemson," Bobby Bowden said. "He has no hard feelings towards them. This is just the nature of this game right now. He's disappointed but he's got his priorities in order in his life so he'll move on and won't lose a minute of sleep over it. At least I don't have to worry about him beating me again.""

[Edited on October 13, 2008 at 7:25 PM. Reason : ]

10/13/2008 7:24:10 PM

I think we should send Tammy one of those small television monitors from vaughn towers that he loved so much

[Edited on October 13, 2008 at 8:34 PM. Reason : .]

10/13/2008 8:19:29 PM

glad to see the tigers fan got an unedited motherfucker on the broadcast today

10/18/2008 2:21:22 PM

So i googled Lauren Bowden and got some pretty good pictures. I dunno how old or anything that is, but is that his daughter?

10/18/2008 2:45:06 PM

ouch on that holding penalty.

10/18/2008 3:06:43 PM

^^ yes

nice cooter on that one

10/18/2008 3:15:54 PM

Anybody catch the Clemson AD roaming the sidelines down there? After that last ditch hook and latter they ran he looked displeased and that's putting it nicely. He was actually whispering Dabo stuff down there and Dabo blew him off and looked as if "I don't wanna hear that shit." Very Jerry Jones-esque what he was doing and that had no place down there. Give the coaches and players a break! They have had four days to work with a new scheme and a new culture. Who in their right mind is going to want that job with the AD breathing down their neck like that?!

10/18/2008 3:27:35 PM

^

Quote :

" Statement from Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips in reaction to statements made by ESPN announcer Andre Ware at the conclusion of the Clemson vs. Georgia Tech game today. “I have always come to the sidelines at some point during a game my entire career as an athletic director. At the conclusion of the game ESPN announcers made comments about me micro-managing the football staff during the game. “I don’t make comments to our football staff during the game and I stay out of the way. I certainly do not micro-manage. In this instance, when Coach Swinney came to the end of the team box where I was standing, I did comment about the holding against a Clemson offensive lineman on the fourth-and-12 play at the end of the game. That frustration was directed at the call, and not towards anything our coaching staff or players had done. “After reviewing the ESPN video I am very disappointed that the announcers made these statements, because they had no idea what I was saying or how we conduct our business here. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of Coach Swinney, the staff and the football team, for the way they handled this entire week, especially today.” "

Team looked much better today and with much more energy than the last two losses however you can't coach up that O-line in four days. I have so far attended every Clemson loss this year but hoping it changes when I go up to Boston in two weeks.

10/18/2008 7:34:16 PM

I hope that for the coach's sake, his staff, and the players that that is the truth. Last thing they need is pressure from a higher up when 80,000 wearing orange supply enough of it.

10/18/2008 7:43:24 PM

I'm leaving for Massachusetts tomorrow night and will be in Chestnut Hill on Saturday. This will only leave Florida State and Miami on ACC stadiums I haven't visited.

10/28/2008 12:21:57 PM

bttt for this great season!!!!!!!!

11/10/2008 9:57:12 AM

Thank God basketball season is here.

Heather Dinich is an idiot and every post she makes on ESPN brings about more stupidity.

Quote :

"Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich Here's another name for you, as ESPN.com's Chris Low reported, former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is officially in the mix at Clemson. The bad news? Kiffin was 5-15 as a head coach. The good news? He knows what to do when he's got 1,000-yard rushers, 1,000-yard receivers and can recruit a 3,000-yard passer. Sounds familiar, huh? Both Kiffin and Oklahoma's Brent Venables, and Texas' Will Muschamp ... they'll all make good head coaches some day, but Clemson has the luxury of getting an experienced college coach like Bobby Johnson or Jim Grobe, and those are the kinds of guys they should be going after. This isn't the time to experiment with somebody. That's what places like Miami (Ohio) are for."

Please do not hire Bobby Johnson and Lane Kiffin being 5-15 at Oakland doesn't mean jack shit.

11/13/2008 12:40:20 PM

^ also why the fuck would Grobe even consider Clempson except maybe money. If Grobe leaves Wake, I'm sure it would be for a bigger job than Clemson.

11/14/2008 9:38:41 AM