BOWDEN, R.I.P. AT CLEMSON
Tommy Bowden, out at Clemson: film at eleven, etc, but TigerIllustrated is reporting it like it’s done, meaning they must have resolved the issue of his $4 million dollar buyout. Dabo Swinney would be the interim coach in the meantime, and with a name like that, you are always the interim coach, and never the coach.
The fail is up to here, which means I’m fired.
Update: This is, according to Joe Schad, the text Cullen Harper sent him:
I just found out. It’s what he deserves. Dabo Swinney is good man who will do a good job.”
Knives out, Cullen. Knives out! The Tommy Bowden Death Index has been appropriately updated, but damn, damn, damn: this doesn’t seem to be difficult for anyone at Clemson, does it? Also, if you want a particular blogspot address it should be available shortly.
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gerry dorsey says:
or maybe dabo “swinney” will take over…just sayin’
October 13th, 2008 at 11:14 am
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tigercpa says:
It’s about time.
He cared more about getting them to church on Sunday than in the end zone on Saturday.
Not that the two have to be mutually exclusive….
October 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am
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Hokie Andrew says:
SHIT!
October 13th, 2008 at 11:21 am
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Mr.Pelican Pants says:
Tommy Bowden could have taken the 2001 Miami Hurricanes to a 4-7 record, and thats being generous..
Nick Saban says he cant take credit for that one, but he will take credit for the next two: Tubbs and Fulmer….We like to call these firings the “Saban Effect”, when one coach gets hired, others get fired….especially across state……but I am still laughing at that fake Nickelback video of “Photograph”…the lyrics are improved and so is the vocal rendition….
October 13th, 2008 at 11:22 am
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Etch Westgrin says:
Mama’s calling, Dabo.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:23 am
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CapstoneAlum says:
Can we say Bowden was Saban’ed?
October 13th, 2008 at 11:23 am
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poguemahone says:
Sure hope he doesn’t skitter off to some NFL team as a coordinator like Dirk Koetter. I want the Bitch Mentality to have and keep its place in college football.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:25 am
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marcillac says:
I suppose there was no reason to continue the farce any longer.
Now one must query respecting the similarity between Dabo Sweeney (?!?!?!? WTF?!) and Bill Stewart. One assumes a temprary boost, but…
October 13th, 2008 at 11:26 am
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Ryno says:
Isn’t it customary to wait till after a coach loses to Georgia Tech to fire them?
October 13th, 2008 at 11:26 am
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skinnyphatman says:
Coach Tommy, sitting quietly in his office contemplating being fired, thinks that he nearly made it ten full seasons, has a $4M buyout…
“Ooh, baby, you are so talented! And they are so DUMB! “
October 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am
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First-national-dank says:
Hey Orson, I’ve been watching that Ted Nugent video you posted last wednesday for about 12 hours strait while studying for exams. Is this a bad thing?
October 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am
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Moin says:
ESPN is reporting that Cullen Harper’s reaction is: “It’s what he deserves.”
Ouch.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:39 am
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hlh says:
Rampant Rumor Dept:
Boom Mother fucker tires of “co- defensive coordinator” status.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:42 am
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Nathan says:
No clue what that means for the game this weekend, but maybe Clemson will show signs of life – since it sounds like the players couldn’t stand Tommy anymore.
Either way, it means the ACC gets another coaching upgrade this offseason. This league desperately needed new blood at the HC positions, and has been packing them in. Butch Davis, Paul Johnson and David Cutcliffe were all huge upgrades, and with Tommy Bowden gone we really only have to drop Al Groh to make the house cleaning complete.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:46 am
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hobeg8r says:
On the bright side, the camera crews won’t have to continually pan to Mrs. (Bobby) Bowden during the upcoming FSU/Clemson game. I guess the Bowden legacy is now officially dead?
October 13th, 2008 at 11:47 am
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Carolina_girl says:
He has owned Carolina during his tenure (7-2) but that’s about it. No reason for a lack of ACC trophies except his own inability to coach. If we are lucky maybe Brad Scott will step up…
October 13th, 2008 at 11:51 am
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sjs1959 says:
Muschamp at Clemson next year? It smells of…….
VICTORY.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
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Carolina_girl says:
sjs@17 pretty sure tdp and the folks at clemson would not appreciated the language/antics of boom mother f’er
October 13th, 2008 at 11:56 am
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GamecockTony says:
/laughs uncontrollably
October 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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That 5.0 Guy says:
Muschamp makes tons of sense.
Just out of curiousity, anyone else think maybe Lane Kiffin will sniff around this job? I mean, Clemson’s got the Defense, so why not get a new guy on Offense?
I’m just tossing this out for conversation, mostly.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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nolefan says:
YAY for no more bowden bowls!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
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Mr.Pelican Pants says:
I think Tennessee or Auburn will have more to say on this Muschamp character….if it were me, I would put my contract and resume on Ebay, and let them bid for it…as far as Bowden getting fired, I blame Holly….
October 13th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
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OhioDawg says:
Another victim of poorly managed expectations. Bowden should have been on the warpath when some people were putting them in the top 5 or top 10 pre-season.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
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decemberist says:
Cullen Harper’s diddy didn’t mince words…
“I’d call it karma. I thought it needed to be done. I think anytime a head coach or someone in a leadership position starts to place blame on his coaches and players, it weakens their respect on the team. His past experiences have shown he’s done that.” — Jeff Harper
Somebody’s off the Harper family’s Christmas card list!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
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KC says:
meanwhile in seattle, ty willingham gets the ENTIRE season to run UW into the ground. why does UW hate their football team so much?
October 13th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
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Petie says:
@12, the Bitch Mentality has spread to the players.
Maybe Harper needs a vaginal sand extraction after being benched. Or maybe he just doesn’t want Swinney to start him.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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decemberist says:
I’d throw Butch Davis’ name into the mix as the post-Dabo coach, but Butchie’s already been placed on pre-order by the rapidly expanding anti-Tubs Auburn subset.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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Ted says:
If I were Willy Korn, I request a transfer today.
Harper’s dad called it “karma.”
Stay classy, Harper family.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
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AllWhoYonder says:
“…These are the horns of the dilemma
What truth is proof against all lies
When sacred fails before profane
The wisest man is deemed insane
Even the purest of romantics compromise
What fixation feeds this fever
As the full moon pales and climbs
Am I living truth or rank deceiver
Am I the victim or the crime
Am I the victim or the crime
Am I the victim or the crime
Or the crime…”
Well, I think these lyrics are fitting
October 13th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
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woooohooooooo says:
#12:
That’s taken a bit out of context. Cullen Harper was saying that “it”, the promotion, is what Swinney deserves.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
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beckett929 says:
While its nice to assume that Clemson will now upgrade at the coaching position in the off-season.. lets keep in mind that it did take them 10 years to fire Bowden… with that precedent, Terry’s name is bound to come up for the job!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
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Holly says:
Wait, how’d I get dragged into this again?
/i’mnotevensupposedtobeheretoday
October 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
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EmoDawg says:
@ 6
Fuck no. Using the term “Croomed” is reserved for MSU only; it’s one of the few things MSU fans have left to hold onto. Let us delusional fucks have something for once, damnit.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
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WarCardinals says:
And all the S. Carolina fans come out to point and laugh
October 13th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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TJ says:
My favorite part is that they Zooked him before he could go on a winning streak, beat FSU, lose the Peach Bowl, and limp on to next season.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
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VandyDores04 says:
Please please please don’t even sniff at our HC but feel free to take our Offensive Coordinator any day now….please, I beg you.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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Darkknight says:
Why would the chickens come to laugh?
Bowden owned them
October 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
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LSUfreek says:
The #1 High School Safety Craig Loston and the #7 overall safety Devonte Holloman just decommitted from Clemson.
Their recruiting class is falling faster than the AIG stock .
October 13th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
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Bobby Decatur says:
Why assume Butch Davis would leave Chapel Hill? He’s already got a potential Mark Richt-type legacy situation in the making in what is the most pastoral of collegiate environs.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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Digital Headbutt says:
Butch is not an option. Dick Baddour let Mack get away. If he knows what’s good for him, he won’t make that mistake again.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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Carolina_girl says:
The laughing just emphasizes the meltdown at Clemmons. A school that should have fired him years ago when it was only 2.5M, whose fans have been calling for his head every time they lose. A school who measures his success by beating a mediocre Carolina team, as opposed to his success in winning a mediocre ACC division.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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Ted says:
#6: The term in the ACC is “Grobed”. The history books will reflect this as follows:
In the ACC, both Bowden coaches, Junior and Senior, made famous the annual overhyped match up known as the Bowden Bowl. Ironically, both coaches were eventually Grobed of their jobs, although Senior was allowed to remain as figure head until [Joe Paterno died/he died]*.
*TBD
October 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
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Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me says:
Hmmm???!! Dept:
I thought all Bowdens were fat-and-gnome-like.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
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The Snake will Drive Again! says:
Tommy’s forearms are incredibly hairy. This had to have contributed to his demise.
TB, Fulmer and TT may all get together at the end of this season and go on vacation with thieir combined $16M worth of buy out money.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
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Biggus Rickus says:
I guess they could stumble onto a coach who turns them into a perennial ACC contenders, but this is Clemson we’re talking about. Their only sustained period of success involved massive amounts of cheating. There are worse things than going 9-4 every year.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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Rob says:
Excellent work on the caption! Hysterical!
October 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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gosouthgohard says:
willykornwillykornwillykornwillykorn!
October 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
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Gen. Stoopnagle says:
What #45 said. Clemson’s legacy in CFB is perpetually overrated. As is their position in the ACC pecking order.
Meanwhile, I wonder how Jon Richt is feeling right about now?
October 13th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
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SportsJacket says:
Spence fired too! I hear the waterboy’s next…haha.
October 13th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
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Kevin@LSU says:
Can we just go ahead and start the Saban to Clemson rumor already?
October 13th, 2008 at 1:48 pm