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"Bobby Bowden, 80, wants to stay another season at Florida State, his wife and associates say. Bowden signaled as much, himself, in an interview with USA TODAY on Tuesday — three days befor what could be his final game on the sidelines of FSU's Doak Campbell Stadium — disclosing he has made a decision on what would be his 35th season with the Seminoles: "You can figure it out. … Here I am, 80 years old, and I'm just as excited now as I was 50 years ago as far as going on the field and looking at film and making decisions here in the office."
There are others who want him to move on. FSU officials who'll make the decision with Bowden in the coming weeks aren't publicly leaning either way.
The uncertainty irks Ann Bowden.
"Years ago," she said of her husband, "I said 80 is probably a good year to cut it off. But he was going great, had a legacy going and everything. And then we (Seminoles) took that downturn. I said, 'Look, if you want to stay on and try to get that back ... '
"His quarterback's going to be a senior next year, and (Bowden) wants to be there for his senior year. That's only right. And all those young kids are going to be a year older. ... He's planning on another year."
If FSU doesn't give it to him, she says, "You know, we don't need the university as much as they need us — as much as they need him and his connections and reputation and everything. If they want to pull that trick, we'll just shake the dirt off our feet and go to Europe or go on a long cruise or something.
"They'll have to fire him for him not to go another year … If they've got guts enough to do it, let them do it."
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/2009-11-17-bowden_N.htm
There are others who want him to move on. FSU officials who'll make the decision with Bowden in the coming weeks aren't publicly leaning either way.
The uncertainty irks Ann Bowden.
"Years ago," she said of her husband, "I said 80 is probably a good year to cut it off. But he was going great, had a legacy going and everything. And then we (Seminoles) took that downturn. I said, 'Look, if you want to stay on and try to get that back ... '
"His quarterback's going to be a senior next year, and (Bowden) wants to be there for his senior year. That's only right. And all those young kids are going to be a year older. ... He's planning on another year."
If FSU doesn't give it to him, she says, "You know, we don't need the university as much as they need us — as much as they need him and his connections and reputation and everything. If they want to pull that trick, we'll just shake the dirt off our feet and go to Europe or go on a long cruise or something.
"They'll have to fire him for him not to go another year … If they've got guts enough to do it, let them do it."
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/2009-11-17-bowden_N.htm
