I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
Bowden & Spence out at Clemson [8th Update, 12:00 pm]
Be sure to look below to read the updates to the story as they happen… Tommy Bowden has been relieved of his duties as Clemson’s head football coach, effective immediately, Tigerillustrated.com has learned. Bowden told assistant coaches moments ago in a staff meeting. We talked about this in detail on Friday in a comprehensive entry [...]
The bye-bye Bowden entry aka a look at some candidates for Clemson (RUMOR UPDATE @ 2:40pm)
RUMOR: “BOWDEN TO BE FIRED THIS AFTERNOON” – from Block C (didn’t happen…yet) The Wolfpack’s idle week has obviously given us the opportunity to focus on some interesting coaching situations developing across the country at places like Tennessee and Auburn. You can all but guarantee that Tommy Bowden will probably be run out of Death [...]
Tommy Bowden Dead Index
A preseason top 10 ranking in your 12th season as a team’s head coach is a death sentence only if you’re the sort of coach who enjoys toying with failure, running the program perilously close to the gaping edge of a losing season, and then dramatically rallying in WWE style from a sure submission hold. [...]
The bye-week coaching conversation entry
As a follow-up to this interesting entry from earlier in the week, I think that the Wolfpack’s off-week provides us a perfect time to discuss some interesting coaching developments across the country. It isn’t as if there aren’t any interesting match-ups this weekend; the college football schedule is full of great games. Of particular interest [...]
Mickey Plyer: Fire Tommy Bowden Now
So here is my opinion of what Terry Don Phillips should do: 1. Inform Tommy Bowden today that he has been released as the head coach. 2. Name Dabo Swinney as the interim head coach.
Tommy Bowden Cuts Ray Ray’s Scholarship (Updated 3/12)
The Ray Ray McElrathbey story is a special one. The Clemson reserve tailback gained national fame for taking custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr in 2006, then received a rare waiver from the NCAA that allowed him to get assistance from the university and the public in taking care of his younger brother and still [...]
Bowden’s Buyout Structure
With the annual talk of Clemson fans’ disappoiintment with Tommy Bowden — and our Athletics Director thinks OUR fans are difficult? — I am estimating that there will come a time in the future when the information and facts information included here will be of value to a conversation that you may have. So, I [...]
Bowden Beamers Arkansas; Razorbacks to Consult with Lee Fowler on how to be used
Tommy Bowden is staying at Clemson. All of my Clemson friends are down the dumps after waking up this morning with dreams of new coaches on their mind. Tommy Bowden agreed to a contract extension to remain Clemson’s coach Tuesday, school spokesman Tim Bourret said. Monday, sources told ESPN.com that Arkansas had focused its coaching [...]
Hot Coaching Updates: CUTigers reports Bowden to stay / Paul Johnson to GT?
* Arkansas-Tommy Bowden-Clemson: Clemson fans may FINALLY get their wish. It is being reported that Tommy Bowden has been offered the vacant Head Coaching position at Arkansas for a considerable raise. Bowden was offered the Arkansas job Monday night, a source familiar with the proceedings said. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported in today’s editions that incoming [...]