Cleaning house.
We all know that term—and we better get accustomed to hearing it, because it looks as if there will be a lot of that in the coming months for Florida State.
Lax discipline, an inept academic support department, academic fraud, and players who lack character are just a few of the issues that will be addressed in the coming months.
This didn't just occur over night. For those apologists that want to put their heads in the sand and say that head coach Bobby Bowden should be absolved of any responsibility, I say that is ridiculous.
How many times have we seen Bowden slap players on the wrists when they got into trouble? His idea of punishment was running stadium steps. To use an old saying, the chickens are now coming home to roost.
In the most recent academic fraud case, Bowden expressed how sorry he felt for the players that were suspended. He never mentioned their lack of character and the shame that they have brought on to the Florida State and their football program.
An athletic director needs to be hired sooner rather than later.
FSU needs to get the report of the academic fraud to the NCAA in a timely manner.
FSU president T.K. Wetherell needs to stop being a player and instead be a leader. He no longer is one of the boys on Bowden's football team.
Recruits for 2008 and in the future should be judged as much on their character as their physical skills.
I said at the beginning of the 2007 season that this would be a bumpy ride. Well, you ain't seen nothing yet. The coming months and the 2008 season could be very hard to stomach for FSU fans.
It could get very ugly.
The bottom line is that this program needs a major overhaul starting at the top on down.
One has to wonder if Bowden is the person you want speaking to the press when tough choices are made. What we don't need is someone who bemoans the wrongs instead of saying that we are going to do the right thing.
Decisive leadership and unequivocal statements are needed.
No excuses.
Just clean house.
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7 months ago
Trite content. Cliche phrases. Boring story.
7 months ago
Boring comments. Worthless analysis. See ya.
7 months ago
Totally worthless article with no information, contrived cliche and lack of factual data. I might not even come back to the site again if articles are THIS bad...
from 7 months ago
Don't let the door hit you in the ass when you leave moron. Please tell me what was contrived and what was not factual? You must be a Bowden sycophant. Fess up imbecile.
7 months ago
Walt,
It seems as if the FSU fans are acting like the FSU players and coaches! Let's just sweep it under the rug. Let's hear and see only what we want. Well if we want this program to rise again then we all will have to see the light. We can keep giving excuses until the program is run so far in the ground that it will be impossible to dig out. If they don't want new clean change then just let them rot at the bottom of the spiraling ACC. This has gone too far. I watched this year as players like number 10 got into drunken bar brawls and arrested one week and then played the next. If they don't agree with your article then they deserve the kind of results that they get with this current program. As an actual student that has to go to class and learn - wake up and lets get back to the basics where we have some character and discipline off the field before were allowed on the field. The current team has NO fear of their coaches! AND TO ME THAT IS A PROBLEM!!!
from 7 months ago
You are correct. These guys who post as anonymous haven't a clue. They are not FSU fans. They are lemmings who will follow anyone over a cliff. There is nothing that I have said that is not factual and I do have a right to express my opinion. The problem is they don't have the intelligence to understand that. The FSU football program which I love needs new leadership and players with character.
7 months ago
This is one JOKE of an article. This sounds like something a high school kid would write because he got pissed off at his coach because he wasn't good enough to play on the team. Next time try investigating some facts and report without a bias opinion.
from 7 months ago
The only joke is you anonymous. Sycophants and morons like you is what is wrong with the Noles. If you don't like the article, don't read it. Look in the mirror and you will see the real j-o-k-e.
from 7 months ago
The only joke is you anonymous. Sycophants and morons like you is what is wrong with the Noles. If you don't like the article, don't read it. Look in the mirror and you will see the real j-o-k-e.
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