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Posted by Russ on 12/25/2007, 9:44 am, in reply to "Re: Bowden"
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Thanks J.R.!
I can see the concerns. I heard there was a lot of public support for Bowden but there is obviously some risk in bringing him to Morgantown. I'd like to see someone make at least a 7 year commitment before jumping ship like so many do. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.........
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:
: Hey Russ
:
: Terry Bowden is a former Mountaineer
: reserve running back that played for
: Frank Cignetti in the late 1970's and
: the son of legendary Florida State, and
: former Mountaineer Football Coach Bobby
: Bowden.
:
: Terry established himself on the big
: stage at Auburn University in the early
: 1990's. This is the short Bio from his
: web site.
:
: "Terry Bowden, renowned as one of
: the brightest young minds in college
: football, joined ABC Sports as the
: college football studio analyst in
: August of 1999, and has continued on to
: his own daily ESPN Radio Show in
: Central Florida, weekly Coaches Show on
: Sirius Satellite Radio, analyst for the
: National College Football Game of the
: Week on Westwood One Radio, as well as
: featured columnist for Yahoo!
: Sports.com.
:
: Bowden’s biggest accomplishments came
: while manning the sidelines at Auburn
: University from 1993 until 1998. While
: at Auburn, Bowden led the Tigers to an
: astounding 47-16-1 mark, as well as
: racking up three post-season
: appearances (1995 Outback Bowl, 1996
: Independence Bowl and the 1997 Peach
: Bowl).
:
: In addition, Bowden became the first
: head coach in Division IA history to
: lead his squad to an undefeated season
: in his first year at the school (1993).
: Bowden’s perfect season garnered him
: numerous Coach of the Year awards,
: including the Walter Camp, Scripps
: Howard, Football News, Toyota and the
: Paul “Bear” Bryant award presented by
: the Football Writers Association.
:
: Prior to joining Auburn, Bowden served
: as head coach at Samford University
: from 1987-92. While at the helm, Bowden
: compiled a 46-22-1 record and
: rejuvenated a Division III
: non-scholarship program up to a
: title-contending Division I-AA program.
: In 1986 Bowden was on board at Akron,
: where he coached the quarterbacks under
: former Notre Dame head coach Gerry
: Faust. At the age of 26, in 1983,
: Bowden became the youngest head
: football coach in America when he was
: hired by Salem College in Salem, West
: Virginia. During the years from
: 1979-82, Bowden was a graduate
: assistant under his legendary father,
: Bobby, at Florida State University.
:
: In 1978 Bowden secured his first
: coaching position at his alma mater,
: West Virginia, as a graduate assistant.
: Before making the transition to the
: sidelines, Bowden donned the
: Mountaineers uniform, earning two
: letters as a running back from
: 1977-78."
:
: Although he has been out of coaching
: for some 9 seasons many seem to feel he
: would be a good fit at West Virginia. A
: big concern for some is not just that
: he has not coached in so long but how
: he left the University of Auburn in the
: 1998 season by walking away after a 1-5
: start.
:
: I have attached a link to his website
: below.
:
: J.R.
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