A week ago today the legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden passed away. My connection to him is that he was coaching at Florida State University at the same time I was a student there, 1997-2001. Another interesting fact, up to that point in my life, he had coached FSU for all the years IContinue reading “Bobby Bowden – “Rest well, Coach,” my thoughts on the coach we all loved.”
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If you hadn’t heard yet, Willie Taggert is gone
A bomb dropped in Tallahassee today… coach, or should I say former coach Willie Taggert has been relieved of his duties at Florida State. If you didn’t already know that, you probably haven’t been on Facebook, or the internet in general, this afternoon. As a graduate of Florida State, a lot of my Facebook feedContinue reading “If you hadn’t heard yet, Willie Taggert is gone”
Florida State’s “turnover” backpack
Seminole football may be in the spotlight but for an embarrassing reason. Whenever the defense gets a turnover, one of the players involved “gets to” wear this Dora the Explorer inspired backpack. Tell me, Noles, do Chanel accessories conflict with your Nike deals? -Out of the Wilderness
Why Florida State still enrages me
When Florida State football won the national title in 2013, I was pumped that we were relevant again on the gridiron. After the decade in which we do not speak of (a la Chris Rix fiasco, a la Tim Tebow dominance), it was nice to think of FSU football and have hope. Then it allContinue reading “Why Florida State still enrages me”
Why I no longer “fear the spear”
I grew up as a die-hard Florida State fan. Most family members who went to college went to FSU. I went to FSU, too. In middle school, I had a Seminole Starter jacket. I heartily defended the Noles at high school in Miami, Florida. As a student at FSU, I painted my chest at multipleContinue reading “Why I no longer “fear the spear””
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