all team sports informationBobby Bowden and Joe Paterno have devoted their long and illustrious lives to college football and in particular to Florida State and Penn State, respectively. All team sports information wants to know is it time for these coaches to step down.
Bowden, 78, has been the head coach in Tallahassee since 1976. His 373 career victories are the most of any major college coach.
Paterno, 81, has been a fixture in State College since 1950 -- he took over the program in 1966. He has one less victory in his career than Bowden, although, unlike Bowden, all of them were earned at the same school, Penn State.
The first, and last time, these men met across the field from one another was two years ago, at the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl. The contest lasted three overtimes due to errant kickers who missed four late field-goal attempts, including three after the end of regulation. All team sports information said, when Penn State finally ended it on a 29-yard field goal by freshman Kevin Kelly, it was nearly 1 a.m. Paterno quipped, "It's past my bedtime."
Then again, Bowden and Paterno have helmed their programs 32 and 42 years, respectively. If ever they had set a tone for how a program should be properly run -- and, really, only Paterno has -- then that standard of decorum has since disappeared.
Then again, Bowden and Paterno have helmed their programs 32 and 42 years, respectively. All team sports information reports, if ever they had set a tone for how a program should be properly run -- and, really, only Paterno has -- then that standard of decorum has since disappeared.
All team sports information wants to know from all you sports fans, is it time for these great coach's to step down?