Jeffy calls it QUITS

Post by **wevans** » November 14th, 2006, 2:57 pm

AP-FBC--Florida St-Jeff Bowden,0145

Jeff Bowden steps down as FSU offensive coordinator
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden is stepping down.
He resigned today, just three days after the Seminoles were shut
out for the first time in 233 games.
Athletic director David Hart Junior says the resignation will be
effective at the end of this season.
Bowden, the youngest son of Florida State head coach Bobby
Bowden, replaced now-Georgia head coach Mark Richt as the
Seminoles' offensive coordinator in 2001.
Florida State has its homecoming game Saturday against Western
Michigan followed by the season finale on November 25th against
intrastate rival Florida.
Bobby Bowden has stood by his son's performance as offensive
coordinator despite a notable decline in scoring and yardage gained
in the past half dozen seasons.
The school had skirted a nepotism policy by having the younger
Bowden report to another coach on the staff other than his father.

Post by **MudDucker** » November 14th, 2006, 3:16 pm

Whose going to ya'll whipping boy now?....said while ducking and running

Post by **Browning Slayer** » November 15th, 2006, 6:59 am

Bad thing is, it's not going to get any better until daddy steps down. What "high" class offensive coordinator is going to come in under Bobby? Unless this guy gets a heck of a paycheck and is guaranteed Bobby's job it won't happen.
Jeff did this to save his Dad.

Post by **mjsigns** » November 15th, 2006, 8:18 am

I believe Jeff took the only honorable action...

TroutTrent · Post by **TroutTrent** » November 15th, 2006, 12:11 pm

All these years of the mighty ACC

and the great Seminoles's I can finally laugh

Post by **jsuber** » November 15th, 2006, 1:31 pm

Bobby said if his son was gone he would be gone, I think he's gotta decide if he's gonna make good on that statement or hang around to stay above Paterno.

Post by **Eerman** » November 15th, 2006, 6:42 pm

Jeffey didn't quit...Jeffey got paid off...Where can I get a job like that?

Post by **mjsigns** » November 15th, 2006, 6:46 pm

I heard that he was given over $500,000.00 by the Seminole Boosters just to resign his position. That is about the balance remaining in his contract at Florida State.....

Come to think about it, I'd resign for that kind of $$

Post by **Redbelly** » November 15th, 2006, 9:15 pm

AND......$100,000 per year till 2012.....bwaaahaaaa

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » November 17th, 2006, 8:50 am

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden received a $537,000 buyout from the school's boosters to resign.
The settlement was revealed Wednesday when the school released a copy of the agreement Bowden's attorneys reached with the university and its boosters. The resignation takes effect Nov. 26, a day after the season finale against Florida.
Bowden - youngest son of head coach Bobby Bowden - retains his present $141,000 salary until his contract expires next August. He then will receive annual payments of $107,500 until August 2012.

The agreement, dated Nov. 14, was signed by Jeff Bowden, whose legal first name is George, and Andy Miller, president of Seminole Boosters, Inc.

So the Boosters look really stupid for this payoff.