Tommy Bowden
Tommy Bowden
Tommy Bowdenis an American football coach who served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State University, against whom he has coached in games nicknamed the "Bowden Bowl." He is also a brother of Terry Bowden, currently head football coach of the University of Akron...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 July 1954
last mistakes problems red year zone
Too many mistakes in the red zone by the offense. That's kind of is going back to last year with some of the same problems we had.
couple decision guy hit last ran short third year
We had a couple of third and longs, and they hit the short guy and the short guy ran for the first down. Last year they didn't make that decision as often as they should have.
defense edge further looked starting
The defense looked further ahead. They looked like they had a little edge to them and they are starting to play with a whole lot more continuity.
both face games including last seven teams three top virginia within won
We will face seven teams that won at least seven games last year, including two of the top teams in the ACC, within our first three games, both on the road. Plus, we have to go to Virginia Tech, who won more games than any other ACC team last year.
against few games lots people played shaping tough wish won
We've played a tough schedule, and when you play against people like that, you get lots of games that go down to the wire. Sure, I wish we could have won a few more, but I like the way things are shaping up.
check pants sure
I told them I was going to check their pants before they go out to make sure they're clean.
chance finish proud team
I told the team we had a chance to finish it at the end. But I'm proud we didn't quit.
beautiful time
It's the first time I've been over here. It's a beautiful campus.
dad might miss naps takes
Dad is 76. He takes naps during the game, so he might miss something.
lets offense
The offense did pretty much what they wanted. It lets you know you're not where you need to be (defensively).
ball clock drives giving james milk
It was one of those drives where you want to milk the clock as much as you could and giving the ball to James makes it pretty easy.
fast good size
Everybody's got pretty good speed, ... get the big fast guys. We get the little fast guys. It's the size of the speed, and more of it.
against biggest came career win
The biggest win in my career came when my back and the team's back was against the wall.
biggest perform
The biggest thing now is how he's going to perform in a game.