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
angle catching chance gets guys safety second seeing speed took turn wrong
When he gets to the second level, there is no catching him from behind, at least not on this team. If you don't turn those guys and let them catch it in stride, they have a better chance to make big plays. The safety wasn't used to seeing that kind of speed and took the wrong angle on it, and (Ford) was gone.
beaten direction florida last lost miami overtime played state three triple
We've beaten Florida State two of the last three times we've played them and we beat Miami down there in overtime and lost in triple overtime at home. I like the direction that we're going.
run
We're going to get you big enough to run down The Hill.
battling best guys position quality since six
We've six guys battling for two spots. We're in the best position to find two quality guys since I've been here.
biggest mark position question unsettled
Our biggest question mark is probably the most important question mark. We're unsettled at probably the most important position on the team.
among asset billy carolina coaches division impressed next offensive reason side south staff state strong successful worked youngest
I was very impressed with Billy Napier when he worked on our staff in 2003 and 2004. He will be among the youngest full-time coaches in Division I next year, and I look at that as a strong asset. He was a big reason South Carolina State had a very successful season, especially on the offensive side of the ball. He will also be an asset to us in recruiting.
game gone lesson practice
I went with experience, game experience, ... I should've gone with practice experience. That's the lesson I learned.
team
I think the most important thing for our team right now is that we have got to find a way to make one more play.
charlie good last messed productive responsibility sole talent
I think I messed Charlie up last year, and he's too good of a person, too good of a talent not to be more productive than he was last year. I take sole responsibility for him not being productive.
couple fifth fourth might next open starter weeks
I think he can be a starter (at cornerback). It might be next year. It might be the fourth or fifth game. It might be a couple weeks after the open date. I could conceivably see that.
anticipate coming defense guys key playing possibly sign strongly
I strongly anticipate some of the guys we sign coming in and possibly playing some key roles, especially on defense the way we did this year.
happen hard instill mentality swing team
I think the team right now has the mentality that if we play hard for 60 minutes, something can happen to swing it our way. That's hard to instill in a team.
exciting looking needs sitting
I'm sitting there looking and saying, 'This could be really exciting,' ... It needs to be exciting this year, though.
players sacrifice
That's the one thing you sacrifice when you go with more of a game-type format. But, it's more fan-friendly and the players like it more. If I have the numbers, I'll probably keep doing this, but you've got to have the numbers.