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
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.
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.
address best deck full games possibly start win
I wanted to win as many games as I could with a full deck right off the bat, try to get off to the best start that I possibly could, ... Then I would address it after that.
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We are having a hard time running the ball on offense so that's where it starts is up front defensively.
build develop good mentality start
That's not good on offense, but that's the kind of mentality you want to develop on defense. If you can start doing it everyday, you build that personality to where everyone (on defense) is going to get one.
area catching confidence dropping gotten hands lose mental quickly start thinking
His hands have gotten better this year. You can lose confidence so quickly in that area because catching is such a mental thing. If you lose confidence, you will start thinking about dropping balls.
again
We showed once again that we would not quit.
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The rule is made to create equality and it's great equality if you have an airport in town. If you get bad weather, commercial flights can get in while private planes can't fly, so the advantage was already there for larger cities that get commercial flights. It's definitely a disadvantage.
help south state strong ties
I see that as a strong asset. Also, he has strong ties to the state of South Carolina, and that should help us in recruiting.
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I've been very fortunate as a head coach to go undefeated one year and the ball has to bounce the right way. You have to be lucky. I think Bear Bryant said that it's better to be lucky than good. We just weren't lucky this year.
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I've been here seven years and he's been my quarterback for four. He's sitting up here with a college degree. ... what a great ambassador for college football. His leadership skills and how he responded after a disappointing year last year, which was my fault. The way he handled it to the media might have put a couple more years on my contract.
defense effort extremely good move player practices sit
Duane is too good of a player to sit on the bench, ... He practices extremely hard. We want to move him to defense in an effort to get him on the field.
gets parents practice time
First time away from home, practice gets a little tough. You get a little homesick. I want the parents to feel comfortable.
defensive positions
There's still some defensive positions open, for sure.