Perfect time to ask before others start asking. Talk to the legislators about increasing pay. He has the name for recruiting. He would bring instant enthusiasm to our state. This might be the JOLT that our program needs that I have been talking about!! What about it folks???
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seriously, why not Bowden
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Snowman_55
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I think its a great idea, I really think it would be worth persuing, but I think Burman has been overly assertive in saying that he won't be evaluating anyone until the end of the season. So that fact and the fact that we don't have the money for Bowden in hand means we are dreaming again.
They were saying on ESPN radio a few minutes ago that Clemson has a ton of talent and several kids that are going to go pro. Their problem is that some of the kids are bitching about not getting the ball enough. Not enough ball to go around. WOW! I wish we had that problem. Obviously, Bowden can recruit. I say bring him in and let us have that kind of problem!!
ok where does he go now for that kind of money?? Bring him in here, raise the salary from where Joe gets and let him turn things around.
***Meanwhile, two highly touted recruits have dropped Clemson from their lists in the wake of Bowden's ouster, according to JC Shurburtt, who covers Southeast recruiting for ESPN.com. Safeties Craig Loston from Aldine, Texas and Devonte Hollomon from Rock Hill, S.C., both said they are looking elsewhere. Loston is the No. 1 safety on the ESPN150 list of safeties and is No. 8 overall; Hollomon is No. 3 on the safeties list and No. 20 overall.
Bring em with ya!
***Meanwhile, two highly touted recruits have dropped Clemson from their lists in the wake of Bowden's ouster, according to JC Shurburtt, who covers Southeast recruiting for ESPN.com. Safeties Craig Loston from Aldine, Texas and Devonte Hollomon from Rock Hill, S.C., both said they are looking elsewhere. Loston is the No. 1 safety on the ESPN150 list of safeties and is No. 8 overall; Hollomon is No. 3 on the safeties list and No. 20 overall.
Bring em with ya!
Tommy Bowden would be a welcome addition to our program as far as I am concerned. He was making much more at Clemson than we could offer him, but he will probably have to take a substantial pay cut if he wants to be a head coach again next year. I think if Wyoming would offer him 1 million a year, he would entertain the idea. Of course to actually get him here, it would take a few other things to fall into place besides offering him a large chunck of cash. I actually expected to see their offense struggle a bit this year. If you look at Clemson's recruting classes over the past 3-4 years, they were ranked in the teens overall. However, most of their highly touted signees were on the defensive side of the ball (with the exception of CJ Spiller and a few others). Most glaringly evident was the lack of highly ranked offensive linemen signed in the past 3-4 years. However, the 2008 class was loaded with offensive talent and Clemson was signing some very good offensive talent so far this year (this might change due to the fact that there is a coaching change going on). Look for Clemson's offense to improve mightly in the next 2-3 years. Many will say it is the new coach, but it won't be. The table has been set in the last years recrutiing class for a better offense. Bowden won't be able to recruit the same caliber athletes that he did at Clemson here to Wyoming, but our recruiting will be vastly improved. This will be enough to compete for a conferenc crown in a few seasons. Bowden isn't one to stick around after turning a smaller program around, but i don't care. I just want to win.
seattlecowboy
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I would never hire Bowden. First of all he has "who gives a shit attitude" and he had a LOT of talent at Clemson and didn't do crap with it. Not for me. JMO
The guy just WALKED OUT ON HIS TEAM TODAY! Do I think he would be an upgrade from Joe Glenn? No question! but we can do better, believe me. He was given an ultimatum by their AD to either make the ACC championship or he would be let go and decided to quit instead. Is that the kind of guy we want coming in to take over our program? If he did have success here, he would leave anyway. I VOTE NO!
McPeachy
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Cornpoke said:
I am not 100% sure he walked out on his team...but you never know what was really said behind closed doors between he & the AD. None of us were there. In addition Cornpoke...I kind of agree that there are better candidates than him to coach MY Wyoming Cowboys anyway...my one requirement is that it HAS to be a gung-ho fiery fiesty tough ingenuitive sob! Again, see Urban Meyer 2003-2004 Utard Utes.
My son is god-father to one of Bowden's recruits (Rennie Moore Jr.) who is still with the Clemson team. He was highly recruited by Urban Meyer at Florida, but wanted to play for Bowden at Clemson. I have not heard any comments one way or the other coming from them about Bowden. I'll find out what he has to say - if anything.
