was a master of the understated celebration

The values and traditions he has passed on to Florida State will guide his program for generations to comeeven in his absenceand theres nothing Bowden could have done for better or for worse next season to change that significantly. The sooner Bowden stepped down, the sooner Fisher could begin to provide Florida State with a new and more ambitious vision for the futurea vision that extends well beyond a one-year renewable contract. Though its disappointing that Bowden did not get the opportunity to leave on his own terms, I thinkdespite his more recent statementsthis is the exit Bowden always talked about. Bowden said he didnt want to be the boxer who fought one year too long.

Sure, no one thought it would end like this, but thats reality We dont get to pick and choose how our lives unfold. I think for Bobby Bowden it took one more loss to Urban Meyer and the Gators to face that reality. After six consecutive losses to the teams archrival, including three consecutive dominant performances by the Gators, Bowden realized he could still coach, but not at a high enough level to compete with Meyer and the other elite coaches whose programs have surpassed his own. Today is a sad day for Florida State, but it is also a day in which Tallahassee will embrace a fresh start and an exciting new era. Today is a day to celebrate and be thankful for everything Bowden has accomplishedachievements so glorified they do not need repeating Bobby Bowden is an icon for all the right reasons. He is one of a kind, a great man and an incredible coach, and he has left his mark on the world as we know it So thanks, Bobby Thanks for being a person first and a football coach second.

Thanks for making college football fun, and thanks for all the memories. You will be missed, but never forgotten, and Florida State will live on.. Jimmy Bullard's fantastically funny goal celebration, for Hull City against Manchester City, has helped to put to bed the ghost of last season's media-hyped assault on Tiger's boss Phil Brown (well at least for now). You're on 10 here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on 10 on your guitar Where can you go from there Where". Shearer got to do it 283 times in the Premiership and 30 times for England.. Ronaldo (no not the Portugese fellow, the original, before gaining 400 lbs.) was a master of the understated celebration.