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
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.
demeanor maybe
I thought we'd have more full-speed collisions so far, ... He has a toughness, meanness, the personality and demeanor we need. Maybe he'll be in one of those collisions this week.
continued defense defensive good played work
I thought the defense played well, they (the first team) didn't give up a long play all day. I thought the young defensive linemen continued to show improvement. They got some good work in this week.
athletic drink teams
I think a lot of athletic directors, administrators and teams will drink from the well we dug.
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.
depends doubt james push seriously
James will probably want to push it. I seriously doubt it ... depends on how many times he's been to church.
careful changing effort guaranteed guy level lose mean older talent younger
We're changing the talent level and you really need to be careful about your effort every day and you can lose (your spot). A lot of our talent is younger talent and just because you're an older guy doesn't mean you're going to be guaranteed a slot.
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.
boosts gives helps last lift morale win
It always helps to win that last one. It boosts morale and gives you a lift going into the off-season.
state
You like to see the state be a success.