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
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.
athletic drink teams
I think a lot of athletic directors, administrators and teams will drink from the well we dug.
background familiar maybe plan teams watched
If I wasn't familiar with Rob's background and watched his teams play, maybe I'd wonder, ... As long as you've got a plan. I feel comfortable with a plan in place.
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.
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.
potential program
They see the potential of this program being realized.
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.
lets offense
The offense did pretty much what they wanted. It lets you know you're not where you need to be (defensively).
awful background brings knowledge recruiting state
He's got a background here in the state. He brings a lot of instate knowledge and this is an awful important state from a recruiting standpoint.
level mean reached tough whether words
He's a tough guy. He's a mean guy. Whether those are appropriate words to say, I don't know. But again, that's how the game's played, and there's a level we need to play with defensively we haven't reached yet in those aspects.
display glad opportunity physical strong
He's a big, strong physical player, and I was glad he got the opportunity to display his skills.
curse eventually
I didn't do anything different ... So I think the (Thursday night) curse will eventually turn.
enthusiasm good looked
He has looked really, really good. He has good enthusiasm.
manages plays time
I want to see some big plays (offensively) and how Will manages the team. This will be the first time we will get to see him do that.