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Orange Blooded [2428]
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OUR coach Tommy Bowden...
Nov 10, 2005, 10:21 PM
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ok, lets put aside wins and losses, and fake field goals, salaries, and the such for a minute....
Tonite, like most Thursday nites, I attended TIGER Calls, to hear TB answer questions and see him sign a few autographs....but tonite was different.
The place was packed....it just happened to be a school nite at Chick-fil-a and it was crawling with kids. The School who was represented I won't mention, but alot of these kids don't come from well to do families, most of them have never been to Clemson, much less a ball game...to be honest most of them will probably never leave Oconee County...but they came out in full force tonite.
And the line for TB wrapped around the building. TB signed all their autographs during commercials, talked with each one, smiled for every picture, and then when the show was over, and the Radio people had left, the line was still backed up....and TB stayed and did the same for all.
Coaching aside, TB is a great person, and I for one and glad to call him family, part of the Clemson Family...Thanks Coach.
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All-TigerNet [12092]
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Nice post.....wish people saw that side of Bowden more***
Nov 10, 2005, 10:25 PM
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Re: OUR coach Tommy Bowden...
Nov 10, 2005, 10:26 PM
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he is a fine man,I kinda feel bad every sat. when I say all that bad stuff bout him,forgive me coach,I love ya no matter what.---------please win these last two please
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Oculus Spirit [79454]
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Do not forget the fact that he is building a wonderful
Nov 10, 2005, 10:28 PM
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program with nothing but class acts.
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Head Coach [769]
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Re: OUR coach Tommy Bowden...
Nov 10, 2005, 10:36 PM
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He does this EVERY week. I took my boys several weeks ago. He starts signing autographs and posing for pictures as soon as Munson starts reading spots, through the ads and right up until Munson is through with his first question after break. Sure enough, when we reached the front of the line my digital camera was not working right. CTB told me to come back when it was working. Later, after I figured it out, I approached him again. He asked if it was working and patiently posed for a 2nd time. Even after I took the picture, he asked if I wanted another to be sure. There is no way I could ever be as patient and as sincerely nice as he was. Some call him cocky, but I just think that he comes across that way sometimes with his "dry" humor. I do not think I have ever met a nicer more humble man who works very hard during his public appearances.
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Rock Defender [54]
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Great man....mediocre coach***
Nov 10, 2005, 10:40 PM
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Legend [16071]
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Working with mediocre talent***
Nov 10, 2005, 10:43 PM
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Rock Defender [54]
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Had SEVEN years to change that***
Nov 10, 2005, 10:50 PM
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null [1726]
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Without the facilities to compete in recruiting
Nov 10, 2005, 10:55 PM
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Look, you have every right to bash if you want. But how about starting a new thread instead of trashing the one that was only intended to share a "good Bowden" story with everyone else.
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Rock Defender [54]
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I said great man....what else do you want me to say?***
Nov 10, 2005, 11:01 PM
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Legend [16071]
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What did your mom always say?...........
Nov 10, 2005, 11:21 PM
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"If you don't have anything good to say..."
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All-In [30897]
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"If you keep touching that, you will go blind."***
Nov 11, 2005, 7:23 AM
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null [4379]
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110%er [5400]
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CU Medallion [58532]
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Thanks, good post.***
Nov 10, 2005, 10:44 PM
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Rock Defender [54]
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Then let's hire him as ambassador for the school...
Nov 11, 2005, 12:56 AM
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for $1 million plus, however, he had better win some football games. You Tommy-huggers never cease to amaze me with your grasping-at-straws justifications for TB. I know a lot of "great Christian men" who aren't getting paid millions to lose football games.
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null [2861]
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are you illiterate or just plain dumb?
Nov 11, 2005, 1:13 AM
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"Coaching aside, TB is a great person, "...
Those fist two words just reavealed you were posting on this thread looking for a fight. He wasn't talking about coaching. He wasn't saying he shoudl or shouldn't be the coach. He just said he was glad he was part of the Clemson family...
Also, where'd you get out of this post the word christian? Just food for thought... seems like you were the one grasping at straws!
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null [81]
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I think he's in the "just plain dumb" category***
Nov 11, 2005, 9:02 AM
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Rock Defender [54]
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I'll disregard the personal attack and answer your query...
Nov 11, 2005, 10:18 AM
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on the merits.* I understand fully the point the post was trying to make, but I thought my reply made the following point: you can't "put aside" the fact that TB is paid to win football games. That's like saying, "you know, putting aside deploying the military, running an administration, appointing supreme court justices and setting foreign policy, George W. is a heck of a nice guy...heck, I even saw him sign some autographs for some kids the other day." He's the freakin' President! If he's a nice guy, great...but don't tell me you can just "put aside" everything else.
On a different note, ponder this: would Tommy be such a "nice guy" if he were kickin' tail and takin' names like he's paid to do? Winning takes a lot of the pressure off to impress fans in other ways.
*term used loosely
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Recruit [77]
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Why leave Oconee County? It's a wonderful place.***
Nov 11, 2005, 1:10 AM
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null [2861]
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Cause there's charleston county!
Nov 11, 2005, 1:14 AM
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Raise up Chucktown!
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110%er [5876]
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I'd take him over Spurrier anyday.***
Nov 11, 2005, 8:34 AM
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