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Blackout payout: Florida State tribute to Seminoles benefits Nike more than tribe -
TALLAHASSEE - Bobby Bowden can remember a time, long ago, when college football players and coaches gave little thought to the color of the uniform their teams would wear during games. It was a time, Bowden said, when opposing teams might both wear a dark-colored jersey "because we didn't have ...
Florida St. suspends 5 in wake of fight on campus
sports.espn.go.com — Florida State has suspended five players for Saturday's home game against Boston College after their involvement in an on-campus brawl earlier this week, coach Bobby Bowden said in a statement released Friday by the university. (more) Florida St. suspends 5 in wake of fight on campus
NCAA Football - Boston College vs Florida State Odds
betonline.com — Boston College vs Florida State odds have the Seminoles as a touchdown favorite. Will those college football odds hold up, or is there an upset in the making? (more) NCAA Football - Boston College vs Florida State Odds
Seminole players involved in altercation - College Football - Rivals.com
rivals.yahoo.com — Once again Florida State’s wide receivers find themselves making headlines for the wrong reasons. In five of FSU’s nine games this season, one or multiple wide receivers have missed a game because of a suspension. Whether or not that trend continues ... (more) Seminole players involved in altercation - College ...
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Bobby Bowden spouts the gospel
SmackCaster SmackBlog — ... Florida State has any number of color combinations to choose from for a game, the Orlando Sentinel reports. However, Bobby Bowden explains why the Seminoles will be wearing all-black when they face Boston College on Saturday. Some want you to believe it is in tribute to the Seminole tribe. Bowden, however, sets the record straight: "Really," he said, "we’re doing it for Nike." ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 11/14/08
EDSBS — ... Senility, honesty…not necessarily mutually exclusive. Florida State will hold their own blackout just like the one that went so well for Georgia earlier this year, but at least Bobby Bowden’s being very honest about the whole affair. ...

Florida State's Blackout Is All About Da Green
FanHouse — ... So while it's nice to think that Florida State's all-black uni's (they are currently 1-1 in them) that are being pulled out for tonight's game against Boston College are, as they say, a tribute to the Seminole tribe, who would also wear all black when they played football back in the day. Yeah, it says "unconquered" down the pants leg, but that just makes you think some Camaro-driving miscreant in Tallahassee won a design contest. But as Bobby Bowden admits, the only tribe that really stands to benefit from tonight's fashion show is Nike: ...

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nbcsports.msnbc.com 10/17/2008 — > RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -Florida State had just given up a big play - and the lead - to start the fourth quarter against a team desperate for its first conference win. Christian Ponder and the Seminoles knew exactly how to respond. Ponder threw the ...
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nolesports.tallahassee.com 12/9/2008 — FSU's Alabi realizing giant potential Seminoles' center starting to get comfy Slowly but surely, Solomon Alabi is starting to get comfortable with this game. The Florida State redshirt freshman grew up playing soccer in his native Nigeria. But as he ...
Seminoles coaches await word after fight (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 11/13/2008
A brawl involving Florida State football players apparently stemmed from bad blood between some of the athletes and members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, a university investigator said Thursday. Maj. James Russell confirmed that football players ...
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Five Florida State wide receivers are suspended for Saturday night's homecoming game against Boston College. Coach Bobby Bowden said Friday that Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman were suspended for their ...