Bowden “Death Watch” :

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Bowden Axes QB, Then Clemson Axes Bowden
Published 10/13/2008 by Adam J at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Tommy Bowden, midway through his 10th season as the head coach of the Clemson University football team, has been fired. Assistant head coach Dabo Swinney will take over the team for the remainder of the team’s season. Why the announcement now? It might have something to do with Bowden’s announcement that he was benching senior starting QB Cullen Harper for freshman Willy Korn ; some are suggesting he announced it before telling Harper , which is a very bad idea in the “coach as leader” philosophy. From there, a player revolt is almost to be expected. Also, while Bowden did ...

Cullen Harper Thinks Tommy Bowden Got What He Deserved
Published 10/13/2008 at FanHouse
... ACC, NCAA FB Coaching, NCAA FB Media WatchWatching ESPN's First Take this morning, while reporting the news that Tommy Bowden had been fired by Clemson, a quote from Cullen Harper was reported saying that, "Bowden got what he deserved." In the aftermath of the loss to Wake Forest last week, Bowden announced that Harper would not be the starter this week. Basically throwing Harper under the bus. So naturally, Harper wants nothing to do with Bowden. "Friends that were with Harper say that Tommy was calling his ...