Bowden out at Clemson

Georgia Tech Sports found this 10/13/2008 on www.thestate.com [flag]

CLEMSON -- The second ax has fallen at Clemson, this one on its coach. Tommy Bowden is out as the team's coach. Bowden informed his assistants of the change during a staff meeting this morning, a source said. Receivers coach Dabo Swinney is expected to serve as the interim coach. Check back for ... [link]

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Tommy Bowden is gone
Published 10/13/2008 by Scott (noreply@blogger.com) at Georgia Tech Sports
Evidently Tommy Bowden is no longer the coach at Clemson. Dabo Sweeney will be the new interim coach. Brings some new energy to the game this weekend. I have had a bad feeling about this game, and now my feelings are even more worrisome. Stay tuned.............. WYFF report ESPN Report Bowden out Bowden fire halfway thru season ...

CLEMSON FIRES TOMMY BOWDEN
Published 10/13/2008 by Michael David Smith at CollegeFootballTalk.com
The Tommy Bowden era at Clemson has come to an end. Bowden told his staff that he was fired this morning , The State is reporting. Clemson was considered the favorite in the ACC heading into the season and aws a Top 10 team, but the 3-3 start and ...

Clemson cans Tommy Bowden
Published 10/13/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
... Fast and furious this Columbus Day. Following Thursday’s loss to Wake Forest, Clemson has fired coach Tommy Bowden. The Tigers were expected to be a national power but are only 3-3. We watched the Wake game and Clemson looked pretty bad. Biggest surprise is the timing. ...

Headlines, Links & Lies: "Tommy Bowden is Looking for a Job" Edition
Published 10/13/2008 by lawvol at Gate 21
Just a quick word. Basilio & Benao along with The State are reporting that Tommy Bowden has been fired as the head coach of the Clemson Tigers—effective immediately. Is the Great Punkin next? – Go Figure … ...

Report: Clemson Fires Tommy Bowden
Published 10/13/2008 by Jeff Briggs at RealClearSports - Blog
Clemson has fired 10-year head coach Tommy Bowden after a rough 3-3 start. Clemson was ranked #9 in the preseason AP Poll and was predicted to win the ACC Championship. Clemson QB Cullen Harper, preseason ACC Player of the Year, who Bowden announced was going to be benched for their next game, said of the firing, "It's what he deserves." Bowden will be replaced by receivers coach Dabo Swinney.

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Tommy Bowden Fired as Clemson's Head Coach

WalkerSports posted 10/13/2008 from www.walker-sports.net

According to sources close to the school, Clemson has fired head football coach Tommy Bowden. Assistant coach Dabo Swinney will take over as interim coach for the remaining of the season.

Clemson Fires Tommy Bowden

ZONQSports posted 10/13/2008 from www.zonqsports.com

Tommy Bowden has spent most of his coaching career on the hot seat. Clemson just took the chair out from under him. According to ESPN sources, the Tigers have fired their head coach and named...

BOWDEN, R.I.P. AT CLEMSON

Rover found this 10/13/2008 on www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com

Tommy Bowden, out at Clemson: film at eleven, etc, but TigerIllustrated is reporting it like it’s done, meaning they must have resolved the issue of his $4 million dollar buyout. Dabo Sweeney would be the interim coach in the meantime, and with a name like that, you are always the ...

Tommy Bowden Out at Clemson

Rover found this 10/13/2008 on www.trackemtigers.com

Why yes, the sky did fall. Why? It is confirmed that coach Tommy Bowden is out at Clemson, as was broken by some of our readers. Don't you guys go eat lunch or something? Bowden had this to say: "Terry Don Phillips approached me this morning and we agreed ...

Clemson Relieves Tommy Bowden of Coaching Burden

Posted 10/13/2008 on Intentional Foul

The Bowden reign over the ACC seems to be winding down now that Tommy Bowden has been fired from Clemson after a 3-3 start. Wide receivers coach Dabo Swinney is taking over for Bowden in the interim. On a national scale, Clemson is seen as a perennial underachiever and these sounds only ...

Tommy Bowden fired at Clemson

Posted 10/13/2008 on Fanblogs.com

Rivals site Tiger Illustrated has reported that Tommy Bowden has been fired as head coach of the Clemson Tigers. Tommy Bowden has been relieved of his duties as Clemson's head football coach and Tiger Assistant Head Coach and Wide Receivers Coach Dabo Swinney has been promoted as interim ...

Clemson fires head coach Tommy Bowden. Assistant ...

Posted 10/13/2008 on Deadspin

Clemson fires head coach Tommy Bowden. Assistant coach Dabo Swinney will take over as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. [ TigerNet ]

The heads are rolling early: Tommy Bowden fired at Clemson

Posted 10/13/2008 on Dr. Saturday

Clemson's Rivals site says Tommy Bowden is done ($) as the Tigers' coach. Assistants have been informed this morning; receivers coach Dabo Swinney is your interim boss. The timing is just getting a head start on the inevitable: Clemson has six games to play, but at 3-3 and 1-2 in the ACC -- ...

Clemson Loses To Gerogia Tech 21-17. Dabo Swinney Gets Yelled At By Clemson AD.

Posted 10/18/2008 on FanIQ Blog

The train wreck that is the 2008 Clemson football team just kept on truckin' today, right into a horror-filled 21-17 home loss to Georgia Tech. It was what can only be described as a pathetic effort by a team that just had Tommy Bowden step down, and it pretty much drove a stake through the ...

Dabo Swinney, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted 10/18/2008 on The Sporting Blog

This isn't to say interim Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, who took over the Tigers after Tommy Bowden "resigned" this week, has no chance of keeping the job permanently once the season ends. This is to say Swinney has almost no chance of keeping the gig. In a loss to Georgia Tech , ...

Cullen Harper's Benching Lasted Four Series

Posted 10/18/2008 on FanHouse

Clemson's former starting quarterback, benched -- possibly via text message -- preceding the departure of his head coach, remained benched when Dabo Swinney took over as head coach. Today's starter -- redshirt freshman quarterback Willy Korn has lasted all of four offensive possessions before ...

You Didn't Want to Rake Leaves Anyway: College Football Live Chat

Posted 10/18/2008 on FanHouse

How many of the top five will lose this week? Can Mizzou rebound against Texas? Is Dabo Swinney the answer to Clemson's woes? Will Wazzu lose by fewer than 78 points? And what about that wacky Akron/Eastern Michigan game? We'll discuss all these issues and more ("The SEC: Greatest conference ...

The Daily Roundup: Tuesday

Posted 10/14/2008 on ACC BasketBlog

The BEST ACC Football Coverage!!! PHOTO: “Coach Bowden, he was always straight-forward with me, no matter what. I didn’t come back to school (for his senior year) for this,” he said. “Everything bad has happened.” James Davis Getting your mind right: Bowden era ends : "Dabo Swinney to ...

Corn Flakes Is Glad We’re Over That Coach Firing Searching Booing Stuff (For Now Anyway)

Posted 10/14/2008 on Corn Nation

Big news of the day, Tommy Bowden is NOT fired at Clemson, but chose to " step down " instead. You can guess how this meeting went. Bowden walks into a meeting with his athletic director Terry Don Phillips, offensive coordinator Rob Spence, and receivers coach Dabo Swinney. Bowden is ...

Initial Impressions on the Clemson Situation

Posted 10/14/2008 on Garnet And Black Attack

Clemson undoubtedly needed to can Bowden--after ten years, there's no reason to believe that Tommy was going to magically become a better coach. He's had time to prove himself, and he's proven himself to be a decent but not great coach. He's a good recruiter but his game day decisions are ...

Bowden out at Clemson

Posted 10/13/2008 on Terrapin Trail

Clemson football coach Tommy Bowden was fired today, news that may not surprise anyone but should shake up the ACC.

"What must be done eventually....

Posted 10/13/2008 on ACC Football Report

...should be done immediately." No idea where that quote came from or if the wording is exact, but the point is quite clear. And that is why Tommy Bowden was canned today as Clemson's head coach. Tigers WR coach Dabo Swinney takes over as interim boss for the rest of the season. Peace out

CLEMSON INSISTS BOWDEN RESIGNED, WASN’T FIRED

Posted 10/13/2008 on CollegeFootballTalk.com

Tommy Bowden is out as the head coach at Clemson, but the school wants to make clear that it didn’t force him out. “Coach Bowden was not fired,” Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips said today at the school’s press conference to announce Bowden’s departure. ...

Early Candidates to Replace Bowden at Clemson

Posted 10/13/2008 on The Sporting Blog

Tommy Bowden's firing from Clemson follows the 21st century trend of firing your coach early to get a jump on the competition when it comes to hiring your next coach (The "Zooking," if you like.) It also sets in motion a whole series of movements, negotiations, and possible ripple ...

Football Coach Tommy Bowden Fired (Video)

Posted 10/13/2008 on RightFielders Women in Sports

Tommy Bowden, head football coach of Clemson has been fired four days after the Tigers lost to Wake Forest. See a photo,video and read more below. Tommy Bowden Tommy Bowden informed his assistant coaches of the decision Monday morning. In his place is Wide Receivers Coach Dabo Swinney ...

Bowden Out at Clemson

Posted 10/13/2008 on FanHouse

Well, so much for Tommy Bowden hanging on until the end of the season. While there is no official word , the Clemson recruiting sites first reported that Bowden was out . Now ESPN.com has "sources" saying the same thing. Clemson fired football coach Tommy Bowden on Monday, four days after the ...

Bowden out at Clemson?

Posted 10/13/2008 on Statefans Nation

Tommy Bowden has been relieved of his duties as Clemson’s head football coach, effective immediately, Tigerillustrated.com has learned. Bowden told assistant coaches moments ago in a staff meeting. Get the full story inside, including which assistant has been promoted to interim head coach.

Tommy Bowden Still Clemson's Head Coach -- Harper Gets Scapegoated

Posted 10/13/2008 on FanHouse

This photo of Tommy Bowden is a perennial favorite, and fits so well after almost every Clemson mind-blowing, mistake-filled, low intensity loss. The rumors were hot and heavy in the aftermath of Clemson's dismal performance against Wake Forest, that Tommy Bowden's tenure at Clemson would be ...

THURSDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS

Posted 10/9/2008 on CollegeFootballTalk.com

Nearly 40 scouts, representing 25 of the 32 NFL teams, got credentials to tonight’s Wake Forest-Clemson game. After a tough loss to Maryland, Clemson cleared the air with a players-only meeting. Missouri NT Jaron Baston has impressed coach Gary Pinkel. Georgia coach Mark Richt wants his ...

Clemson comes up short in long, emotional week

Published 10/19/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

Josh Nesbitt threw for one touchdown and rushed for another to lead Georgia Tech to a 21-17 victory over Clemson and new coach Dabo Swinney...

Clemson fans enjoy Swinney's first 'Tiger Walk'

Published 10/18/2008 on SportingNews.com College Football News and Exclusive Analysis

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson interim coach Dabo Swinney wanted his players to go "all in" the rest ...

New Clemson coach tries to heal Tigers

Published 10/16/2008 on SportingNews.com College Football News and Exclusive Analysis

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- When Dabo Swinney got to work Monday morning, he never figured a few hours lat...

Interim Clemson coach announces staff duties

Published 10/14/2008 on SportingNews.com College Football News and Exclusive Analysis

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson's new interim head coach Dabo Swinney has announced new duties for som...

Dabo Swinney Named Interim Head Coach of Clemson

Published 10/14/2008 on Bleacher Report - College Football

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Tommy Bowden Fired at Clemson

Published 10/13/2008 on Bleacher Report - College Football

According to sources close to the school, Clemson has fired head football coach Tommy Bowden. Assistant coach Dabo Swinney will take over as interim coach for the remaining of the season. This should not come as too much of a shock to anyone. ...

Breaking News: Bowden Fired at Clemson

Published 10/13/2008 on Bleacher Report - College Football

Tommy Bowden was fired Monday morning after the Tigers got off to a 3-3 start and just after Bowden received a lucrative contract extension following the 2007 season. Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach Dabo Swinney has been named the team's ...

Tommy Bowden Fired!

Published 10/13/2008 on Bleacher Report - College Football

Reports from Greenville, S.C. television stations are that Tommy Bowden has been fired and that wide receiver coach Dabo Swinney will take over as interim coach for the rest of the season. Many had believed that the $4 million buyout would ...