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Sports Frog found this 4/6/2008 on www.palmbeachpost.com [flag]
TOM D'ANGELO Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 05, 2008 Peter Tom Willis' intent was to call it like he saw it as the analyst for Florida State football. And when the program slips to consecutive 7-6 seasons, that means saying things people don't want to hear. Those opinions got Willis fired Thursday after sharing the radio booth with play-by-play announcer Gene Deckerhoff for 10 ... [link]

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Florida State Does Not Like the Truth
Published 4/6/2008 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
... Peter Tom Willis, once a great FSU football player (and a member of the university's hall of fame) had been the analyst for FSU football games for a decade. Yes, "had". Because he got fired on Thursday, for, as near as I can tell, telling the truth. From the Palm Beach Post: ...

Willis sacked by FSU
Published 4/7/2008 by Howard Burns at SPORTS COUCH POTATO
... He's a member of Florida State University's Sports Hall of Fame and helped the Seminoles win 10 games as their quarterback in 1989. Now, Peter Tom Willis is the school's former radio analyst, fired apparently for being too critical of the of the school's recent lackluster play on the gridiron. ...

FSU To Color Announcer: ‘Go Home, You’re Not A Homer’
Published 4/16/2008 by Alpha Wolf at The Red and White From State
... He’s a member of Florida State University’s Sports Hall of Fame and helped the Seminoles win 10 games as their quarterback in 1989. Now, Peter Tom Willis is the school’s former radio analyst, fired apparently for being too critical of the of the school’s recent lackluster play on the gridiron. ...

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The Big Lead found this 4/6/2008 on www.sportsfrog.com

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