Bye, Bye, Bobby?

After the reports on Sunday that the chair of the board of trustees at Florida State University wanted head coach, Bobby Bowden, who's coached there for 33 years to step down. This came after FSU's third loss this season, and the program in general has been on the decline for about eight years or so now. The Seminoles played in five national championship games between 1993 and 2001 and won the championship in 1993 and 1999.

Besides the decline of the football program, it has been reported that having Jimbo Fisher in the waiting as next head coach in line has added to the pressure from the board of trustees to kick out Bobby.

Fisher was deemed the head coach-in-waiting in 2007. If he does not succeed Bowden at the conclusion of the 2010 season, Florida State -- under the terms of its agreement with Fisher -- would have to pay him $5 million. FSU has begun working on the structure of a five-year pact that would settle how much Fisher is to be paid when he takes over, if not further define when. Was reported by ESPN.

However since Sunday, it has further been examined that FSU has said Bowden will not be let go after this season, yet it has been discussed of having Fisher assume greater responsibility next season over Bowden.

Now even though FSU has come out and said they're just not going to oust Bowden out of the door, I can not do anything but still be flabbergasted over this entire situation. Does FSU have no respect at all for the second winningest coach in college football history? The coach that has brought them to 5 national title matches and winning two? The man who single handedly put FSU on the map for college football.

If I were FSU whoever was quoted at saying that they want to oust Bowden at the end of this year should be ousted themselves. But you can't just blame this all on one single soul.

What I would have done was about 5 years or so ago, ease Bowden into retirement, or you just letting him go by moving him to a position like head of player development or anything in that nature. So as the years go on you can slide him out of the coaching position and plug in Fisher with what would be a seamless transition.

But that's not what FSU has done, so will they get out of this rut they have found themselves in recently? Probably not until they resolve this coaching situation and find some stability.