I've been a 'Nole since 1986... a HS Spring Break trip from South GA to PCB included a detour thru the campus to see a friends older brother. I was hooked by the coed's sunbathing on the lawn - forget football! I grew up a Bulldog so converting to another "Gator Hater" team was easy... the ensuing decade and a half of winning made it even easier! I really wish Bobby had retired gracefully at the close of 2005 - the last ACC title year. He missed the opportunity because, like most of us, he didn't know when to say "when".
I went to one game this year, against Jacksonville State, it was shameful - a win in the end but a ridiculous performance on the field and sideline. The program will recover, like all great programs eventually do, but the process will be long and arduous. Bobby's legacy and place in college football history are intact and aren't irreparably tarnished, the hubub will die out and he will be remembered for his truly inspiring accomplishments. However, in the near term it will be worse before it gets better... the dust must settle. Jimbo Fisher will submit to be sacrificed on the altar of Bobby's glory days and so will the next couple of smucks... the same has happened after all of the other "dynasty" coaches have gone to pasture. Eventually FSU will hire the "next" Urban Meyer, he's probably coaching a small unknown Division II team in an inaugural losing season right now. Until then I will do the tomahawk chop with pride... hoping for better days and glad I'm not a Notre Dame fan!
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