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Originally Posted by BB73
If he's still there after the 2008 season, Bobby will have a new boss. But I would bet any change involving the head football coach would have to have the approval of Wetherell.
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Open speculation here is that this move makes a change in the football program possible.
- I am just reporting speculation by media and fans in Tallahassee. This isn't even my own speculation.
- Those speculating all agree that any change would be precipitated by a "retire now and get a golden parachute; retire later and get a gold watch" kind of offer.
- Most people who do the speculating end up doing a 360 by the time their done talking. They all end up guessing that Bobby will reject the offer as the most important thing to him is outlasting JoePa.
What's most interesting to me is that the Radio Guy who I referred to on the previous page mentioned doing an interview with Bobby "back in the good 'ol days". It was when other elder statesmen of college football were falling on hard times, and they discussed what the FSU program-builder would do if the program began to decline on his watch.
Specifically, Radio Guy asked Bobby Bowden how many losses in a season would spur him to retirement. Bobby's response, according to Radio Guy, was "Oh, four or five". Radio Guy lamented that they "lose 4 or 5 games all the time now". (They have 4 or more losses in 4 of the last 6 seasons)
This fact, coupled with the looming possibility that JoePa will pass Bobby to retake the lead in career wins, opens the door for an exit sooner rather than later.