Bobby Bowden

[Buccaneer]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Bobby Bowden agreed to a new contract Monday for a 33rd season as coach at Florida State, with options to stay longer if he wants.


At a news conference Monday, the school also said it would significantly increase offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher's salary package with an eye toward having him eventually succeed the 78-year-old Bowden.

The deals haven't been officially signed yet, and were still being finalized by lawyers for Bowden and Fisher.

Bowden's 373 career wins are two more than Penn State's Joe Paterno, who turns 81 on Dec. 21.

Bowden has 300 wins at Florida State, where he has won a two national championships and 12 Atlantic Coast Conference titles.

Bowden, whose present five-year contract expires next month, was paid about $2 million in 2006, state records show.

[Adidas410s]

Anybody else think that Bowden and JoePa are in a pissing match to see who can coach longer and thus have more wins??? :thinking:

[3afan]

doubt that - they just love coaching and are not ready to stop

[Phil C]

The thing is that Joe Paterno would probably be far ahead of him but he stayed at Penn State from 1950 and is still there. He was an assistant coach there from 1950 until Coach Rip Engle until 1967 when he became the head coach. He loved Penn State and the area and never wanted to leave. Had he wanted he probably could have been a head coach much earlier somewhere else and would probably have been able to come back to Penn State had he been successful which he no doubt would have. Had he been a head coach somewhere else for even just five years he would have a comfortable lead but I think both men just love coaching.

[Old Tiger]

IMO Bobby is hurtin FSU more than helping.

[gatordaze]

Weekend a Bobbies! He has not been living for some time!

[SpeedOption]

Neither one of them has anything else to do.