 | Bobby Bowden is faced with the less than envious position of deciding whether or not to fire his own son. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images |
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Fallout from a 34-7 loss to Florida has begun, with Florida State fans calling for Jeff Bowden's firing and coach Bobby Bowden being resentful. More than the losing, though, a growing offensive ineptitude has made some folks in Seminole Nation restless. The performance did have Bobby Bowden concerned enough to examine the play calls Sunday while reviewing the videotape.
-- Miami Herald
Florida State coaches were greeted Sunday by a large bed sheet with thick red letters hung from Doak Campbell Stadium across Stadium Drive. The message: FIRE JEFF BOWDEN.
-- Palm Beach Post
Florida State has lost three football games in a row for the first time since 1983 and isn't ranked in the Associated Press top 25 poll for the first time since late in the 2001 season. But as vulnerable as the Seminoles might seem, Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer said his No. 5 Hokies still face a dangerous opponent in Saturday's inaugural ACC championship game at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
-- Washington Post
Charlie Weis finds no reason to campaign for a Bowl Championship Series bid. As far as he is concerned, Notre Dame has done more than enough to show it deserves to be recognized as one of the country's top teams.
-- Chicago Sun-Times
It's not official yet with one more week of games, but Notre Dame almost certainly sealed a trip to the Fiesta Bowl with their 38-31 victory over the Cardinal. And the Pac-10, still smarting from last year's snub when the BCS passed over Cal for Texas, remains edgy, hoping a worthy Oregon (10-1) can edge out a worthy Ohio State (9-2) for the final BCS at-large spot.
-- Chicago Tribune
If UCLA beats USC on Saturday, the Fiesta Bowl could have a rematch of the riveting USC-Notre Dame game.
-- San Francisco Chronicle