Bowden needs to own up to his mistake.

First off, for those of you that don’t know, I was born a Seminoles fan, as both of my parents, graduated from the Florida State University. I cherish every moment of FSU football; either by watching the Seminoles games on television, or by going to the Seminoles games in person, either up in Tallahassee or down in Miami when they play the University of Miami.

As that is a big game in my family, as all of my family members are from Miami, including myself I might add. I was born to hate the orange and the blue of the Gaytors, spelled it that way!! So in short, I am a die-hard Seminole fan.

So with all of that in mind, let me now begin this article on why I think coach and savor (that’s right) Bobby Bowden, needs to own up to his mistake.

Like a lot of my fellow Seminoles fans, when the allegations came out about the football players, and FSU athletics in general regarding the cheating scandal on the online music course. I was in full fledge support of Bobby Bowden in that he did know what had happen.

But like anything else with time, the real facts started to surface regarding Bowden knowledge about the incident. Let me now take this time, and say that Florida State did the right thing in reporting the incident right a way to the NCAA, and took action right away as well, as 12 players were suspend from playing in the music city bowl as well as some games going into the following season.

Do I think the penalty is a little harsh, you might ask?

I do, but that is what you have to expect as a major college football program, that is when you do the right thing, and report this kind of incident to the NCAA.

I am also proud to say that, I think no other major college football program in the country, would have done the same thing that FSU did. As another big time college football program would have try to hide it for as long as they could have from the NCAA, and the public in general.

Now onto Bowden in his part, in my view, as a coach or as a prominent career leadership role in life, when you have accusations, it is alright to fight for a little at first, but when the evidence comes out, and it is starting to mount towards against what you are arguing, right their and then you have to step up to plate, and take the heat for it, and own up to it as that is what a leader does.

As when you are at that point, you do not play the “ I did not know card,” as Coach Bowden did. As it will not only make your words sound guilty, but it will only allow for the matter to get worst.

So now not only are all of the above as I describe is happening, but also it is slowly ruining the legacy, of what should be remembered as of a great coach, and for coach Bowden stake, I hope he comes clean soon and own up to his own mistake, as people will forgive coach Bowden overtime if he did that.

But if coach Bowden does not come clean soon, people will only remember him for being a liar for not admitting to his knowledge of the situation as a whole.


RJ

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