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Oh, what Bowden 2.0 could have done for WVU?

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If Neal Brown tanks this guy has a pretty good coaching resume.
And WVU could have had him for the asking a decade or so ago – Bowden publicly announced that he would replace Rich Rodriquez, who left for Michigan, in a New York minute if asked -- but a late-night choice went elsewhere to Bill Stewart in the excitement of the bowl victory over Oklahoma.



Championships
2 WVIAC (1984, 1985)
1 SEC Western Division Title (1997)
1 Gulf South (2009)
1 MAC East Division (2017)

Awards
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1993)
George Munger Award (1993)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993)
Sporting News College Football COY (1993)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993)
SEC Coach of the Year (1993)
Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2009)

19-13 at Salem in WV
43-23-1 at Samford
47-17-1 at Auburn
29-9 at North Alabama
35-52 at Akron, which was 2-22 in the 2 seasons before Terry took over. In 2017 Zips won conference’s East division. Akron was 8-5 in 2017, Zips’ best season since 1985! THIRTY TWO YEARS!!!
4-3 at Louisiana Lemon-Monroe so far

Career record:
179-117-2
Yeah, he’s about 65 but he has Rich Rodriguez as a brilliant coaching staff pairing
 
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P5 football now vs when he coached Auburn might well be completely different sports. It doesn’t take a lot to drag a low level FCS/G5 out of the gutter especially when you have even the slightest bit of name recognition working for you. Hard pass, our route to relevance is a young up and comer, we just seemingly picked the wrong one last go around.
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
If Neal Brown tanks this guy has a pretty good coaching resume.
And WVU could have had him for the asking a decade or so ago – Bowden publicly announced that he would replace Rich Rodriquez, who left for Michigan, in a New York minute if asked -- but a late-night choice went elsewhere to Bill Stewart in the excitement of the bowl victory over Oklahoma.



Championships
2 WVIAC (1984, 1985)
1 SEC Western Division Title (1997)
1 Gulf South (2009)
1 MAC East Division (2017)

Awards
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1993)
George Munger Award (1993)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993)
Sporting News College Football COY (1993)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993)
SEC Coach of the Year (1993)
Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2009)

19-13 at Salem in WV
43-23-1 at Samford
47-17-1 at Auburn
29-9 at North Alabama
35-52 at Akron, which was 2-22 in the 2 seasons before Terry took over. In 2017 Zips won conference’s East division. Akron was 8-5 in 2017, Zips’ best season since 1985! THIRTY TWO YEARS!!!
4-3 at Louisiana Lemon-Monroe so far

Career record:
179-117-2
Yeah, he’s about 65 but he has Rich Rodriguez as a brilliant coaching staff pairing
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What makes you think he would have come to WVU much less stay?

Rod is a sexual predator of young females. Bowden is a perennial G5 coach.

Brown has higher recruiting numbers than both.
 
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WVUALLEN said:
What makes you think he would have come to WVU much less stay?

Rod is a sexual predator of young females. Bowden is a perennial G5 coach.

Brown has higher recruiting numbers than both.
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And a losing record...with the few players that actually stay lol. CLOWN is a joke.
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
If Neal Brown tanks this guy has a pretty good coaching resume.
And WVU could have had him for the asking a decade or so ago – Bowden publicly announced that he would replace Rich Rodriquez, who left for Michigan, in a New York minute if asked -- but a late-night choice went elsewhere to Bill Stewart in the excitement of the bowl victory over Oklahoma.



Championships
2 WVIAC (1984, 1985)
1 SEC Western Division Title (1997)
1 Gulf South (2009)
1 MAC East Division (2017)

Awards
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1993)
George Munger Award (1993)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993)
Sporting News College Football COY (1993)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993)
SEC Coach of the Year (1993)
Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2009)

19-13 at Salem in WV
43-23-1 at Samford
47-17-1 at Auburn
29-9 at North Alabama
35-52 at Akron, which was 2-22 in the 2 seasons before Terry took over. In 2017 Zips won conference’s East division. Akron was 8-5 in 2017, Zips’ best season since 1985! THIRTY TWO YEARS!!!
4-3 at Louisiana Lemon-Monroe so far

Career record:
179-117-2
Yeah, he’s about 65 but he has Rich Rodriguez as a brilliant coaching staff pairing
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If he is so great then why is he coaching at ULM. Why hasn't any other power 5 school hired him? Why did he fail at Akron?
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
If Neal Brown tanks this guy has a pretty good coaching resume.
And WVU could have had him for the asking a decade or so ago – Bowden publicly announced that he would replace Rich Rodriquez, who left for Michigan, in a New York minute if asked -- but a late-night choice went elsewhere to Bill Stewart in the excitement of the bowl victory over Oklahoma.



Championships
2 WVIAC (1984, 1985)
1 SEC Western Division Title (1997)
1 Gulf South (2009)
1 MAC East Division (2017)

Awards
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1993)
George Munger Award (1993)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1993)
Sporting News College Football COY (1993)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1993)
SEC Coach of the Year (1993)
Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2009)

19-13 at Salem in WV
43-23-1 at Samford
47-17-1 at Auburn
29-9 at North Alabama
35-52 at Akron, which was 2-22 in the 2 seasons before Terry took over. In 2017 Zips won conference’s East division. Akron was 8-5 in 2017, Zips’ best season since 1985! THIRTY TWO YEARS!!!
4-3 at Louisiana Lemon-Monroe so far

Career record:
179-117-2
Yeah, he’s about 65 but he has Rich Rodriguez as a brilliant coaching staff pairing
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If you're 65 and coaching at ULM you're a washed up bum. Neal Brown did more at Troy than Bowden has done recently in G5 Land. Scott Frost Did more at Ucf then Bowden has done in G5 land. Justin Fuente did more at Memphis than Bowden has done in G5 land. None of these coach's to date are where they want to be in Power 5 land. Stop making these idiotic straw man arguments.
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
Why did he fail at Akron?

Best record for a Zips coach in 30 years. That's "failing"?
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CFE...you and I disagree on most everything but I agree with looking to wvu's history and connections to find coaches. For example...Huggs always wanted to return home...did...and wvu basketball is in a good place being headed by someone who bleeds gold and blue. Too many junior hIgh level intelligent types on this forum only want the newest video football game dude to be HC. They seem to believe that anyone over 40 is washed up and a has been. Bowden...hell even RR would be a huge improvement over NB. Nothing wrong with the passion that comes from a member of the good old boy club.
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
Why did he fail at Akron?

Best record for a Zips coach in 30 years. That's "failing"?
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For starts he was fired at Akron. who cares if he had the best record in 30 years at Akron. His records weren't very good. Five of his seven seasons were losing seasons. As a previous poster pointed out to you there are guys who were hired at power 5 jobs who have done more lately then Bowden. The guy will never be the coach of wvu nor should he.
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
Why did he fail at Akron?

Best record for a Zips coach in 30 years. That's "failing"?
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35-52 (23-33) Had 1 winning season in 7 years. That's failing dumbass.

Brown doesn't turn it around next year he will be gone. And no your boy Bowden will not be the replacement.
 
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Rootmaster said:
CFE...you and I disagree on most everything but I agree with looking to wvu's history and connections to find coaches. For example...Huggs always wanted to return home...did...and wvu basketball is in a good place being headed by someone who bleeds gold and blue. Too many junior hIgh level intelligent types on this forum only want the newest video football game dude to be HC. They seem to believe that anyone over 40 is washed up and a has been. Bowden...hell even RR would be a huge improvement over NB. Nothing wrong with the passion that comes from a member of the good old boy club.
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I think you leave no stone unturned. Coaches with WVU connections is a place to start but hardly fool proof as RR left us and Stewart couldnt maintain the standard even with a loaded offense and terrible schedule to start.
 
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I have clowned on Terry a lot but he is a legit good coach and would have been better for the program than Stewart.
 
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xWVU2010x said:
I think you leave no stone unturned. Coaches with WVU connections is a place to start but hardly fool proof as RR left us and Stewart couldnt maintain the standard even with a loaded offense and terrible schedule to start.
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Well it sure as hell would be nice if wvu had Stewart 's results now...or when DH was here for that matter.
 
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Well it sure as hell would be nice if wvu had Stewart 's results now...or when DH was here for that matter.
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Lol people really still try to argue Stewart was successful all these years later. The guy was handed a Ferrari to race against 7 Honda Civics and couldn’t come in first.
 
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xWVU2010x said:
Lol people really still try to argue Stewart was successful all these years later. The guy was handed a Ferrari to race against 7 Honda Civics and couldn’t come in first.
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Good post. In 2007 wvu was ranked 15th in total offense and averaged 40 points a game. In 2008 with 8 starters back on offense and a senior QB we were 59th in total offense and averaged 24 points a game. Any objective poster who watched the ECU and Colorado game knew this guy was in over his head. That Ferrari you speak of wvu handed the keys to that Ferrari to a drunk teenager.
 
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Good post. In 2007 wvu was ranked 15th in total offense and averaged 40 points a game. In 2008 with 8 starters back on offense and a senior QB we were 59th in total offense and averaged 24 points a game. Any objective poster who watched the ECU and Colorado game knew this guy was in over his head. That Ferrari you speak of wvu handed the keys to that Ferrari to a drunk teenager.
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The ECU game was almost as big of a gut punch as 13-9 because you knew there was nothing on the horizon with Pat being a senior and a coaching staff that was completely overmatched. Like how do you only put up 3 points against ECU?
 
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The ECU game was almost as big of a gut punch as 13-9 because you knew there was nothing on the horizon with Pat being a senior and a coaching staff that was completely overmatched. Like how do you only put up 3 points against ECU?
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The Stewart Hiring was the single biggest disaster of the last 20 years. Bill Stewart was the only Wvu football coach to walk into a ready made situation. It took him 3 games to take a team that was ranked in the top 10 to have us unranked. I understand Rod leaving 2 weeks after the Pitt game put us in a tough spot. Most schools that decide to make a change's either fire their coach mid season or after the last game. Those schools had a head start in finding their replacement. If fast Eddy and the wvu admin weren't happy with what was available then they should have made Stewart an interim coach for 2008. Ohio State did this with Fickle for one year after Tressel left. It would have given us time to find a replacement that might have been able to continue on the success we were experiencing at the time. It only took us 3 games to figure out Stewart was an incompetent fool. It was his buddy fast eddy just taking care of him.
 
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