Quotables - Tommy Bowden

Tommy Bowden on watching the ACCCG:

How much did it hurt to see two teams you beat, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech, playing in the ACC title game?

"That's where you say 'Golly, we beat them.' But you also say 'Gosh, we're really close.' You're doing enough things to get close. I look at it more where we say we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Let's just get that one point. I think two years of being one point away, we're consistently close instead of being up and down like we've been in the past. We've had two years back-to-back where we're right there. Beating those teams kind of signifies you're close."

Well gosh, gee willikers, you weren't that close to Kentucky in your little bowl game in Nashville today. In fact, you were downright ugly..... four turnovers, 3 missed field goals, 1 missed extra point. It once again shows you that bowl results are largely driven by a team's desire to be there. In this case, most of Clemson nation was disappointed at their season, and they were disappointed to be playing Kentucky................... and they got whooped. Not a great showing for the ACC.

Oh year, it's no wonder Bill Parcels hates kickers.................


By the way, did you hear about the bizarre off-season rumbles with James Davis and CJ Spiller last week? First Davis goes on a media rampage about not getting playing time, not understanding what the coaching staff is trying to do. He said he didn't understand how the ACC ROY (himself) didn't get more carries in the final games of the season. Remember that Davis is the same guy who skipped out on spring practice and went back to ATL homesick his freshman year as well................................ In the meantime, CJ Spiller was back in his hometown in Florida and was quoted by some local papers there saying he should have committed to U of Florida and that he made a mistake.............................. Guess Superman and Flash need some new head gear to contain their bulging ego's................................. Actually, James Davis met with Bowden and reportedly everything is kosher now - which I'm sure means that Davis was told he's still #1.................... Throw in Duane Coleman getting arrested for marajuana possesion and you've got a little three ring circuis over here in the upstate of SC.........................