It’s official.
Despite on-again, off-again rumors coming out of Tigertown USA, Clempson University has fired head coach Tommy Bowden.
Sources had informed FITS last week that Bowden would be fired if he lost to Wake Forest last Thursday – which he did – but over the weekend and throughout the day Monday it appeared as though a controversial $4 million buyout clause would keep the beleaguered coach in control.
Rumors swirled over the weekend nonetheless, with sources again telling us that Bowden would be fired on Monday.
It turned out those sources were right …
The Bowden era at Clempsun will officially end with a press conference this afternoon naming Tigers’ receiving coach Dabo Swinney as Bowden’s interim replacement.
Bowden was 72-45 in ten seasons at Farmertown, with a 3-5 bowl record and a 7-2 record against South Carolina.
By Wrong Again October 13, 2008 at 11:46 am
Wrong again Will. Tommy is OUT!
By Daniel October 13, 2008 at 11:59 am
Looks like you should have waited a few minutes before posting this one…http://clemson.rivals.com/default.asp?SR=RivalsFP
By CLEMSON! October 13, 2008 at 12:14 pm
C-L-E-M-S-O-N!
By Johnny Utah October 13, 2008 at 12:23 pm
It seems his salvation has run dry… as of noon today.
By Tiger Fan October 13, 2008 at 12:27 pm
He was fired this morning. Hopefully we will get someone worth a damn now.
By Whitney October 13, 2008 at 12:29 pm
CLEMSON is not spelled “Clempsun” !!!!
By Been there, Done that October 13, 2008 at 12:35 pm
The State is reporting that he is gone.
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/553653.html
By Fan of Will October 13, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Uh, will reported on the firing rumors “Wrong Again” – so, that hardly makes him wrong, actually, he beat mainstream media on this one…again.
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By Todd October 13, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Dow is up over 500 points today. Think there’s a relation?
By Caroline October 13, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Um, Clempsun? Really? Seriously? Clempsun Yewnivercity? In Soth Carolyna?
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' October 13, 2008 at 2:26 pm
The Mad Scientist has also been canned. I wonder if Bowden would still be at Clemson if he’d fired Spence after the Weak Forest beatdown? Or the mastermind behind the tater’s inept o-line, Brad Scott.
By Deac October 13, 2008 at 2:34 pm
LOL @ your “sources”
By Dixie October 13, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Christmas came early. Now. When is Spence getting the boot.
By baked October 13, 2008 at 3:10 pm
a shame they didnt put portly ol’ brad scott in charge.
By male sapphist October 13, 2008 at 4:57 pm
What a waste of cash;
By Don Johnson October 13, 2008 at 5:33 pm
In this budget climate, maybe some of these wealthy Clempsun donors could spare $4 million to prop up the academic side of the university. They say they love the university so much, but the rest of us keep paying higher and higher taxes and higher and higher tuition.
Clempsun is laying off professors, saying there isn’t any money, but they darn sure got the money to buy out Bowden’s contract. I love my Southern college football, but some priorities seemed a little effed up here.
By Marcy October 13, 2008 at 8:06 pm
He’s laughing all the way to the bank.
If Spurrier had that kind of talent….can you inagine?
By TigerJeff October 13, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Sic,
My buddy sells real estate in Clemson. He swears Spurrier bought a huge house on Lake Hartwell over the weekend!!
By Clay Pit Crew October 13, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Heck, those professors can’t even teach the students how to spell Clempsun! No wonder they’re layin’ off professors. Grow some teeth and larn ta spell Clempsun fans!
By Alysia October 13, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Great! Hopefully we’ll do better now that he’s gone….GO CLEMSON!!!!
By Toyota Cowasakis Aunt October 14, 2008 at 12:19 am
Clempson yall along with the CPC livin in a fantasy world
By Kirsten October 14, 2008 at 9:27 am
I think Bowden being fired is a step forward for Clemson, everyone seems really excited of what a new coach might bring. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see…