Once Upon a Time in an Alternate Noleville
Remember 2009, Florida State fans? The college football world debated: Should Bobby Bowden stay for one more year, as his contract promised? Or should he get the hook after 32 consecutive winning seasons, two national championships and a grinding 10-year slide into the competitive netherworld? By Week 6, the Noles were 2-3 following a hard-fought loss to Miami, a humiliating upset at the hands of South Florida, and a road loss to Boston College. Georgia Tech, ranked #23, waited in the wings. Seminole Nation was surly. I tried to imagine what might happen should FSU President T.K. Wetherell decide to yank Bobby then and there in favor of the Heir Apparent.... Jimbo Fisher Fired at Halftime in FSU Head Coaching Debut By Bob Thurston Easily Amused TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 10, 2009—The Jimbo Fisher era of Florida State University football was brief. Fisher—FSU's "head coach in waiting" for three seasons, who finally replaced Bobby Bowden this week ...