Bobby Bowden was actually *FIRED*

Bobby Bowden did not resign at Florida State; the Seminoles forced him out.

Coach Bowden won 389 games as a Division I head coach. He took a mediocre program, and molded it into a consistent winner. Most impressively, Bowden led the Seminoles to 14 consecutive Top 5 finishes between 1987 and 2000. This record will not get broken anytime soon.

This unprecedented level of success apparently meant nothing to Florida State faculty and boosters. In 2001, FSU went 8-4, and would only win 10 games one more time between 2001 and 2009. The Seminole faithful grew impatient, and demanded change. According to his new book, Coach Bowden had two choices at the end of 2009: he could return in 2010 as an "ambassador coach", or his contract would expire.

If this does not demonstrate what is wrong with college football today, what does? What does it say when one of the most successful coaches in history is fired for winning back-to-back bowl games?

Even if you agree with the decision to change head coaches, Florida State clearly dropped the ball by hiring Jimbo Fisher. Instead of hiring a proven head coach, they went with someone who has never been a head coach. Why would you force out someone who won 300 games to hire someone with no experience? How will that make the program better?