An Open Letter to FSU Athletic Administration

As a lifetime Seminole fan and FSU alumnus, I am deeply disturbed by the direction in which the FSU program seems to be headed. In talking with other Seminole supporters, they too are tired of the excuses by the head coach and the wait until next year mantra that we constantly hear.

There seems to be a disconnect with reality and we now have the head coach resorting to calling fans and supporters stupid and cowards. We have had his son hired as offensive coordinator and "shoved down our throats" and at the same time told that we have no right to criticize his apparent incompetence.

It is not clear whether this violates the nepotism rules in that it appears to be a sham. Bobby Bowden publicly states that he will never reassign or fire his son while we are told that Mickey Andrews is the evaluator of Jeff Bowden. That seems to be a sham to me.

As we have seen with other programs, it does not take long for a program to decline rapidly and I am afraid that is what is happening at FSU. FSU is no longer considered to be a top program and yet we have a coach that says nothing is wrong and it just needs "minor fixing." We have been told that for the last five years while the program continues to decline. Enough is enough.

I urge you to exercise your responsibility and do what is best for the FSU football program, the university, and the supporters of FSU. Not for Bobby Bowden. I believe that this is a critical time for our program and hope that you will assert your leadership in this matter.