My View

The message boards today are filled with fans lamenting how to tell Bobby Bowden it is time to go. Many say that you should let him literally run the program into the ground becasue we "owe" him.

I think that is absurd. We do not owe Bobby Bowden to the extent that we allow this once proud program to be relegated to the bottom of the ACC. Did Bobby Bowden think he owed FSU when he almost left for LSU or would have left for Alabama if it had been offered?

The mark of a true leader is someone who knows when it is time to go and hand off the baton to someone else. Apparently Bobby does not know when it is time. The past five years have shown a rapid decline in the program and will only get worse unless the administration takes action now. As the FSU president has said, the program transcends any one person.

We have had a "cult of personality" in Bobby Bowden that is not good for the program. A farewell is deserved for the coach. Allowing him to leave at his discretion is not an option.

Your comments are welcomed.