Bobby Bowden: Finding A Way (Documentary) | WFSU-TV (1986)

[Music] funding for the production of this program is provided in part by capital city bank group here today here tomorrow by : realty serving leon county florida and surrounding areas by williams metro communications north florida's communications authority and by Eastern Airlines we earn our wings every day well I've got two thoughts about the 85 season one very disappointed that we lost three real big games the Auburn game the Miami game and the Florida game very disappointing and then at the same time looking at it from an overall standpoint I can see how far the program has come that here we are an 8-3 football team and catching a lot of criticism about not having a good year that is a good sign and because when I first came here 8 and 3 you would have satisfied everybody offensively me and that's what we need to do offensively run left run right reverse left reverse right and throw the ball because that fatigues that fatigues the opponent so if we make those things go at all van we'll get the amount of gas you know they'll have a hard time watching that passer so offense that's what we're that's what we're thinking about now quarterbacks now don't forget Danny first half I don't mind using with timeouts so if I if I'm late with a call when we're down inside that 20 and you know if there's any confusion at all remember like last week on the 34 there's a little confusion on the way we sent it in but you can use the time up out down I felt I'd rather have the touchdown then say then saving the timeout man I listen to me that's what I say that's very important don't worry about a mistake you young guys you worry about mistakes don't worry about a mistake if you're gonna make it how you gonna make it boss be you TV people have not been down and tell us what the time is okay and that's what we're going will got to okay so y'all let me know if you hear any I just want to keep my like it is too late I'm ahead of y'all we have to peel a lot of people come over good with the TV people if there's any change what you're trying right activate the controls okay yeah yeah yeah Johnny you need me to stay Welland a couple things I need to mention to you we will shovel pass yes sir Hannity might drop a poem on the ground but it's a passive ain't no problem if you're enough also we will go on no snap on no cadence we'll just pull the ball day off when it with no snap count okay at any time they're all set they're set when you'll say nothing and they will be down to three point them no no we don't go up Stan's some long as you're set yes sir just have to be sick then we just like to mention with about them high block low block on the Hoff it they're off it's a lot against our defense chapter yeah and then a leg whip the heck out of you when you get away from home okay you know that's a couple things that they're like but I want you know about our shareable case we do you know I'm glad you mention that other about that going fast because that's sometimes yeah actually we won't build it we won't come out of a holdfast it's just that we will get on the wall yeah well it still exactly exactly okay buddy John you and Big Jim you got a horse together there baby young do it y'all good as him by the country [Applause] we won the toss we want it setting that good job baby good [Applause] what they're doing further down what coverage I throw down huh ho let me get that for free so we can run sixty-eight scatter for sixteen they're running a lot of for free right so we can run 68 for six days scatter okay it's your good digs off you'll run wide or there will run Y out of there and then we'll bring those e back in that dang little C where's little man you get back deep now bout time on it we go a little scatter on these guys in a minute we catch the running man here running back to the pro set McManus bends around wants to run the option fires catch 12 and touchdown Florida State [Applause] Oh who's in the ball game okay get your photo matching right okay I got Louie naughty for shovel [Applause] Hey [Applause] well guys the second or first [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Sowell is an incomplete pass [Applause] bleep ass [Applause] they crank shut down is a mr. Lumm suck it down conditionings going to be a factor you got with the hurricane Halina you practice ID for 11 days and you opened last weekend indoors and you hold up strong in the fourth quarter we're in the briar patch this is our kind of weather one brother question when you went out there on the little shuffle pass that they know that it was a shuffle pass until you told them I told them before the ball game we're gonna throw that thing and then it's an incomplete pass and I've been dying I thought their warning it to them so they in at first yeah well they got corrected right quick [Applause] amen now we gotta be together to win this dadgum game now let's go over some things listen to me defense if they don't score we win then we do want to win right okay now if they don't score we got it now listen they're tired you are too but that twice is tired we need to take the kickoff and drive it for a touchdown I think we got them if you'll keep hitting the office let's get that kick out of there they'll be right kicking with the win I tell max if you would be fierce we'd run down the field if you were a fierce thing you can run up down the field we're opening homes up here go to the goal line with a dead gumball I don't need them offensive damn it Oh what do you what do you tell back sonic tear it up if you will protect our pasture offensive line he'll everybody's didn't want hoping that Cadillac was wide open and you let them get to our pacer protect them make them run in the office we need to make the running game go banks don't fumble a follow Achilles no fumbles a great kicking game a great kicking game that's the key no man listen to me y'all have worked hard and you are you are better than Nebraska you are better than Nebraska no that's not what I say are we gonna let them beat us let's get out there and get on [Applause] I'm a top [Applause] a good hobby thank you buddy good luck to you pal very well game helped us a lot take a step Thomas good job yeah hey great job I'm proud of you oh you guys did it yeah okay we're gonna get off here okay yeah we're on you're patching your data you're doing right take a seven good job bill thank you buddy [Applause] Thank You Boyd oh my god thank you man y'all not a great thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] now men last last week somebody told you they ain't no free lunches and I hadn't wrote it on the board and boy how important that was this game it's not gonna be a free lunch this will be I guarantee you they are well coached football team that are going to be a bunch of tigers if you'll let them if you'll let them I was show them that you're a pushover and I guarantee you they'll turn Tigers and they'll they'll not time sits down they'll whip us now don't let that happen I'm talking about go out there on the first plate and knock the crap out of now clean I talked about playing mean but I do not want dirty football but man that's what makes you different from those students out there you're tougher you're tougher and it's legal to get out there just don't get penalties offense now the first play of the game seven waggle z post I want it to look exactly like a run linemen when you get your assignment make it aggressive like you're really bucking for the run fall backs attack tailback tailback make a great fake and make them think you've got the ball quarterback let him see you give him the football and then hide it and get back and let's throw the Z Z Post now man I'm not doing that to loosen them up I want to touchdown I want a touchdown but if they do happen to play it at least we get that safety out of the ballgame then our square hands and everything I think it'll be pretty good later on in the game let's do a good job on that and get it huh it looks like a pass it's off slow this here just make you a good fake and just get that post here touchdown know about it I said oh about no just have a good time [Applause] next next play will probably come back with 84 or 344 3/4 [Applause] [Applause] okay dismissed you McManus played bass stop back pressure coming he's gonna be sacked and loses the football being assistant to a speech it's a nice round of applause [Music] walks over a little broccoli can check that win here lab so I believe it's dank well it's coming this way not just going that way so you'll check it real good right but we get we won the toss we'll take the second half option right now if they want to receive then you fight with that wind's blowing we'll pick that way now if they win it will take will receive the football and then the second half will decide where that wind is so if they take the ball we get the choice then you want the wind on the kickoff if they are they win the toss and they say we would like to receive then you find it win yes I did that wind yeah won't it won't kick with the wind I know that's what I know it has it's changed you like it the first in the third quarter but if it's if I got if I got a kick off I never want to kick off into the wind yes so in 30 you want to get it out and get you a good start so it got to the point where you couldn't feel like he couldn't wait any longer something had to happen soon we were into the fourth quarter and the only guy that had the arm strong enough to possibly pull this thing out was chip Ferguson a freshman so it's kind of a desperation move and we put him in the ball game and he responded he responded he hit two passes in a row one for 68 or 70 yard touchdown pass got the momentum going and then our football team did the rest but even after that success I was still leery because that's not like having a whole ball game and playing 60 minutes of football that's going in on a couple of series and doing your thing and and responding well to it but at that time I think you could see the potential that this young man has [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] then I want you to play real clean but aggressive real clean but boy you're going I know I know what Auburn thinks they think they'll I'll hit those Seminoles they think that I'll hit those beach boys those guys from the beaches hell out hitting them you see so lets us be sure we out hit them now on the first play of the game show that guy what a tough day is gonna help hey man are you going where you want to go through this for 60 minutes because this is what you're gonna catch every now and let him have it now listen to me make Bo Jackson take himself out of the ballgame like he did against Tennessee the coaches didn't take him out he said coaches I'm not going back in my leg hurts well he might have said my leg smarts I'm not sure which one but he wouldn't go back now man make him take himself out again and I didn't go come easy he's got to know he's got to know that he's going through 60 minutes of hell if he stays out there now if we don't do that he can get us hey coach I called him hey what happened I called I want the button the side now what happened [Applause] you know I'd say Brad what in the world did you call he said I call exactly what what we said well Danny missed it yeah well how come he missed it you know and so that happened two or three times early in the game and enough to when you feel like it's gonna be a dogfight here and and we're not gonna win this game if we make a couple of critical mistakes you know we cannot afford the critical mistakes and so after a couple of series he was having trouble and he got hit one time he went back to past he ran and got hit you know anything get hit in the head hitting a chest but I imagine that shot in the chest shook his head a little bit you know and I think he became a little incoherent and dizzy and so the next time we got the ball he took us right down to the goal line and then made he called a play wrong again our formation and then he fumbled which he done never do he he don't learn that's not his thing fumbling and made a couple mistakes and I'm thinking to myself now here's a ball game where we're ahead 14 to 7 and and Danny cannot think clearly let's don't leave him in there and let us lose because he can't get his thinking together you know and that was that was a whole thing there and then and yet when you talk to Danny Danny is it got enough courage and enough pride that he don't think he's heard you know and then he's not and if Danny's hurt and he don't want to tell you because he don't want you to think he's not tough because he is tough he's a tough individual and but there's a time when you're better off letting us know well how do you really feel you know [Applause] are you okay there was a hell of a crucial play out there there are you sure you okay expand your mouth okay tell me what if we sure let me know time taking word then we can't afford to watch anymore though hey pay off hey [Applause] hey Brad hey Brad listen now we've grown about three plays out here and that you get shoes on if you already say well I'm all right he's having just a little busy knit we can't afford to lose it yeah no I know that he's blowing four legs he only bought one formation any fun with a snap other than that everything's all right let's give one more so you keep down I'm having some quarter here with no place buggin right how do you think you're okay honey it's very important now if you might be honest with me [Applause] whereas Eric Thomas defense keep pounding your plan you plan great defense if I don't score anymore we ain't gonna lose but offense you got to get some parts on the board to win means let's help a man it's just strictly down to guts they've got 30 minutes to go we got 30 minutes to go ruski Nebraska and some other people in past have used trick plays they called boomer boomer ruski boomer Rooskies as I've heard and so a couple of years ago I was gonna put in a play based off of a boomer ooh ski and when you're the head football coach and you put in plays like that your coach is all kind of turned the head and laughs OH which I used to do when I was in system C you're nearly ashamed to approach them with it and so I've stuck my name on it and said Toma coaches and the players if it don't work and I'm the guy that's to blame y'all don't have to take the blame for it so it fails you just say hats bound roots gets his plate at dummy put that thing in so we just started calling it that and so now then any time we use the term Baton Rouge ski or ruski our kids know that some kind of a play a gimmick type of a play to take advantage of something that the other teams doing that that if it backfires you look you look stupid you look like The Three Stooges if it don't work [Applause] what bad ruski where did it baby we can still win now keep out when you score a touchdown on top ticket this touchdown don't suck dick cheers up let's go we gonna set it touchdown second score a touchdown also score a touchdown it onside kick we score a touchdown onside kick still with it let's go please still win this thing score a touchdown alone dropkick we can get this thing still win it win it Victor we still win this thing baby I'm scoring drive on the first play and I'll go to a G he's got daylight here he goes for the 35 down the sideline he's going to the forty killing chases me he'll bring it down at the other second down in 12 premier play fake buyer Washington wants to pitch the ball here's a reverse to again wait all those prints into the end zone Nate from the 22 he'll drop back the bull pressure coming shuts up Cox the arm fires the pass is overthrown is picked off by Porter he's to the 20 to the 15 to the 10 he'll score [Applause] a little bit [Applause] where was everybody when you started playing football what's happened that's good like treat back pain tell you hey you in a difference by the head you good job well so usually the food that you put in don't help you fat game anywhere I guess that's why they hadn't put too much on you or if you ate if you ate the wrong food you're out you're playing a game you someones trying to digest that food and actually takes away from you so they're trying to get just nothing it'll be left but you're still you might need some more I might believe what I put enough in there I'll make a note or something talking about it next time if you gotta go take me on a night [Music] baby when I seen my pal what's hey Billy got your mouth full hey BAE what's he a spinning up but now we run past fifty nine why don't he starts wide for this guy the guy so wide it's perfect he you can't get him that's good he starts for him now he's here this guy here this guy here might just come doing that now and this thing here is now open I mean it might be he can't hit him right there I mean I might come there and then I hope he'll if that's true that just got now yes there's no think the other day we ran that thing and this guy stopped he'll just keep running this touchdown now you know it's a touchdown so they didn't really need to go ahead tomorrow that we want to rut work the rhythm that we want it but if I if Jack if you're upstairs you know and we've run the option or something and you seen this guy sitting here and he keeps kind of cheap there like that like like well then then we'll get this thing right by him maybe a thing touchdown now a quarterback won't wants to use an ideal rhythm he uses and then when he starts down that line if that seichas break up that tidy and man man you just keep coming about two more steps I just go right over the top it's touchdown you know so you just alert them and the tight end of what could possibly happen or as tidy and you run your regular thing and and if you don't get the ball neatly keep flying so I'm probably a touchdown you know then a quarterback he comes down he can't quite it's not quite in there gosh you just wait a bit longer over the top of there and we get a touchdown so Jack if you spot that safety up there trying to cheat up in there and come to make it hit that Lane you know us on an optional we ran on 32 he came flying or he was upright you think he's ready to it you just alert me wipe down it he might they might do it on first and ten not doing another down see the state from the Tulsa 26 and off for play fake by Eric Thomas lobs to a wide open [Music] we've turned the ball over five times offensively and we're still only behind tenha nothing the score should be the score should be twenty this course to be twenty eight nothing except that I'd be fist fighting then puts out one five defense we will already be out of the game offense I'd be ashamed I don't know why I don't know what I do not understand it offensive line I just get butts litter on it kept ferret backs funneling the football that usually mental that's usually mental quarterbacks and great exchanges center insurance now now offense defense we got to kick off to him go out there and get a turnover get a grant amen that's terrible first half offensively I believe the worst offense I can remember since I've been here first half mistake after mistake after the mistake and then they just whipped our butts when we don't make mistakes now offense you down your pride now you're down your pride who's going to lead us to the wind somebody's got to lead us to the wind defense is trying offense amen we're so much in this awful to get be it behind by these guys this might be the weakest team we've played man we got 30 more minutes we were this way against Memphis State wide we we were this way against our Kansas wanting Nebraska had a 7 nothing Denny to win we got to go out and fight like mad defense get a turnover no penalty don't rough at kicker please offense you must execute no fumbles and the offensive line you've got to block your man let's go [Applause] oh man let's go now let's go down man come on now come on man let's go leave them in there baby come on let's go I want to measure my cook hey measure please measure please side seam investments Wayne Wayne Wayne we could how much we need hey Wayne what's Wayne I'm just wondering if we should what we should run here now we could go fuzzy reverse for a touchdown if we don't make it I know it so we got four we got to make this same they so much we need we got a whole yard run on our forma real a real real time out time up bring bring it up it's over up it's our time to watch no wait give me the formation all right what's the aren't tied over now what we run 31:51 gut hey men listen the whole game is riding on that yard right there we have got to make it pass on I mean we got to make it here we got that whole thing all bad you've got to get it here you can do it baby now all you'll just take the ball in looking in okay man we've got to rake it right let's go hey Tommy Tommy watch the spot never watch him outside [Applause] hey Tommy spot was that thank God so we have the line while ago think we got it Wayne what place now listen I get on them pretty good sometimes I really do and all coaches do I might not be as people might not be as aware of it but no you're gonna I'm gonna stay on those guys pretty good because remember they they make a bad call it affects my life it affects my job you know I've had calls blown 1980 when we lost the national championship by one measly point the only touchdown it was scored on us was a 50-yard pass in our end zone on a third and a team on an uncatchable pass where the interference was called them against us put the ball into one we lose the game by one point I only touched Allen teams good so it's very important that they call plays fairly they're gonna miss some you know and so we're gonna stay on them we don't stay on them pretty good about they know they they gonna wear that shirt they gonna have to be able to stand they gots time with heat too [Applause] by up like what the world's wrong that's ridiculous I can't believe officials would sit there I can't believe that last call hey Tommy rolls hey Tommy Tommy they're hauling [Applause] hey Tommy rose and Tommy [Laughter] [Applause] yeah now let's go on I'm saying yeah we'll take what are the awful reason it [Applause] boy excellent close the next [Applause] I went if we don't make it we ought to go for it all right well no no it'll--fake the puttingal part here if we don't make it will fake a punt and go for it John if we don't make you will fake a punt and go for it get him pop teen pop teen wonder they go free yes I was starting to put him you still want the fake cool now it's fourth way let's go for the fake pot if we don't make it there's go ahead kick it let's say the fake all right take pot thank God red thank what faint pot now you got it [Applause] big [Applause] okay let's Jack where's that sake to please you prayed over the ball or not okay can we hit him on a stick now okay no this is our face 59 why post you got it great fake can come around so low just thought out of the end zone I think it'll be a touchdown tell her tell them to protect you like they've never protected you here label it's here plain it's very important now no okay let's make it now all face 59 why polls tell them we've got to have a touchdown okay I went down is this first down second [Applause] well wait blitz is on third down let blisters on third down the help okay we'll run [Applause] please don't please don't blitz [Applause] yeah I mean I thought you fought hard they've made bigger place when they had to have them I thought you played hard isn't when you lose one like this you got to get it off your mind and get on the next one proud of you proud of every one of you you just keep your head up you keep your head up let's get out next week and work miss one these last two and beat Florida your fault good I didn't hit I didn't help you much I coulda helped you a little island might want to know there was an article in The Associated Press reading on the plane coming down the worst calls ever in the history of college football down one was the Florida Florida State all really that was that that was no pass that wasn't you know the other one was my favorite was that was Prairie View against ramblin wow that grab you had never won a game and the guy was running for a touchdown beylin one of all and the guy was running for a touchdown and a guy ran out of the stands with a shotgun and stopped it and the officials just left the field and the next day for police officers walked the official out if one of those guys starts running down the field those Florida guys don't understand gun so I'll just offered money this is the first time if we've been here since you've been that this is your first time minutes officers telling us all Judea cuz last time we were downstairs yeah this is really nice this reminds me a little of the presence that states off you have to see them just similar line if you think Laurel coming in week anyway the block yeah but yeah but looking here though you still got this guy to take the quarterback him and take the pitch I good on this side alright then he got the quarterback he that guy comes up at all its you guys should have big yardage yeah Taylor so the yeah Wayne so what you're saying yeah right you should write to the pink side we should write to the Pete side that this is a leverage side of me right most the time any so Defensor anything over here Jarvis Williams look at UC Williams committing here he cannot help it you got to get in there I like the good I just think the down block just thanks Mike right sucks and like flies oh hi Sprint Series he used to run it Penn State [Music] [Laughter] while I get bail he's gonna be going to yeah and what you really can't separate yeah you can't register when I'm late on this kid can you came gamble is that right let's connell know where is he from manager is that right they just welcomed and almost that tail long as that 12 stays healthy don't worry about a thing [Applause] here we go okay ready Hey okay got a real good real good okay okay okay [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I'm in let a men there's all one look you you've already done the hard part this is the fun part coming up you've already worked your tail off you've worked ten ball games you've had a good weeks of practice this should be the fun part now the one thing I don't want you to do is be tight I want you to do two things for me I want you to go out there and play and hit the field confident that we are the best football team in America now who said we're not who can prove we're not nobody so you you hit that field of great confidence today you see all those fans up there they came to see Florida State they want to see what this Florida State team looks like and then the second thing on ask you is do the best you can do the best you can do not worry about who is going to win the game okay you just play the best you can I mean the last time we were down here we took a bath didn't we I mean haven't you guys with with us that day long was down here that last time we played out here okay me and you took a bath me and you took a bath we were just they intimidated Steny they cold flat intimidate us and you guys were youngsters you guys were youngsters you were sophomores or maybe freshmen at that time so let's go out there today and let's us be the Intimidator why not why not don't get any foolish penalties but boy that's your moves boss establish the boss on the first play okay let's have a word of Prayer then I kept when I get through our captains we're going up towards the front and be ready to lead us out they will walk out together and then when we hit the field down there let's try to all these up here together and hit it with a lot of confidence and a lot of pride and a lot of poise and a lot of enthusiasm okay all right dear God thank you for this beautiful day and thank you for our help we pray that nobody will get hurt today protect us from injury and we pray that you'll help our players to do the best they can that's all we got just help them to do their best give our coaches wisdom and decision-making and our players and we just hope we want a great victory for you and us and our families and our school and our mama and our daddy's name we pray our men toss sweep of a seven yard line to the Atlantis [Music] [Applause] auto leading Florida State Bell will drop back he's got plenty of time to throw fake short now goes lon now peeled as the teal he's tell he wants to go upstairs again he gets the parents away this year we said by golly we don't have turnovers and if we don't allow big plays you know don't know if we can execute and and don't have turnovers and and don't allow them to get big plays on us we can beat Florida even though it's there even though they got a great Football Club and so what happens we go down there and the first the third time we run the ball we fumble a score and then we have about six turnovers they have none and then we allowed a three three three big plays come out of there and what we worked mighty hard on that not for that not to have happened but it happened and I don't know maybe and now getting back to what I was driving to we had approached our kids our staffs that we're not gonna drive Florida down their throat we're gonna mention them every night and we're gonna drive it down a throw because we think they bit too tight we think they're so doggone tight day that they've got to give the ballgames away you know so we're gonna stay let's try to stay a little bit more loose this game we stayed loose all right they took it around it right down our throat why we were so loose you know and so whatever it was we were not successful it's kicking the hell out of you they're kicking your butt offense has not scored a touchdown offense has not even threatened captain's going out are you scared don't say that answer the answer are you scared you scare me all the shirts they mine shirts out to scare you a little bit and tell about you well you're gonna let them kick your butt like that if they can score 28 points and I have can we is it possible oh yeah Miami did it last moment there it against my legs dear [Music] he's standing at his own 35 someone else coming after the punt can't get to it Criswell sends a dandy Deion Sanders won't feel at the 42 comes to the Angus to the 50 to the 45 to the 40 there he goes he's gonna thirty he touches back he's to the 15 the 10 penalty Pikeville Sanders returns it a 58-yard touchdown return [Applause] if you are tight 46v take off right on the carry okay how much we know you know okay this will be our turnover cost for the 6z takeoff Oh Oh what happened in then coach it's might be a fence down here just watch this it's not good cuts back what's going Oh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] 18 Kerwin Bell play fakes and watch the throne he's under pressure throws it low [Applause] the second half the ballgame is what it should have been we outscored them the second half not that we would have outscored them for 60 minutes they were the best team it's no doubt in my mind they have a better football team then about in buying a country be honest with you you know but I thought we were good enough to play within three points of them and maybe win the ballgame if they played anything other than their best you Florida played anything other than best we were gonna have to beat them and we were but they came out in Florida Florida had a they they remind me of our 1980 football team here at Florida State it was a fourth year of some we had some Andersons playing their senior year and we had some John elds and we had some Alonzo Johnson's planned their senior year and they had a lot of pride and they wouldn't lose either you know they refused to get beat hey hey let's make something happen you guys on the kickoff y'all get a chance to set the tone get out there reckless and wild you know how to get your name you let me tell you how to get get your name on TV take your body down on that opening kickoff and when a guy comes up the block you dive right over the top his head hurdle yourself another guy with a ball you know then something outstanding do something daring do something dangerous like I said just kind of people over at Clarke every now and then see how he's covered and kind of do like him I think that might do the job 60-minute football game now whatever happens or they don't mean a thing 60-minute football game they score first don't mean nothing we score first don't mean nothing you play over down like it's nothing nothing listen I told you I want to throw that football first play the game two tights are tight past 46 Z pump quarterbacks gonna take that football you're gonna fake that sweep those ends and laminar gonna block where it looks like a run those backs are gonna make it look like a run then that quarterbacks gonna pump that ball with that safety brake on it then Z's gonna straighten that thing out we're going over the top and simply touchdown we're gonna get a touchdown all right five minutes before we come out thank you sir yeah now men after the first down will come out and throw the next down now surface don't come out of the game unless you don't come out of the game let's just sure guys coming in for you we can't have a mess up on the subs on the kicking teams don't come out let your pause it if you get injured you're on the kicking team you get injured please go tell your substitute so so he so he'll be ready in your place next time the kicking team they'll have a lot of enthusiasm defense defense you win with defense you win with defense attack attack attack overpower hit them don't let them bring the fight to you defense are you going to let that tailback win the Heisman Trophy off of his game tonight is this the game that starts their tailback in the pursuit of the IceMen trophy for next year don't you dare let him start it against you you hold that got a minimum yards I mean man I want you to hit him so hard that fishes gonna scratch his hair too whether that was an unnecessary roughness I don't want an unnecessary roughness but I won't even scratch it I said boy that was close now let's nail that guy made him clean but boy let's everybody try to get a piece of him quarterbacks again I mention to you while ago you don't mind using your timeouts the first half we sit in a plane you can't understand what we're saying and you're not sure you know it start to use the timeout in that in that case second half want to be realist in G with them okay now man last thing I want to say it's about the seniors the seniors I hope you all have a great game every one of you seniors I hope I can't tell you how I hope Tony smell hope Tony Smith has the best game he ever had and he might not I mean it now you don't know what's in store but nothing I'd love to see for Heilmann and Cletus and Jamie and John and and Isaac and Todd and all you guys on defense plenty of last year offense or defense I just hope you have a great year and go out there man to fight your guts out here you're on national television your mama's watching she's probably up in the stands but everybody is watching you and you you want to you want to make them proud of you know I just hope you have a great game you know if you don't I ain't gonna be mad at you you know I had four sons and when they were little I used to I used to spank the heck out of them when they were bad I wore them out but I still loved him I loved them but I wore him out now I've been on some of you at times some of you I've been on some of you guys at times had nothing to do with love does it when you love people you discipline them because you want to be better now you get out there today and you turn that little sweet thing loose here I think the whole team is pulling for you let's have what a pair right quick we'll be ready to roll I think we'll be ready to roll will once once we get through that prayer just stay where you are until officials say go and we'll walk out there and be ready to hit it okay dear father thank you for letting us go to the Gator Bowl thank you for a good health you've given us Lord I'd like to pray that nobody gets hurt in this football game on either team and we pledge your help us to do our best and O God especially I'd like for you to help these seniors to go out plan the best they can play because they have been super for Florida State program we're here today because of them be with our coaches give them give them and us wisdom as we try to make decisions and we just thank you what you've done for us these things we pray in thy name Amen [Applause] and goes deep on the first play and hits his man who makes the first catch of the season at the 33 yard line [Applause] Furguson going for the endzone looking [Applause] hi coach hey buddy how you see it okay all right now with me of course Bobby Bowden coach you really decided to show us what kind of an arm your quarterback has 215 yards in the first half well that's good I really he's a freshman and I really wanted to see what he had so we gonna come out fire the football no matter what and see what he can do yet in many cases the finality of the chair of the drives that you had up and down the field wasn't there you satisfied with the 30 nothing score no but the penalties were we look like a team that's been off for about a month we're getting talented penalty penalty and stopping ourself a lot I think if we could if we can stop the poaching business I believe we can do all right you were scared with the use of this team that's what you said to me yesterday and I haven't seen very many freshman mistakes out there that's the key it would really help us next year if these kids could get a win tonight got a tough 30 minutes to go but it would really help us and I'm really proud of the way they're playing so far [Applause] yeah why I'm quarterback I've made a big point of that thing last week and I did not want such news enough daddy hey and here we are on the first series we got a second team center game whose idea was that no you told me not yeah well I don't need to that man Cole night we're gonna substitute on a second series cause they're so dang tired I don't know you can't get any continuity we don't have any content do it can we keep running people in and out you mean I got seven minutes right now you'll let me know well okay don't worry about that but I just we just gotta be sure we're having a miscommunication there somehow we gonna do with them now and remind them about all the stuff that's been out there saying how they've been out working us and you guys weren't taking the stairs and they you know just the fact kind of pissed our players off I know I know and then we'll respond to that in two games Goods Miami we were ten points on ma'am at the half and they came back and beat us and also against North Carolina we stunk up the field the first half of the homeless State is doing the same thing but we came back and beating off come on points now just remember now we had Miami down ten points then we hit to half we had Miami ten points to half and got bait beating a defense door I'm have anything big y'all are knocking the crap out of them you're knocking the heck out of defense I'm I'm more proud of you tonight I've ever been for half I hope y'all keep it up I'm so damn proud of y'all y'all just killing them all I've been reading about this week is how easy Florida State's practice and how hard they've practice and how much hungry are they were than you are and how they gonna hit you and beat you up hey coach get the dang guys in here try to get something just have a seat there hello man we try to get to get everything together okay a defense they don't score we win the ballgame right let's keep it up yeah hey defense let's go for shut up go for shutout national television last game of the year go for your shutout on offense protect your passer I guarantee you will cut them to pieces if you let you pass the throw men I feel certain defense stop your penalties I'll fetch you to score at least 10 more points the first half except you stopped yourself no man don't get a penalty to everyone officials give us five minutes we got 30 minutes left now I'm darkness you're doing so good I don't know what to say maybe I'll just shut up from the 19 yard line to throw again for the end zone [Applause] vertigo Furguson keep to himself now this is the last play Tony needs nine yards to break the Russian drag it here Oh 38 make a good fight [Applause] [Music] oh yeah yeah yeah yeah coach get to visit do you think okay honestly need I would see me got any timeouts left yards here no okay we got 14 bucks chief we don't know 14 yard it's our fault watch back up baby [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we want to get over here okay tell me kissing well just take your time just want to thank the data Bowl committee for inviting us and for the great hospitality I thought it was a great football game [Music] [Applause] Oh [Music] thought y'all did a great job I'm gonna take something y'all scared out there for about two weeks I really couldn't I couldn't tell where you were getting ready or not but but your pride I took over your prod took over wouldn't let yourself down that's great job proud of you now this bowl is the game ball it's gonna go to Don Falls [Applause] Don says this is his last game at Florida State and I hope it ain't even if he retires I'm gonna do my best to have him out - every time we play I know Randall I can't - but Don after many many years of great leadership that you've given us mantle more tell you something ten years from now when you look back you'll remember that guy right there more than any other individual other than your daddy you'll remember him more than anybody else [Applause] let's let done say something in will happen somewhere to pray and go home okay I'm proud of all of you me I'll just tell you that now Don what I'd like to do put this in a trophy case as a momento to this great game that you guys played tonight oh you guys said last night and the night before you're forgiven by me all right you late comers proud of you your God thank you for this winner thank you for these boys and oh god I know these young men haven't they had a chance to throw it in this season they could have thrown it in after the Florida game they could say well that's it but they had too much pride because their mamas and their daddies raised him right and I hope this leads us on to greater things we tied the second half of the Florida game we outscored in 14 to 10 and I think that is the beginning of a great things that are fixed now to Florida State football well the thing that excites me about Florida State University is that it is a relatively new school in the field of intercollegiate football and basketball there is no doubt about it when I was a kid there wasn't a Florida State University football team you know there wasn't a Florida State basketball team and yet as I was growing up in college I was able to compete against Florida State and saw that new young school down there growing I was up in Alabama but I you know Florida State was in Tallahassee and I was watching them grow and I felt like you could see big time written on Florida State and so being part of a university that again all of us that didn't have tradition yet but I think right now we're in the middle of it again I think the fact that some people are complaining about an 8-3 season tells you something about some tradition that's being built and butBut know it know it also that thirty or forty years from now I will have been on the ground floor of Florida State building some great tradition that's exciting to me that's very exciting to me and I hope I'm 56 years of age and I'm getting up to the age where you you start you know people start saying hi how many interviews can you think I've had lately where they said how much long can you go you know well boy I hope I can go longer where I can contribute to Florida State and yet I realize if we start going backwards with me then then we'll have to get somebody else younger to take it over but it's exciting to meet trying to try to build a tradition here I stay close to that line of scrimmage is hey or chill stay low where they keeps fine you stay low where they keep find you chill that's a chip that's good Casino look you can just imagine that safety back down there he can't see you if I just dropped back and raised up he sees the ball up I thought you know where he is you know where yes yes just stay a little bit lower where they can that what you did then was perfect plan that Leslie patent patent where's Patton blender noise hidin where's Pat would you jump offsides for Pete we can't overcome a first and 15 we're trying to win the ballgame sit in there Halstead gummit [Applause] probably the couch away [Applause] [Music] place your order now for a videocassette copy of a new version of the preceding 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Length: 78min 3sec (4683 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 05 2017