When I first moved to Tallahassee in 2003 they were whispers in the hallway. Then it became murmuring in the office...
As of today, they are shouting from the rooftops
Before today, the #1 sports talk guy in Tallahassee mentioned only very seldom that "there are those in the "Big Bend Area" that think that Bobby should retire". It would be a side remark that would be skated over like a superstitious man whistling past a graveyard.
Today, he devoted his entire show to His Opinion that Bobby Bowden should retire. He owned it. He stated the case in plain English (odd for an FSU fan).
The first call he took, the guy on the other end claimed to be a big fan and a long time listener that was "heretofore unaware that your middle name was Satan"... The guy thought the subject itself was blasphemy.
Every other call was either agreement that Bobby should retire, or a call for his flat-out firing.
Radio talk show guy felt it was ok to talk about this previously tabboo subject because the Orlando Sentinel had a piece today that uttered the same, previously verboten, opinion.
Radio guy is running a poll on his station's web-site to see if people agree with him that Bowden should step down.
The reason I mention this is because it is a very big deal here that the media is so openly approaching this subject. When I first got here the media didn't talk about it. Then they talked about talking about it. Then they mentioned that "some people think so...". Now it is coming just short of calling for his firing (except for some of the calls he's taking, which do go that far).
Another reason I bring this up is that I think it would be funny if the poll didn't go as they expect. As I type this, after 465 votes, the poll is about 50/50. The poll will be up until tomorrow afternoon when he will reveal the results.
Now, I would never suggest that BP members go vote on the poll en masse to skew the results. It would be mean and unfair, albeit funny, if such a thing were to happen. In fact, I even considered urging you not to go vote on that poll. But then I realized that BP members would never go vote on that poll just to skew the results. We just aren't like that. Really. We're not. I swear.
As of today, they are shouting from the rooftops
Before today, the #1 sports talk guy in Tallahassee mentioned only very seldom that "there are those in the "Big Bend Area" that think that Bobby should retire". It would be a side remark that would be skated over like a superstitious man whistling past a graveyard.
Today, he devoted his entire show to His Opinion that Bobby Bowden should retire. He owned it. He stated the case in plain English (odd for an FSU fan).
The first call he took, the guy on the other end claimed to be a big fan and a long time listener that was "heretofore unaware that your middle name was Satan"... The guy thought the subject itself was blasphemy.
Every other call was either agreement that Bobby should retire, or a call for his flat-out firing.
Radio talk show guy felt it was ok to talk about this previously tabboo subject because the Orlando Sentinel had a piece today that uttered the same, previously verboten, opinion.
Radio guy is running a poll on his station's web-site to see if people agree with him that Bowden should step down.
The reason I mention this is because it is a very big deal here that the media is so openly approaching this subject. When I first got here the media didn't talk about it. Then they talked about talking about it. Then they mentioned that "some people think so...". Now it is coming just short of calling for his firing (except for some of the calls he's taking, which do go that far).
Another reason I bring this up is that I think it would be funny if the poll didn't go as they expect. As I type this, after 465 votes, the poll is about 50/50. The poll will be up until tomorrow afternoon when he will reveal the results.
Now, I would never suggest that BP members go vote on the poll en masse to skew the results. It would be mean and unfair, albeit funny, if such a thing were to happen. In fact, I even considered urging you not to go vote on that poll. But then I realized that BP members would never go vote on that poll just to skew the results. We just aren't like that. Really. We're not. I swear.
