Some quotes from Bowden on the Auburn Loss
I just read this article on the Tardnet and I wanted to point out a few of the Tommy Bowden quotes from after the Peach Bowl. The reason I want to do this is that so many Clemson fans seem to agree with absolutely everything Tommy says and they never stop to think about what he's actually saying. I equate the way he speaks about Clemson and about his coaching decisions to the way a used car salesman would talk about a lemon he's trying to sell you, and to me that comparison is obvious. He's always making excuses, shifting blame, and generally talking out of his ass but for some reason so many people just accept what he says as truth. In the future, when the full press conference transcript is released, I'll post a feature titled "Bowden Bytes" that goes through each statement and translates from Bowden speak to reality, but for now...
General thoughts on the game:
They made one more play at the end of the game? Is this guy serious? Watching our offense play in that game was like watching a Ferrari being piloted through an obstacle course by a blind midget. Yet Bowden thinks we lost the game on one play? Seriously? He's right about one thing, you can't blame our players for their effort. As usual our guys really played hard. It's too bad their coaches are inept.
Thoughts on Auburn's team:
As usual, Tommy takes this opportunity to blame the defense. Sure he doesn't come right out and say "the defense lost the game for us," but like any good used car salesman he uses slight inferences like "we had a hard time tackling" to infer that the problem wasn't with him or with the gameplan, but just that the defensive players didn't play well enough. He plays the blame game yet again.
One last thought to close the article:
Well when you wait until third and long to pass the ball downfield (after back to back failed screen attempts) your success rate isn't going to be very high. The defense knows you're passing the ball which puts you at a severe disadvantage both in coverage and in pass blocking. It also doesn't help that CJ Spiller picks up rushers about as well as Napoleon Dynamite picks up chicks. Bowden yet again sees no problem whatsoever in the game plan or the play calling, but instead blames the players for not being "sharp" enough. He didn't outright throw Cullen Harper under the bus, but it'll be interesting to watch the QB situation in the spring.
Notice how every single quote shifts blame away from Bowden or the coaches themselves. Notice how he says nothing about the team's preparation or possible calls that could have been better. You don't get a contract extension and a 2.5 million dollar buyout while being a mediocre coach and failing to win your conference by being honest, and Bowden is the master at manipulating public opinion.
General thoughts on the game:
"It's a shame somebody had to lose...They made one more play there at the end of the game," said Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden. "Everybody hates to lose, and we hate to lose. That's good. You can't fault the effort."
They made one more play at the end of the game? Is this guy serious? Watching our offense play in that game was like watching a Ferrari being piloted through an obstacle course by a blind midget. Yet Bowden thinks we lost the game on one play? Seriously? He's right about one thing, you can't blame our players for their effort. As usual our guys really played hard. It's too bad their coaches are inept.
Thoughts on Auburn's team:
"We had a hard time tackling their quarterback," Bowden said. "He was their leading rusher at about five yards per carry (and 73 yards total). We weren't sure how much of that they were going to do, so hats off to them."
As usual, Tommy takes this opportunity to blame the defense. Sure he doesn't come right out and say "the defense lost the game for us," but like any good used car salesman he uses slight inferences like "we had a hard time tackling" to infer that the problem wasn't with him or with the gameplan, but just that the defensive players didn't play well enough. He plays the blame game yet again.
One last thought to close the article:
"Our throwing game wasn't as sharp," Bowden said. "We had an opportunity to hit some passes we hit in previous games. We just didn't hit them tonight."
Well when you wait until third and long to pass the ball downfield (after back to back failed screen attempts) your success rate isn't going to be very high. The defense knows you're passing the ball which puts you at a severe disadvantage both in coverage and in pass blocking. It also doesn't help that CJ Spiller picks up rushers about as well as Napoleon Dynamite picks up chicks. Bowden yet again sees no problem whatsoever in the game plan or the play calling, but instead blames the players for not being "sharp" enough. He didn't outright throw Cullen Harper under the bus, but it'll be interesting to watch the QB situation in the spring.
Notice how every single quote shifts blame away from Bowden or the coaches themselves. Notice how he says nothing about the team's preparation or possible calls that could have been better. You don't get a contract extension and a 2.5 million dollar buyout while being a mediocre coach and failing to win your conference by being honest, and Bowden is the master at manipulating public opinion.
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