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Bowden Era Faces Ugly Ending

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The Seminoles are 2-3, their worst record at this point since 1976 - Bowden's first season in Tallahassee. They were physically dominated by USF at home. They are 0-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. And what once was merely whispered has now become a thundering chorus demanding change at the top.

Steve Ellis of The Tallahassee Democrat reported that FSU trustee chairman Jim Smith said boosters are "not paying to support an average or mediocre program. We're paying for a quality program and we're not getting that right now."

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