Dagum That Lump in My Throat

Sports inspirational stories are usually hokey - no question. But I am telling you here, when Chief Osceola handed that flaming spear to Bobby Bowden, and Bowden himself slammed it into the turf (this, just before the beginning of today's Gator Bowl), THAT was frigging drama.........................................................................................For the one or two of you out there who aren't aware, today was the very last game for Florida State's great/legendary (and, yes, believe it or not, highly embattled this year) coach. And, yes, folks, the fact that FSU's opponent today was none other than West Virginia, the school that he had coached at prior to coming to Tallahassee (that, and the fact that several hundred of his former players came to witness it), the suspence was nearly unbearable. Thankfully (at least if you're a Seminoles fan), the players themselves were able to rally around their venerable leader and chalk up a victory, 33-21 (Bowden's 389th of his career, 2nd all-time). Thankfully, folks, in that, clearly, any other result would have left a bitter taste in pretty much everybody's mouth.