Sometimes it’s hard to know when “it’s time”. But Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden didn’t and apparently still doesn’t. And it made for an awkward exit from a program he helped build. It’s too bad, but coaches sometimes just become outdated. Every generation is different than the one before it. How Joe Paterno remains at Penn State is beyond me. But Joe really should go as well. It’s just part of the business. Kids become more difficult to relate to as time wears on.

I’ve got some fun illustrations to a must read column on Graduation Rates in college Athletics over on ESPN.com. Check it out here.

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Bowden goes, but not too quietly.
This one is in black and white. I had a late freelance deadline. Hope you like it regardless.

Calendar Sales are going strong!
Calendar sales are going well. I just want to remind you that if you plan to order you should do so early so that it gets to you in time for the holidays. There is a 6 day turnaround time on calendars (they are print on demand) and that doesn’t include shipping. Just an FYI.

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Bowden to Bow Out?
It’s tough when coaches have lost their edge, can’t see it and refuse to hang it up before they are pushed. Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno come immediately to mind. Great coaches in their day but both have clearly they coached past their primes. And after years of great football how can anyone really push them out the door. An official from inside the Florida State program was quoted as saying about the Bowden dilemma “we have to take the emotion out of it. We have to make it a business decision.” That doesn’t bode well for Bowden.

Rocktober update
I’ll be drawing about game 1 of the Rockies-Phillies playoff series. Check in later Wednesday night for a toon.

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