His father, Bobby Bowden, is not only the head coach at Florida State but also the all-time wins leader in college football. Bowden has repeatedly refused to fire his son despite being under pressure from the alumni over the past few years when the Seminoles have been less than stellar.

Bobby refused to comment other than saying this:

"I am disappointed in Jeff's decision. I tried my best to encourage him to stay the course, but he was firm in his belief that it is time to move on. This is a big loss to me personally. I would hope that everyone understands that his decision is an emotional one for me and for that reason I'm not going to discuss it any further at this time."

Jeff had been the offensive coordinator since the end of the 2000-1 season when he took over for Mark Richt, now the head coach at Georgia. During Bowden's time as coordinator, the Seminoles have gone 49-25, mostly blamed on the poor offensive production. The Seminoles have averaged just under 30 points per game during his time at the helm of the offense, although that has been significantly down over the last three season. For comparison, under Richt, the Seminoles were 76-9-1, and scored 38 points per game. More importantly, they won a National Championship during that time, something that Florida State has not been close to during Jeff Bowden's time as offensive coordinator.

Florida State backed into a BCS bowl last season when Virginia Tech couldn't take care of business, despite being heavily favored in the ACC Championship game. It marked the 6th season that Florida State had made a BCS bowl game in the eight year history of the series. Despite all the appearances, the Seminoles have only been victorious once, in 1999, defeating Virginia Tech for the National Championship.

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