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Rick Horrow talks with Bobby Bowden about the current state of college football. Find out what Bowden thinks needs change and more.
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Is college football as pure as it used. Is this pure as it used to being. There's so many things is so. Now only specialized lab day it is so why -- open now days compared it wants when I first started. That just more dangers there's more problems kids can get you know -- I was -- footballer first try to coach and there was beer. There was women. I want what's going Pennington would have drug that -- you know I don't -- you get to. Keep those kids straight on the Dallas a people's history of golf and you and he got pretty good at that momentum. Again to him. You know get that took out all while we notable wanna hear it did this did that did this and this and that. So many more scandals now. What what's the most fun wear them the thing you like the most about -- the thing I liked the most about college football I think it's a relationship you have with the players. And win the coaches. And then the thrill of winning. The thrill of winning at heart in the fact that. You prepare all week four game you work on certain plays you think will work. You -- try to find out defensive problems they have our offensive problems how to stop -- and you put a game plan together then you go out there and it works. And it works that subject I guess that's life in general went in a battle -- and up that's that's one of the big thrill to it now. To be losses hurt more. Then winning makes you feel good losses QQ how many losses -- way.
Most of -- coaches. 25 coaches in the fraternity are now making more than two million bucks a year Mack Brown gets his. Five million bucks a year. And there's 84% increase in tuition help pay for or they're laying off teachers the people of the chemistry department don't like that our coaches pay too much money. Well you know you know.
That's a good this today and get this they're soft and it's never brought up coaches make that out about what -- made I was a two million dollar coach right. I generated most of that. The university and pay me two million dollars the university paid me -- it -- to donate them. -- the best moment but that's what they paid. Now I generated through my television show to my radio show through my advertisement through. Hole things I'd I helped raise all of money. I'm not made -- fast but is refusing to raise money for the boosters and things like that you know that and so mostly east coaches generate that -- other problems on -- The -- some coaches so they go on just do they demand this and demand then there's the reputation is so good to get it. And that they put their contact -- talks. Don't touch him -- and I'm I'm fitness office work you know I don't know what max involves our coach Saban on but. There my mama but the thing about it. What you start winning. You gotta keep it up maybe you're out there you know I mean I've been through that you know we say about that and indeed think there're some.
Rules that are having second thoughts about the big bucks are some people say that and geno and Leavitt and Leach. Were. Trumped up and let go because of the money -- you know you don't know but the specifics what I would hear what you thought -- god that you have to know that inside scoop on that don't know they inside scoop. But I know I would think this if the coaches make a lot of money. And he and he crosses the line. Love my loud voice is not always hear that. If you if you only in Miami where was your line and discipline would you would you dedicated. But I really kid mellow out not tell my coaches don't -- a kid don't advocate. Don't keep your hands off problem. I have to admit it's been about and so you know but I've always said don't touch a -- and don't question no no don't. Verbally abuse acutely. You know but I their their their ability that. I think just too many other ways to discipline that this thing is really get an area now. You know that these guys have been one and five for abuse -- for. McCann kid walk and Kate and the kids abuse it's abuse for -- that. -- coaches have always had we had this will work with which is worse -- going to be elements and the -- percent pace on us 5 o'clock in the morning. Would run out that stadiums if -- can all. And do that then left a lot of ways district is that might have been saying this won't want -- a call about a coach stepping away. Burnout health. He's accurate stepping away -- specifically talk about the urban -- situation you know what you're -- well I've always had a feeling about this -- would -- Urban -- don't know but I I really have him as a great is -- an excellent football -- no doubt about an excellent man -- character that's. But I've always said this but I've always say this I spoke to the national coaches convention I've told coaches. Don't mind football you're god. That much I'm Politico. Don't make football you god because of -- thank you think of this.
Football -- rated as I've got -- angle whenever dead demo game. -- regular every year you know if you watch out of guided us you'll burn out I hit these coaches saying I'm burned out of -- you know. But I forever go get him about the -- you've got to play golf. You know so I've tied to always have time with football and did get away from assuming haven't seen the last summer. It -- sound like I just hoping that would jeopardize that they -- other most profound statement that word and in an -- got to be careful. Coach him back at Michigan great football coach Hubert had -- on. You know and Kennedy had kind of -- heart problem. -- spoken national coaches convention about eight and you played hours there and he made this statement that notices you know. I wish I had to -- conscience. But if I had -- probably -- about. That's the profile you know and and that's what I've urban urban be careful be careful if you are having a bad problem. But put football ahead of you. I'm not and he won't he's a big fan man you know going to be careful.
Tell me they feel about this kind of coach's behavior so Lane Kiffin takes heat packs his father up he had two USC. And yet kids who transfer got to sit out a year. You don't have to society you're all and the boosters pay for the going out coming back in what -- you think about that to may when you take a job black Tennessee. You've got some -- obligation.
You know it. And and that it's at at just this to me that's. Too quick to change jobs. I just thank you have an obligation at Tennessee. In the ought to be that obligation but I know he's young guy an average obvious problem we always wanted. And everybody wanted to take it took. And I just got to live with -- and so. What do you think can be done regulate that you'd think anything can be done is lead to -- That doesn't look like it I think athletic directors you've got to do -- pretty good job. When you're hiring people to -- there. What kind of people they are so if they are they if they stay with the word. Or you gotta find out all you can about just like -- coaches we have to really check out these young -- To be sure they got. If -- there accountable. You know and if you got what is Calvin got some you know but we don't want to run off -- overall. Your legacy. It's for others to decide clearly but the what do you think you wanna be remembered ads is I would like for them to say that likely to -- That I'll serve God's purpose -- from a life. I served God's purpose goes I don't think that Everyman on this earth has a purpose in life that -- is simple you know what. And our job -- to -- that purpose and try to spot do it you know -- if I would hope that this thing oh. He he found God's purposes life and had to do you know I can't say did it actually tried to do it and you could say anything nicer to me. About me.