Bowden taking a Bow?

Bobby Bowden is currently two wins behind Joe Paterno in being the winningest Division-1 head coach in college football history. He has won 21 bowl games, including the 99 BCS national championship title, and he is one of the only four active coaches to have been inducted into the college football hall of fame. So whats the problem? So far, the team hasn't been playing up to it's expectations this season. They are currently a troublesome 2-3 after winning the division title last year. After the teams second consecutive loss last week, FSU president T. K. Wetherell announced that Bowden must decide to retire at either the end of the 2009 or 2010 season, and the sooner the better. Saying quote, “Don't get me wrong, I love Bobby Bowden, but I love FSU more.” It makes sense the college's president is concerned for the university and want's their team to improve, but this has got to be one of the worst starts Bowden has ever experienced in his 34 years at the college. But does that mean you need to instantly pull the plug on a man who has contributed countless amounts of charity, media attention, and winning seasons to the school? He is nearly 80 years old, and from the agreements he has made with offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher, the man is guaranteed a job replacing the man in the near future. So why must they be so advent on throwing Bowden out so quickly? I just don't understand why they couldn't let the man resign on his own terms. Who knows, maybe he had intended on retiring after this year regardless, but now that the president of the college has gone and made it known that the school wants him out his pride might not let him. And if he does, it's going to seem like he backed down to his schools demands, rather than it being on his own terms, like it should be. Why should he be punished and humiliated after doing so much for the organization? The school that claims he has overstayed his welcome, but who is to say they will be better without him? FSU wouldn't even be on the map if it wasn't for Bowden, and it's college football, upsets happen all the time, you can never accurately tell which team is going to win in almost any game. Two losses may put them out of the race for any big bowl games this year, but if they release Bowden now and next year the same thing happens, who will they have as a scapegoat then? I feel the school is putting too much blame on Bowden and showing an obvious lack of respect and gratitude for a man who should be a legend in their eyes.