Talk:Tommy Bowden

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people wouldn't stop vandalizing it. still, i was kind of surprised that it got protected.--Alhutch 02:35, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Resigned?

The source currently cited in the article says Bowden was "ousted". The rivals.com story I used earlier said he was "fired". Nobody has mentioned a resignation anywhere, other than in the context of Bowden and Clemson agreeing that he should leave.

Since CU initiated the departure, I don't think we should say he resigned, since that implies he left of his own accord. If there's a source that says otherwise, though, list it, or explain why resigned is better word choice. —C.Fred (talk) 22:05, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

He RESIGNED. No less than Clemson's athletic director said so during a press conference today. That should end this discussion. Now he may very well have resigned under pressure (which seems obvious considering he's being paid his buyout as though he were fired), but that is just semantics. ViperNerd (talk) 22:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Not really. The press conference is not independent. We at least need to say "was pressured into resigning" or something to qualify the resignation, IMO. Also, I checked ESPN, and they don't use the word "resigned" either. —C.Fred (talk) 22:15, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

And then there's the CBS headline: "Clemson fires Bowden after disappointing start" [1] (emphasis added). —C.Fred (talk) 22:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

The CBS story you linked to is taken from the AP report which hit the wires 3 hours ago. The press conference at Clemson was less than one hour ago, so you are relying on already outdated sources. But you'll figure that out later tonight or tomorrow morning, I guess. ViperNerd (talk) 22:22, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I should've tagged it as a current sports event, until the press conference shoot out. ESPN is now saying that he resigned: "But Phillips said he was surprised when Bowden offered to resign." No objections now to the use of the word "resigned", since a secondary source is reporting it. —C.Fred (talk) 01:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, we're all certainly glad that YOU no longer have any objections to a fact that many people were aware of at ~5:30pm EST today. And ESPN News was using the word "resigns" in their news ticker hours before that, changing it from the word "fired" before the press conference even took place. But thanks for signing off on it for us. ViperNerd (talk) 02:54, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Personal opinion in this wiki

This wiki entry refers to the season as "disappointing"....this is editorializing and has no place in an encyclopedic entry. I am going to remove the word again. Please refer to the wikipedia rules and guidelines before undoing the change. I understand that for the majority of people, the season has been "disappointing"...but please keep emotional and personal adjectives to yourself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.127.3.249 (talk) 13:43, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

ViperNerd said "...find me one person who would not characterize the season as such [disappointing]". This is missing the point. A quality encyclopedic or wiki entry focuses on facts and not words that denote personal opinion or emotion. It would be more correct to say that Bowden was released/resigned due to sub-standard performance within the conference, or whatever has been speculated up to this point. And, the reasons given should be properly cited. So...to say he resigned due to a "disappointing" season is neither specific nor accurate because disappointing can mean different things to different people.

Learn how to write on wikipedia people

My simple (and correct) change to this article, which is to remove the word "disappointing" from the article because it reflects personal opinion and not fact, has been undone once again.

I'm suggesting this page be removed. Oh, wait, I've noticed that the person who undid my changes has other pages he created that were nominated for deletion in the past. Interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.147.62.162 (talk) 20:16, 15 October 2008 (UTC)