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TekkNerd
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Was Bowen really that bad?

If you could get mid-season Bowen at the beginning of the season he would've been decent. He was much better than Montgomery which isn't saying much, he might have been the worst one we had in decades.
Posted: 05/13/2026 at 08:26 PM ET
(In response to this post by George Baylor)

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Another "First-Timer" in the OC role.
George Baylor • 05/13/26 08:19 PM ET
Was Bowen really that bad? ◄
TekkNerd • 05/13/26 08:26 PM ET
He had no talent. It's hard to judge when your talent is not very good**
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie • 05/14/26 07:41 AM ET
I think he had plenty of talent to work with.
TekkNerd • 05/14/26 09:00 AM ET
Nowhere close to the same talent as what we had in 2005.
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie • 05/14/26 09:38 AM ET
Disagree. The ‘24 O had talent, just not depth.
marcbvtgm • 05/14/26 11:00 AM ET
T-Bo was inflexible. He didn't seem to alter his game plan depending on...
EDGEMAN • 05/14/26 05:34 AM ET
T-bo also forgot that the games are 60 min, not 55-57. Glad he left>**
George Baylor • 05/14/26 08:28 AM ET
Occasionally he forgot we had RBs.**
EDGEMAN • 05/14/26 08:33 AM ET
Bowen's big problem was that...
BuffaloTraceHokie • 05/13/26 09:13 PM ET
Brent Davis saved his ass**
BleedinOandM • 05/14/26 08:00 AM ET
I forgot about this, yeah he basically saved our running game.
TekkNerd • 05/14/26 09:02 AM ET
My impression of Bowen was he tried to make players run his system instead
Spider73 • 05/13/26 09:39 PM ET
Thank You...
JRHokie • 05/14/26 08:07 AM ET
That could be part of it, but it doesn't explain
BuffaloTraceHokie • 05/13/26 09:54 PM ET
Agree 100% on his inability to adjust in-game**
Spider73 • 05/14/26 07:11 AM ET