My impression of Bowen was he tried to make players run his system instead
Of developing a system to the strength of his players, I.e. KD drop backs….
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Another "First-Timer" in the OC role.
-- George Baylor
May 13, 2026 at 08:19 PM ET
George Baylor
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05/13/26 08:19 PM ET
He had no talent. It's hard to judge when your talent is not very good**
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
May 14, 2026 at 07:41 AM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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05/14/26 07:41 AM ET
I think he had plenty of talent to work with.
-- TekkNerd
May 14, 2026 at 09:00 AM ET
TekkNerd
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05/14/26 09:00 AM ET
Nowhere close to the same talent as what we had in 2005.
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
May 14, 2026 at 09:38 AM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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05/14/26 09:38 AM ET
Disagree. The ‘24 O had talent, just not depth.
-- marcbvtgm
May 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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05/14/26 11:00 AM ET
T-Bo was inflexible. He didn't seem to alter his game plan depending on...
-- EDGEMAN
May 14, 2026 at 05:34 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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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
May 14, 2026 at 08:28 AM ET
George Baylor
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05/14/26 08:28 AM ET
Occasionally he forgot we had RBs.**
-- EDGEMAN
May 14, 2026 at 08:33 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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05/14/26 08:33 AM ET
Bowen's big problem was that...
-- BuffaloTraceHokie
May 13, 2026 at 09:13 PM ET
BuffaloTraceHokie
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05/13/26 09:13 PM ET
Brent Davis saved his ass**
-- BleedinOandM
May 14, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET
BleedinOandM
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05/14/26 08:00 AM ET
I forgot about this, yeah he basically saved our running game.
-- TekkNerd
May 14, 2026 at 09:02 AM ET
TekkNerd
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05/14/26 09:02 AM ET
My impression of Bowen was he tried to make players run his system instead
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-- Spider73
May 13, 2026 at 09:39 PM ET
Spider73
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05/13/26 09:39 PM ET
That could be part of it, but it doesn't explain
-- BuffaloTraceHokie
May 13, 2026 at 09:54 PM ET
BuffaloTraceHokie
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05/13/26 09:54 PM ET
Agree 100% on his inability to adjust in-game**
-- Spider73
May 14, 2026 at 07:11 AM ET
Spider73
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05/14/26 07:11 AM ET