... just lost a BCS bowl game? Does it resemble the echo of a heart that has been defeated?

Following the triple-overtime thrill ride of the 2006 Orange Bowl, Bobby Bowden showed us a glimpse of what life would be like for him when he finally had to hang them up. 

And we all missed it.

Randy Spetman met with coach Bowden last night, to discuss the options available to him for his gradual succession that, one might imagine, felt more like secession. Bobby Bowden has coached longer than the average NFL player has been alive. Today marked a day, one day, for a man who has lived through so many memorable days. 

Bowden was once quoted as saying, in the words of his idol Paul "Bear" Bryant, "Once you retire, there's only one mo...

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