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Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: August 27, 2012 9:57:29 AM CDT > To: GatorNEWS <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [Gainesville SUN]: Clawson, Bowling Green Look To Turn > Corner [Dooley] > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Clawson, Bowling Green look to turn corner > > > Bowling Green head coach Dave Clawson, right, was Tennessee's offensive > coordinator under Phil Fulmer for one season. (The Associated Press) under > Phil Fulmer in 2008. (The Associated Press) > > By Pat Dooley > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Monday, August 27, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Monday, August 27, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. > > > You think 2010 was a rough year for Florida's football team. > > Season opener > Who: Bowling Green vs. Florida > When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday > Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium > TV: ESPN > Radio: 103.7-FM, AM850 > Series record: First meeting > > For Dave Clawson, it was brutal. > The Bowling Green coach was in his second year on the job and he inherited a > mess. Because of Academic Progress Rate deficiencies, the program was docked > a dozen scholarships. He had a plan for the future, but it would mean > sacrificing a season. > Clawson decided to redshirt 20 players. At times, in part because of > injuries, his team had only 45 scholarship players available. Not > surprisingly, Bowling Green went 2-10. > It got better last season and should be even better this season. > “The numbers got right last year, but we were super young,” he said. “There > were times we had 10 freshmen on the field on defense. What we went through > the last two years was a struggle, but we look like a Division I football > team now. > “I'm excited about this team.” > Bowling Green will come to The Swamp on Saturday with what is probably the > best team Clawson has had in his four years at the school. > After last year's 5-7 record, he believes his plan has worked to get the > program back on track. > “We played 34 freshmen and sophomores last year,” Clawson said. “We have 20 > starters back. We're a year older, a year more mature. We're improving. It > might not have helped us to play all of those players who redshirted, but I > like where it puts us now. > “We don't have a lot of seniors, but it's a team that listens. What I did is > a luxury to have in this conference (The Mid-American Athletic Conference) > that you don't have in (the SEC). When I was hired, I was given a 6½-year > contract. They knew it would take time. They knew it would be a developmental > program.” > Florida fans will remember Clawson from a short stint he had as offensive > coordinator at Tennessee after successfully turning around programs at > Fordham and Richmond. Clawson was hired by Phil Fulmer, but the staff was > terminated before the season was over. > Tennessee writers called the Vols' attack the “Claw-fense”, but it finished > the season ranked 116th in the country in total offense and the Vols went > 5-7. Florida beat Tennessee that year in Knoxville 30-6. > “But I have no regrets. I learned a lot. Mostly, I learned about recruiting. > It was intense. You go against Urban Meyer and Mark Richt and Steve Spurrier > and it's going to be extremely competitive.” > This is Clawson's first trip to Gainesville as a head coach, but he did make > a trip to Gainesville when he was the offensive coordinator at Villanova to > watch the Gators practice in the spring. > “It was in the mid-1990s and we watched practice and I went over to The Swamp > to see it,” he said. “Steve Spurrier was down on the field riding his > stationary bicycle working up a sweat. > “We'll find out a lot about our team (Saturday). We know we're going to play > an excellent team in the premier conference in a difficult environment. Our > players always get excited about these games. It's an opportunity our players > dream about. I don't think we'll have any guys back down.” > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
