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Preston Parker dismissed from FSU football team

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Preston Parker, arrested early Saturday morning and charged with driving under the influence, is no longer a member of the Florida State football team. Here’s the statement from FSU: Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden announced Monday that wide receiver Preston Parker has been dismissed from the team. “Preston Parker has been dismissed from the Florida State football team due to his latest violation of team policy,” Bowden said. Parker, who just completed his junior season, played in 33 games…

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Doesn’t Bobby Bowden remind you of, um, Donald Rumsfeld?

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BBobby Bowden and Donald Rumsfeld…on the surface, they appear to have little in common, other than both are icons in their mid-seventies. And that’s where the similarities end, right? Bobby is down-to-Earth and Rummy is a Princeton snob. Bobby plays games for a living, while Rummy’s every day was filled with life-or-death decisions. See, they are very different people. Except that, more and more, Bobby Bowden is starting to sound just like Donald Rumsfeld. Their accents may be different, but…

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