I remember back in 1988, when Peter Tom Willis stepped in for for injured quarterback Chip Ferguson vs South Carolina and passed for about 250 yard in a blow-out. Not bad for a backup, huh. Since that game, PT has always been my all-time favorite Florida State QB (yes, even over the legendary Charlie Ward.) So, when it was announced in 1998 that PT would be the new color analyst for FSU football, I was really pumped. Now we find out that, after nine seasons, it has been annouced that PT’s contract with the Seminoles Sports Network will not be renewed. It seems that he was just a little too critical of the team’s play in recent years. Okay, let’s review, 2007: 7-6, 2006: 7-6, 2005: 8-5. Perhaps for a team that has won two national titles in the past 15 years, those are records unworthy of criticism?
It has also been rumored that his replacement would likely be from a list of other former players. Now who in the hell would want to step into THAT snake pit? Sorry, but I don’t want a color analyst who is just an ex-FSU yes man, announcing the game through garnet & gold colored glasses. Here’s an idea for you, SSN: put the color man on tape delay. If he says something that the Nole PC police don’t like, just cover it up with… the Nole Chant!!! Everything would be just absolutely rosy then.
I See Ya PT!