FSU Football: Fans react to NFL coach biting Willie Taggart’s mantra?
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU football head coach Willie Taggart has started changing the culture at FSU with his “Do Something” mantra.
FSU football is used to being ripped off and duplicated it seems. In fact, FSU is the reason “SEC” style football teams exist since the coaches in that conference saw the success Bobby Bowden was having and wished to emulate it.
The Noles have a new coach in Willie Taggart, but that doesn’t stop others from keeping their eyes on Tallahassee and what’s going down.
Taggart has created a vibe around this program that hasn’t been seen in quite some time. A strong recruiting close to the 2018 class after two months on the job.
The spring game with a record of 60,000 plus rabid FSU fans coupled with one of the top recruiting classes for 2019.
If someone is going to copy something they might as well copy the best right? That’s what NY Jets head coach Todd Bowles has done apparently.
— Willie Taggart (@CoachTaggart) May 5, 2018
Of course Willie Taggart uses his mantra:
“Blame no one….Make No Excuses…Do Something.”
Fan Reaction
Whoa somebody tell Coach Bowles make sure he pay homage in his press conference #NoleNation Let’s get it Ryan Green
— Tae Hunter (@CoachOfFuture) May 5, 2018
Imitation is the highest form of flattery Coach. 😂🤣😂
— International Smith (@Not1Day) May 5, 2018
This just seems so familar for some reason. Oh, wait!!! I know why! #GetYourOwnMantra
— CorgiMom 🐶👑 (@EvilTwin728) May 5, 2018
🍢🍢🍢🍢🔥🔥🔥🔥🍢🍢🍢🍢 Everyone wants to attach themselves to Coach and his vibe.
— Bill Eason (@therealnashbill) May 5, 2018
— Jason Monaco (@jmonaco12) May 5, 2018
We’re all thinking the same thing, coach. 🤦🏾♂️
— 🐍RattlerNole4🪓 (@SCLipford4) May 5, 2018
Gotta start tradmarking lol
— #FireToddBowles (@Cut365) May 5, 2018
Coach they took your slogan. That’s infringement. It’s not going to help them though.
— Husband,Dad,Son For Life!!!!! (@coreydemon1978) May 5, 2018
Where Taggart Got It From
Thoughts
The mantra is awfully close to what Willie Taggart uses all the time. However, I’m not sure Bowles is actually biting Willie Taggart.
Bowles is somewhat of a mentee of former NFL head coach Bill Parcels who had a similar mantra that I’m sure he borrowed from someone before him.
Parcels said, “Blame no one…Expect nothing….Do something.”
However, the interesting thing is I’ve never seen Bowles use the mantra before this time but it’s quite possible he has.
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We know Taggart got it from someone else, so nothing is too original nowadays. It’s just funny with the emergence of Taggart at FSU we see it in the NFL.