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When he was in charge at Clemson, Tommy Bowden was constantly asked about closing the gap between the Tigers and Florida State.

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When the nail-biting nature of the inaugural Bowden Bowl was followed by a Medieval 54-7 beating in 2000, Bobby Bowden told his son: "Now go recruit, son."

Here's the wild thing: As wide as the gap was between the two programs back then, it's even wider now.