In 1983, a 28-year old man by the name of Brad Scott brought his family to Tallahassee, Florida after accepting a graduate assistant position on Bobby Bowden’s Florida State staff. Bowden was beginning his eighth season as the head coach of the Seminoles, slowly building them into one of the country’s top programs.
Back then, Florida State was not the football power that it is today. Before Scott joined the staff, the Seminoles had some moderate success. Bowden had led them to an undefeated regular season in 1979 and to a top 5 ranking in 1980. A few months before Scott arrived, FSU finished the 1982 season No.