Ernie Sims pushing linebackers to set the tone for FSU: “We have to carry ourselves with a certain dadgum mindset”

Yahoo Sports NFL · Aug 18, 2026

It doesn’t take long to see Bobby Bowden’s impact on first-year linebacker coach Ernie Sims. Sims, a Tallahassee native, played under Coach Bowden for three years and became a top-10 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. In his interview with the local Tallahassee media on Tuesday, Sims uttered “Dadgum,” a trademark Bowden phras