Unlike many colleagues in their nomadic profession, they remain anchored to a cozy town in northwest Florida. They have kept the moving vans at bay, instead preferring to work for the same boss while turning down more lucrative job opportunities elsewhere. Coaches at other Division I-A schools would likely jump at thechances that have presented themselves to Florida State's staff over the years. Jim Gladden, the 58-year-old defensive ends coach, reinforced his status as a Seminole lifer in 1996 when he passed up the Texas A&M defensive coordinator job. Offensive coordinator Mark Richt said no to the Pittsburgh head coaching post. And that's just the recent rejections. Suffice it to say that coaches who work for Bobby Bowden don't leave. Not so easily anyway. Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews wants to be a head coach, but missed his best opportunity when he couldn't make himself
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