August 2000 Staff Meeting Letter from Publisher Words of Wisdom from current Florida State coach Bobby Bowden News and Notes Mountain West 'in the room' on BCS talks ... Bengals making lip service costly ... Goodwin takes over at Northwestern State... ESPN, MAC reach TV deal ... Two years to SEC shake-up ... Kelchner named coach at Christopher Newport ... Gophers grant Mason 7-year deal ... Aggies' pre-game bonfire doused by A&M president ... Titans 'stuck with' Fisher for 3 more years ... Supreme Court bans prayer at prep football games ... Tate tabbed as McNeese State's new coach ... Gov. Jeb Bush honors Bobby Bowden ... Michigan keeps Carr parked in Ann Arbor for 6 more years ... Rhein Fire win second NFLE title ... Robinson a Rebel for at least one more yearHigh School Notes 2000 season preview: 10 teams to watchSpotlightThe Man of Steel: Gary Darnell- Gary Darnell has taken his