Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen had some interesting comments on Wednesday about Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews as well as Florida State coach Bobby Bowden.

On Andrews retiring:
"Whenever you go up against Mickey, you know you’re going to face a very aggressive, very well coached, very well disciplined defense. 
He’s made a tremendous contribution, not only to Florida State but to college football. I think he’ll go down as one of the outstanding assistant coaches in the game. I’d like to say I’d like to continue to compete against him, but in a way I’m happy he’s going. And maybe that’s the biggest tribute I can pay to him."

On the heat on Bowden to retire:

"I'm not surprised, probably disappointed is more my response to it. In this profession, those things happen. It comes with the territory, whether it's right or wrong. Any coach who’s accomplished what coach Bowden has done is going to be legendary. It’s just human nature, when things don’t go as expected, right away they’re looking to place blame on someone and it doesn’t really matter what you did for the last 30 years; they want to know what you did today. That’s sad but that’s how it is.

"The thing about it is, it can change with a win the next day or a good season the next year. Joe Paterno was in a similar situation a couple years ago and they came back and played very well. To me, coach Bowden doesn’t need to apologize to anybody. His record stands by itself and what he has done and what he has meant to college football and to Florida State University. To me, he’s an icon and should be treated as such, but in this business, it’s day to day.''