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Dwight Perry

Sideline Chatter: Yeah, but did he like the way his eggs were cooked?

Talk about landing a sleeper on letter-of-intent day.

"Slept in a boy's bed the night before signing day while other coaches were out in the front yard waiting for 7 o'clock," ex-Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, 87, told ESPN's Mike & Mike Show. "Slept in his bed that night, got up and ate breakfast. His momma cooked me breakfast. I knew I had him.

"That was back when you could do that. You can't do that anymore."

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