Bobby Bowden says he’s unlocked the secret behind why men wear earrings

Bobby Bowden knows why men wear earrings. (2005 photo by Mark Wallheiser/Reuters)

Legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden went through the ESPN carwash on Wednesday to promote “The Bowden Dynasty,” a documentary that’s set to premiere on Sunday night. Things started out well enough, with Bowden getting folksy about the extreme lengths he went to land recruits. It was all very charming, in a retired-coach-telling-tall-tales kind of way.

“I slept in a boy’s bed the night before signing day while other coaches were outside his house,” Bowden said.

But then Bowden started to sound like the 87-year-old he really is.

“Sixty-five percent of my boys did not have a daddy at home. They’re…