N.C. STATE VS. FLORIDA STATE: Amato digs in against critics (The Charlotte Observer)

N.C. State coach says he's not on hot seat BRIAN LANDMAN St. Petersburg Times N.C. State coach Chuck Amato, the former longtime Florida State assistant, didn't react as you might expect to what must have been the umpteenth question about his job performance. Have you and Bobby Bowden talked about dealing with criticism? Amato is known for being emotional after big wins (apparently there is crying in football) and for being combative (something he didn't learn from Bowden) with the media. But he ...