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Paul Johnson
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:06 am
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:06 am
I think he could be a serious candidate. He has done a hell of a job at Navy considering the talent level.
Everytime I watch a Navy game the announcers wont stop talking about what a great coach he is.
Dont give me that "you cant run the option in the SEC" He was the OC at Hawaii for 5 years and ran the Hawaii Style ofense.
Everytime I watch a Navy game the announcers wont stop talking about what a great coach he is.
Dont give me that "you cant run the option in the SEC" He was the OC at Hawaii for 5 years and ran the Hawaii Style ofense.
This post was edited on 11/30/07 at 9:17 am
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:07 am to Ryan 11
LSUFAN is gonna get u.........
This post was edited on 11/30/07 at 9:08 am
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:10 am to lsusteve1
I have no inside information, no connections, and no influence.
But, I think we'll get someone like him, i.e., someone out of left field. This is Skip's M.O.
No one thought about Miles when Saban left. And, most felt that we had been shortchanged with Miles and that we should have gone after the much bigger name.
Skip will do the same thing this time around -- hire a no-name coach (that has had mediocre success) to a $1.2 million contract, and just hopes that things work out.
I seriously doubt we'll ever see these pie-in-the-sky big name coaches even being interviewed by Skip. It will be a name out of the blue that wasn't prominently mentioned on this site. Brian Kelly, perhaps is about the biggest name that may be considered.
But, I think we'll get someone like him, i.e., someone out of left field. This is Skip's M.O.
No one thought about Miles when Saban left. And, most felt that we had been shortchanged with Miles and that we should have gone after the much bigger name.
Skip will do the same thing this time around -- hire a no-name coach (that has had mediocre success) to a $1.2 million contract, and just hopes that things work out.
I seriously doubt we'll ever see these pie-in-the-sky big name coaches even being interviewed by Skip. It will be a name out of the blue that wasn't prominently mentioned on this site. Brian Kelly, perhaps is about the biggest name that may be considered.
This post was edited on 11/30/07 at 9:13 am
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:11 am to S17Tiger
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This is Skip's M.O.
Skip has no say in this hire. He is just collecting a paycheck at this point.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:12 am to S17Tiger
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I seriously doubt we'll ever see these pie-in-the-sky big name coaches even being interviewed by Skip.
I agree, Saban, Spurrier, Del Rio, Gruden are not leaving and to think otherwise is fricking retarded
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:14 am to Maximus
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Skip has no say in this hire.
This something bilj and i have said no fewer then 6000 times on this board. i just sont think people are ever gonna get it.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:14 am to Ryan 11
The thing is, only people in Baton Rouge and/or ignorant LSU fans would think that Paul Johnson would be a hire 'out of left field'.
They think that if the coach is coaching somewhere outside the traditional confederate boundaries, that they must suck and not have any 'SEC qualifications'.
They think that if the coach is coaching somewhere outside the traditional confederate boundaries, that they must suck and not have any 'SEC qualifications'.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:15 am to ToplessTenors4evuh
I also really really like Greg Chiano at Rutgers.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:17 am to Ryan 11
IDK, last night really took a lot of wind out of his sails in my book...he should stay in NJ for now...
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:18 am to Ryan 11
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I also really really like Greg Chiano at Rutgers.
He's being primed to take over for JoePa. If we did hire him, I would want some sort of Miles/Michigan buyout for PSU, but something in the $5-10 million range.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:18 am to ToplessTenors4evuh
The more I look at Johnsons resume the more I like him.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:20 am to ToplessTenors4evuh
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They think that if the coach is coaching somewhere outside the traditional confederate boundaries, that they must suck and not have any 'SEC qualifications'.
WTF are you talking about?
Being "out of left field" just means that they haven't been prominently mentioned and aren't "big name" coaches -- much like Les Miles in 2004.
And, much like Miles, fans will take a wait-and-see approach before they decide if they like the hire.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:21 am to DW6pack
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This something bilj and i have said no fewer then 6000 times on this board. i just sont think people are ever gonna get it.
You don't think he has more say in this hire than Joe Dean had in the hiring of Saban?
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:24 am to Ryan 11
cough*chris peterson* cough
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:38 am to Ryan 11
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I agree, Saban, Spurrier, Del Rio, Gruden are not leaving and to think otherwise is fricking retarded
Whatever, Ryan 11. Jack Del Rio's daughter is at LSU, so he's coming.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:39 am to LSUfan4444
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cough*chris peterson* cough
I really dont like Boise Coaches though. They do well in the Boise system but once they leave they usually have problems, i.e. Dirk Koetter, Nutt, Hawkins.
Coomparing resumes i still like Johnson though.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 9:48 am to Ryan 11
I do also like Brian Kelly. But I still think Johsnon would be a better hire based onHC experience.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 10:24 am to ToplessTenors4evuh
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The thing is, only people in Baton Rouge and/or ignorant LSU fans would think that Paul Johnson would be a hire 'out of left field'.
I concur. You might want to add Lincoln, NE to that, as well (with respect to the city/cities you're listing).
For whatever reason, a lot of folks think if the coach is not a part of a big-time national power already, then he obviously isn't qualified or experienced enough to win at a big time program. Paul Johnson took a mediocre, at best, Georgia Southern program and turned it into a 1-AA powerhouse, winning two national championships while he was there. He's taken a downtrodden-to-mediocre-at-best service academy (Navy) and turned it into a consistent winner, having won the last 4 or 5 commander in chief trophies.
I've suggested to Nebraska fans that he would be a very good candidate to coach their team and get them back to being a Big 12 title contender year in and year out and the vast majority respond with "we want somebody we know/somebody familiar with our program" b.s. - i.e. Pelini or Gill. Because we all know Pelini is such a good coach...he's sat in on talented defenses at Oklahoma, in Baton Rouge and the one year in Lincoln he was there is a bit misleading (Nebraska got BOMBED by Mizzou, K State and Texas that year...and Pelini led the team as interim head coach to a win over an iffy Michigan State team in their bowl game).
Paul Johnson is every bit the coach that Jim "the sweater vest" Tressel is, and Tressel was 'nothing more' than the head coach of a perennial 1-AA contender prior to Ohio State.
Everybody focuses on big name coaches. Look at what they've done. John Robinson didn't do squat in his second stint at USC. Albeit it's been but one year, but Saban was less than impressive with the end-of-the-year meltdown at Bama this year. Spurrier hasn't been all that impressive at South Carolina...his record, thus far, is about the same as his predecessor (Holtz) who was another "big name" coach hired to turn a program around.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 10:32 am to zcd1976
zcd1976, I couldnt have said it any better. Your dead on with the Tressel reference too.
If you have ever seen a press conference with PJ, he is an impressive guy. I think he woudl be a great fit here.
If you have ever seen a press conference with PJ, he is an impressive guy. I think he woudl be a great fit here.
Posted on 11/30/07 at 10:34 am to Ryan 11
Just thought it over about Paul Johnson...... do not want
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