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According to the DMN Paul Johnson was going to Atlanta today to meet with his agent. It indicated that SMU is interested in Johnson and his name has also been linked by speculation to Duke and Georgia Tech. Navy said no one has asked permission to speak with Johnson who makes $1.5 million annually. I would assume that the search firm could talk with Johnson's agent without permission of Navy.

mustangbill67 wrote:According to the DMN Paul Johnson was going to Atlanta today to meet with his agent. It indicated that SMU is interested in Johnson and his name has also been linked by speculation to Duke and Georgia Tech. Navy said no one has asked permission to speak with Johnson who makes $1.5 million annually. I would assume that the search firm could talk with Johnson's agent without permission of Navy.

link please.

mustangbill67 wrote:According to the DMN Paul Johnson was going to Atlanta today to meet with his agent. It indicated that SMU is interested in Johnson and his name has also been linked by speculation to Duke and Georgia Tech. Navy said no one has asked permission to speak with Johnson who makes $1.5 million annually. I would assume that the search firm could talk with Johnson's agent without permission of Navy.

If he makes $1.5 million, its obvious we will have to offer at least $2 million to have a chance of getting him.

You think Navy is going to let him go over $500,000 a year? Unlike Rice they are going to match anything SMU offers. In fact, I think all the schools will at the very least offer 2 Million.

The 1.5 rumors are not true. He does not make that kind of coin right now. He will soon - one way or another however.

there is a poster on the Navy board (who has over 1,000 posts) that claims SMU is offering 2.5 Million. No support for that claim but he makes it several times for what it is worth. Could the bidding war be escalating? Reports are that Duke's opening offer is 2 Million.

Stallion wrote:there is a poster on the Navy board (who has over 1,000 posts) that claims SMU is offering 2.5 Million. No support for that claim but he makes it several times for what it is worth. Could the bidding war be escalating? Reports are that Duke's opening offer is 2 Million.

Is the poster Gerald Ford?

Stallion wrote:there is a poster on the Navy board (who has over 1,000 posts) that claims SMU is offering 2.5 Million. No support for that claim but he makes it several times for what it is worth. Could the bidding war be escalating? Reports are that Duke's opening offer is 2 Million.

stevie o with the bankroll, i like it

If SMU has 2.5 M then let's go get Steve Spurrier, Butch Davis, or lure the June Jones from Hawaii.

I wonder if they realize they do not have to bid in $500,000 increments?

gostangs wrote:The 1.5 rumors are not true. He does not make that kind of coin right now. He will soon - one way or another however.

Wrong. Do you think that just because they're a service academy they are a bunch of dopes? Or, they don't have the cheese in their alumni base to pay a decent salary to their coach? Do research, fella!

For example, Navy coach Paul Johnson, who was a candidate this week to take over at North Carolina State before the school settled on Boston College coach Tom O’Brien, is reportedly close to getting a sizable raise that would bump his incentive-laden salary to nearly $1.8 million.

According to the Baltimore Sun, Johnson’s six-year contract, which includes an annual, incentive-based rollover clause that will kick in Jan. 1, currently is worth about $1.3 million per year.

“Contract tenure and competitive compensation for Paul and his staff are never taken for granted," Navy athletics director Chet Gladchuk said in a statement. “It is readdressed every year to be certain we are appropriately expressing our appreciation for a job well done. A rollover of his contract continues to be an annual event and with it comes a number of commitments and conditions that provide Paul and his family the opportunity to remain at the Academy for the rest of his career and I have no reason to believe that will not be the case."

“With all the Internet and media rumors, I felt like it was important to formally address my continued commitment to the Naval Academy," Johnson said. “Despite media reports to the contrary, I never talked to officials at any school and I want to reiterate that my family and I are very happy at the Naval Academy and we are looking forward to continued success here at Navy."

Edited to provide link: http://www.neilcornrich.com/2006_12_01_archive.html