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Johnson in town to check out SMU

Navy coach Paul Johnson was on campus Tuesday at SMU, according to a source familiar with the search.

SMU has been interested in Johnson to fill its head coaching position. No agreement has been reached. Johnson is believed to have been checking out the situation at SMU.

His name has also been linked with the open positions at Duke and Georgia Tech.

Posted by Kate Hairopoulos at 1:32 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (0)http://colleges.beloblog.com/

FWMustangGirl wrote:Navy coach Paul Johnson was on campus Tuesday at SMU, according to a source in a purple hippo suit.

Fixed that for her.

Anyone else think that Kate's source is Ponyfans.com?

me@smu wrote:Anyone else think that Kate's source is Ponyfans.com?

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I tried to post that as a comment on her blog but it won't let me

smupony94 wrote:

me@smu wrote:Anyone else think that Kate's source is Ponyfans.com?

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I tried to post that as a comment on her blog but it won't let me

Kate's source is a former mustang who now lives in Philly and frequents the board

either that or the email I sent her at 1:20 asking how come she was getting outscooped by a third tier meda market.

no direct response back yet, but I am still holding my breath....

Peruna8891 wrote:either that or the email I sent her at 1:20 asking how come she was getting outscooped by a third tier meda market.

no direct response back yet, but I am still holding my breath....

Let us know how that works out for you.

I copied & pasted the article to her at 12:35

Thanks, Kate!!!!!

RGV Pony wrote:I copied & pasted the article to her at 12:35

Oooh. That's multiple sources in the know. She should update her blog entry.

Now it is a Story not just a blog entry:

Navy coach Paul Johnson visits SMU

02:18 PM CST on Tuesday, December 4, 2007
By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News
[email protected]

Navy coach Paul Johnson visited the SMU campus on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the school's search for a new football coach.

No agreement has been reached. Johnson was in town to check out the situation at SMU, which has been looking for a coach for more than five weeks.

Johnson has also been linked to job openings at Georgia Tech and Duke.

An SMU spokesman declined comment.

Johnson, 50, is in demand after leading Navy to five straight bowl games. The Midshipmen were 1-20 in the two seasons before he took over.

SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has said SMU is aiming high in its search and will be willing to pay up for an experienced coach. Johnson reportedly makes $1.5 million at Navy. Former SMU coach Phil Bennett made about $500,000 a year.

Johnson, who is 45-29 in six seasons at Navy, is acquainted with Orsini and Mike Vaught, Orsini's right-hand man and the executive associate AD, through their time at Navy.

Orsini was the associate AD and treasurer at Navy in the mid-'90s, when Vaught was an assistant coach of the football team. Johnson was Navy's offensive coordinator in 1995 and '96 before going to 1-AA Georgia Southern.

Johnson is known for his triple option offense, which has resulted in Navy annually being among the nation's leaders in rushing.

can't she just say the purple hippo as her source?