Navy's Paul Johnson

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:12 pm

His name fell off our radar a couple of weeks ago.

I'm curious to know why, especially since his team just ended the longest losing streak known to the sporting world.

The Orsini connection mean anything here?

Not saying this is a good or bad choice.

But they rebounded nicely after the Delaware debacle. 5-4 with 3 to play.

Just keeping his name out there on our radar.

Dwan · Post by **Dwan** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:15 pm

I think that win might have gotten him the Georgia Tech or Nebraska job

mustangxc · Post by **mustangxc** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:15 pm

I haven't mentioned him because I don't think we can get him. If I am wrong in my assumption, I think he would be a great choice!

coog99 · Post by **coog99** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:17 pm

Face the facts. SMU will not be able to hire a good coach. Everybody loses at SMU. Best thing for SMU to do is trying cheating again but this time have the intelligence not to get caught.

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:18 pm

everything i have read points to the fact that hes on to bigger and better things (aka, nebraska [if they don't go for Bo Pelini], arkansas, etc). Would be a great hire if we could get him.

Still like Bowden, Gill, Barnett and Nutt myself.

mustangxc · Post by **mustangxc** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:19 pm

coog99 wrote:Face the facts. SMU will not be able to hire a good coach. Everybody loses at SMU. Best thing for SMU to do is trying cheating again but this time have the intelligence not to get caught.

Gary Barnett is lobbying for this position! Go talk trash at a 7/11

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:20 pm

coog99 wrote:Face the facts. SMU will not be able to hire a good coach. Everybody loses at SMU. Best thing for SMU to do is trying cheating again but this time have the intelligence not to get caught.

Will you have the balls to show up on ponyfans and eat your words when we announce our new HC??

i seriously doubt it.

$ talks, and reportedly we are willing to go $1MM to $1.5MM. How much does art briles make??

SMUtrojanFAN · Post by **SMUtrojanFAN** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:29 pm

ponyinNC wrote:
coog99 wrote:Face the facts. SMU will not be able to hire a good coach. Everybody loses at SMU. Best thing for SMU to do is trying cheating again but this time have the intelligence not to get caught.

Will you have the balls to show up on ponyfans and eat your words when we announce our new HC??

i seriously doubt it.

$ talks, and reportedly we are willing to go $1MM to $1.5MM. How much does art briles make??

Yeah seriously, I didn't think you could pay your coach in food stamps.

Dwan · Post by **Dwan** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:32 pm

Art Briles name is coming up at Baylor

coog99 · Post by **coog99** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:33 pm

Art makes around a 1 million like that has anything to do with SMU. SMU program has been horrible for a long time. Theres no way a coach with any other choices would pick to coach at SMU.

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:33 pm

Several reasons: (1) Johnson is making $1.5 Million a year AND STILL UNDER CONTRACT, (2) He has it made at Navy, (3) Navy is on our schedule the next two years. I don't think they'll let us talk to him for that reason.

mustangxc · Post by **mustangxc** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:34 pm

Dwan wrote:Art Briles name is coming up at Baylor

I don't see that as a step up for him. At best a lateral move, if not a step down.

BrianTinBigD · Post by **BrianTinBigD** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:36 pm

If anyone can make Johnson leave Navy it would be Nebraska. He can run his offense there, recruit the athletes he needs to be successful, and pull down $3million a year+ with a gig like that.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:38 pm

Art Briles is an alumnus of UH-why in the hell would he want to do something silly like go Coach at Baylor. If he wants to leave his alma mater he ought to stay at UH-get all the marginal recruits and wait at his alma mater until he gets the job he can't turn down. I'd be real surprised if his deam job is Baylor. Speaking of Baylor-Oscar the Most Interesting Cat in the World should be heading North up Highway 90 toward Waco

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:41 pm

So Paul Johnson will be able to recruit top athletes to Nebraska-out recruit Stoops and Brown and the rest? Where's the track record. Tom Osborne at Nebraska is not that dense. No way he gets that job. If he does he'll get fired as fast as the other recent Nebraska Coaches. I think this rumors are Sports' Writers naivete.