Even Paul Johnson reads Ponyfans!!!

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:38 am

Navy's Johnson is hot name for teams in need of coaching change
Mids coach says speculation is 'old news'
By Sandra McKee | Baltimore Sun reporter
4:58 PM EST, November 7, 2007

The rumor mill surrounding Navy football coach Paul Johnson's future recently was churning at Nebraska and Southern Methodist. Now that Navy has beaten Notre Dame for the first time in 43 years, even the Gomidshipmen.com Web site is asking pointed questions:

What's left for Navy head coach Paul Johnson to do in Annapolis? How hard will it be to keep Johnson at Navy?

Two weeks ago fan sites at Nebraska and SMU were suggesting Johnson and his experience at running the triple option offense would be good fits at those schools.

At the time, Johnson's agent Jack Reale declined to comment on the rumors.

"I don't deal with hypotheticals," said Reale. "He's happy at Navy. I know it [speculation] goes on all the time, but it's really not productive."

But the rumors perked up again this week with Nebraska's 76-39 loss to Kansas and Navy's 46-44 triple overtime win at Notre Dame.

With the win over the Fighting Irish, Johnson has done nearly everything a Navy coach can dream of in his six years at the Academy -- gone 10-1 vs. Army and Air Force, won five consecutive Commander-in-Chief's trophies (including this year's thanks to Saturday's Air Force victory over Army), and gone to four straight bowl games (winning two).

After practice earlier this week, Johnson was so comfortable in his Navy jacket and knit hat as the cold wind blew in from the Bay that even he was joking about the rumors.

"Where am I going this week?" he asked a gathering of reporters.

When the names Nebraska and SMU came up, Johnson laughed.

"That's old news," he said. "You need to get to work and come up with something new."
Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk, who watched practice, said such rumors are begun by "people who are desperate for someone to do something" to help their favorite, struggling teams.

"Paul Johnson has the best job in the country," said Gladchuk. "What fans do is speculate on a position in a desperate program. But the fans are the last to know. Any athletic director who has his act together does not share with any one what he's thinking about his next hire."

OR-See-Nee · Post by **OR-See-Nee** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:43 am

"What fans do is speculate on a position in a desperate program. But the fans are the last to know. Any athletic director who has his act together does not share with any one what he's thinking about his next hire."

Sounds like O has his act together.

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:52 am

OR-See-Nee wrote:
"What fans do is speculate on a position in a desperate program. But the fans are the last to know. Any athletic director who has his act together does not share with any one what he's thinking about his next hire."

Sounds like O has his act together.

That's where you would be wrong. Pops867-5309 said it's a done deal and we have a new coach. :roll:

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:53 am

Man, did he peg us. "Desparate for someone to do something."

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:54 am

George S. Patton wrote:
OR-See-Nee wrote:
"What fans do is speculate on a position in a desperate program. But the fans are the last to know. Any athletic director who has his act together does not share with any one what he's thinking about his next hire."

Sounds like O has his act together.

That's where you would be wrong. Pops867-5309 said it's a done deal and we have a new coach.

haha

A-

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:48 am

Who said the triple option would be a good fit here?

MustangStealth · Post by **MustangStealth** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:49 am

Craig James

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:55 am

What a nut.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:59 am

Boy the qualifications for Super Legend have really gone down, too.

westexSMU · Post by **westexSMU** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:32 am

[quote="jtstang"]Who said the triple option would be a good fit here?[/quote]........the runningbacks !!

westexSMU · Post by **westexSMU** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:37 am

Seriously, Johnson used to Coach at Hawaii, so he knows alot more about football then we will ever know. He is just a great Coach.

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:41 am

I think he will get much better offers after what he has done with Navy, but steve-o may suprise us!!

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:45 am

westexSMU wrote:Seriously, Johnson used to Coach at Hawaii, so he knows alot more about football then we will ever know. He is just a great Coach.

Just throwing this out there.

Navy has 7 different backs with 200 or more rushing yards this year. Navy's rushing offense is averaging 5.3 yards per carry.

I know we all love the spread offense, but I would submit that any kind of will work as long as you get the right personnel and your rate of execution is stellar.

You put Navy in CUSA and they are more than competitive.

Again, I have no favorite for our new coach. I'll let Orsini figure that out. But I'm just providing some information.

MustangStealth · Post by **MustangStealth** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:46 am

George S. Patton wrote:I know we all love the spread offense

Speak for yourself.

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:49 am

MustangStealth wrote:
George S. Patton wrote:I know we all love the spread offense

Speak for yourself.

Actually, I prefer a pro-style with the QB under center and have yoru backs run som motion.

To me, the best offense is the one that can consistently run the football because it can break an opponent's will.