Johnson to retire

[bmeGT]

Get Mike Leach on the phone, pronto

Replace our older set in his ways, run only head coach for an older set in his ways, pass only head coach?

 

[GT65_UGA89]

Who here in ST land lives near the airport -we expect confirmation on potential coaching sightings ...get on it.

 

[gtchief]

Time to bring the Pirate to the Flats

 

[gtphd]

ART BRILES

 

[theDude47]

öööö. He was close to perfect for GT. As was the offense. Gave us an identity, though I could have gone for some added wrinkles (occassional hurry-up, occassional shotgun, etc) but I'll miss it.

Don't know that we'll do better with a new coach, especially if we go with someone vanilla. I do know that I won't look forward to game days as much if we run the some damn offense as everyone else.

Oh well, öööö it, Leach, Kiffin, Briles. Why the öööö not.

It’s going to be interesting to see what direction we go after this.

Do we keep the option and hire one of his disciples or do we go far away from the option?

This will be a truly program defining hire for us.

 

[killerB]

It'll be interesting to see what we look like on the market.

 

[ScionOfSouthland]

Like I said in that other thread, heard from a big booster I know that he is retiring, this guy is a pretty good source, old feller, but he always seems to have the inside news, and this was before uga game.

Did he say if they've already lined up the next coach?

 

[JacketFan77]

It’s going to be interesting to see what direction we go after this.

Do we keep the option and hire one of his disciples or do we go far away from the option?

This will be a truly program defining hire for us.

If this move is heavily influenced by boosters, I fully expect we will be abandoning the TO.

 

[coit]

Like I said in that other thread, heard from a big booster I know that he is retiring, this guy is a pretty good source, old feller, but he always seems to have the inside news, and this was before uga game.

He did not decide until after the game.

 

[ThomsonJacket]

Well öööö, I actually wanted him to have one more year with CNW.

 

[ScionOfSouthland]

It’s going to be interesting to see what direction we go after this.

Do we keep the option and hire one of his disciples or do we go far away from the option?

This will be a truly program defining hire for us.

 

[LeonardWood]

ART BRILES

This would be the gutsiest, I-give-zero-öööös-we're-winning hire of all time.

DO IT

 

[DressCheeseSideSeaboard]

ART BRILES

ART BRILES!!!!!

 

[coit]

Looks like a good time to post this:

https://www.greensboro.com/sports/a...cle_c04826cc-5e0d-5acd-832f-5eea8320fb30.html

 

[smokey_wasp]

It'll be interesting to see what we look like on the market.

Could be a good year to be looking. The really big jobs may not be open. UNC would be a competitor, but they already hired someone who would have never been on our radar.

I am sad and excited and scared...like Jessie from Saved by the Bell when she got addicted to caffeine pills.

 

[LagrangeJacket]

I'm grateful for CPJ. He had a couple bad years, but also the most exciting years of GT football that I can remember (too young for 1990). And he's retiring with a decent record, not making us fire him after a 2-10 season or something like that. Good luck in retirement, Paul.

 

[daBuzz]

Well I guess my wife doesn't have to buy me a Christmas gift now. Christmas came early!

 

[Big Bubba Ray]

ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...nson-retire-coach-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets

"Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, who played at Georgia Tech, is expected to be a top candidate to succeed Johnson, according to sources. Clemson co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott and Army coach Jeff Monken, who also runs the triple option, could be in the mix as well."

 

[LeonardWood]

Looks like a good time to post this:

https://www.greensboro.com/sports/a...cle_c04826cc-5e0d-5acd-832f-5eea8320fb30.html

Scott Satterfield

Unable to breathe due to my excitement at that possibility.

Do you think Bobby Dodd stadium could handle all of the people trying to get in to see Scott Satterfield coach our team? Seems risky.

 

[ThomsonJacket]

Looks like a good time to post this:

https://www.greensboro.com/sports/a...cle_c04826cc-5e0d-5acd-832f-5eea8320fb30.html

" He's North Carolina to the core"