ESPN Grading Paul Johnson

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yellajaket32

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The process: Georgia Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich made the difficult decision to fire coach Chan Gailey, who had a 44-32 record in six seasons. Gailey led the Yellow Jackets to the ACC championship game in 2006 and a bowl game each season, but couldn't get them to 10 victories and couldn't beat rival Georgia. After the financially strapped athletic department paid Gailey more than $4 million to buy out the remaining four years of his contract, Radakovich had to deliver a successor who would generate excitement and, more importantly, ticket sales. Radakovich hired Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search to conduct the search. The Yellow Jackets interviewed a slew of candidates over several days: former Auburn coach Terry Bowden, Connecticut coach Randy Edsall, Georgia Southern coach Chris Hatcher, Navy coach Paul Johnson, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Rick Neuheisel, Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips, Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong and Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta, the team's interim coach for the Humanitarian Bowl. Remarkably, Georgia Tech officials were able to keep the process relatively secretive despite interviewing so many candidates.
Grade: A


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The hire: Radakovich might have hit a home run in hiring Johnson. The former Navy coach has strong ties to Georgia, winning two Division I-AA national championships at Georgia Southern. However, Radakovich is taking a calculated gamble in believing that Johnson's triple-option offense will work in the ACC. The ground attack certainly worked at Navy, where Johnson led the Midshipmen to a 45-29 record in six seasons. Johnson believes his offense will be even better with more talented players running it.
Grade: A

Final analysis: Georgia Tech was able to hire one of the country's most underrated coaches and convinced him to take its job for less money than what Duke and SMU were offering Johnson. If nothing else, his offense will create headaches for opposing defensive coordinators.
Grade: A
 
So who thinks Tech might receive the best 'grade' of all the schools this year?
 
I LOVE this quote....

"Georgia Tech was able to hire one of the country's most underrated coaches and convinced him to take its job for less money than what Duke and SMU were offering Johnson."

This statement basically means that Paul Johnson wants to be here and sure as s*** believes he can win here at Georgia Tech.

:bowdown:
 
Well, I guess for what it's worth, ESPN thinks we A) hired a very good coach and B) conducted ourselves in a classy manner. Not that I put a ton of stock into what ESPN has to say, but people who get paid to talk about college football are saying the same things we're saying about the hire.
 
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