Speaking at Tuesday’s Pigskin Preview at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Johnson remained firm in his assertion that very few people hold as high expectations for his team as he does.
“I expect to win once a week, and that’s my expectation level,” Johnson said. “That’s the expectation level of our team. I said early on when I took the job, ‘No one is going to have higher expectation levels than I am.’ ”
Going into this season, however, those sentiments seem to also be felt throughout the sports world. From thoughts of a 10-win season to experts who are picking the Yellow Jackets as this year’s ACC champions, the tune is far different from 2008.
“I guess (the players) hear it, they’re human. Everybody reacts differently to that kind of stuff,” Johnson said. “I just know that our expectation level is to win every game, and if you’ve got something else, you’re cheating yourself and you’re cheating the team.
“But I think that should be your expectation. I don’t think you’ll ever hear a coach say, ‘Boy, if we can go 7-5 that would be great.’ ”
Coley does a good job.
