Paul Johnson to Georgia Tech is a 'done deal' - StateFans Nation StateFans Nation

Of course, nothing is a done deal in today’s crazy coaches market. But, the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting:

Navy coach Paul Johnson has an agreement in principle to become the next head football coach at Georgia Tech, two people close to the hiring process told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday morning. But as has been the case during this crazy season of the coaching carousel, it is not a done deal until Johnson’s name is on the dotted line.

* As we discsused in previous entries, we think Johnson is an excellent hire and is going to do a fantastic job at Georgia Tech. So, if PJ was inevitably going to be coaching at a school not named NC State in the ACC then we are glad that it is in the Coastal division instead of our Atlantic.

* Now that Johnson is off the market (presuming he signs the GT deal), it would be particularly nice if Michigan would come calling for Jim Grobe.

* There may be residual fallout from Johnson’s move to Georgia Tech that would be positive for NC State. It seems that Boston College offensive coordinator, Steve Logan, may be a potential candidate to replace Johnson as the Head Coach of Navy.

* Don’t overlook our Friday Bytes.

* Since we are talking about Georgia Tech football, you may enjoy this entry.

29 Responses to Paul Johnson to Georgia Tech is a ‘done deal’

SuperStuff 12/07/2007 at 11:05 PM #

I have to agree in our school taking TOB in the end. One look at the success TOB had at BC and you can’t help but wonder if better recruiting, facilities, and fans will be the key to push him to the top.
ncsu96 12/08/2007 at 12:59 AM #

I don’t know why people look at the option like it’s the plague.
From PJs presser…

I’m not sure there’s a huge difference in what we do and what the University of Florida does with Tim Tebow, or what West Virginia does, or Illinois.
noah 12/08/2007 at 3:41 PM #

I remember being at a high school basketball tournament and talking to a couple of the scouts. Someone said, “(Player X) wants to play up-tempo.”

One of the guys sitting nearby said, “Yeah, he wants to jack up three-pointers, dunk and not play defense.”

That’s kind of the way I feel about people who INSIST that the only offense that will ever work is some five-receiver, pass-happy nonsense. If you had good players and they were well-coached, you could win running the veer exclusively. If you had good players and they were well-coached, you could run the wishbone, the Wing-T, the flexbone, the option-I, or the spread.

The STYLE of the offense is not important. What matters is one’s ability to get good players and coach them well.
GAWolf 12/11/2007 at 6:46 AM #

Not all but a lot of Paul Johnson’s success at Georgia Southern, especially late in his tenure there, was the direct result of having a BCS caliber running back who couldn’t qualify at such a school. Adrian Peterson… not THAT Adrian Peterson but a guy who is nonetheless in the NFL today (Chicago Bears). I was living down there during that time and I recall Georgia Southern going between the hedges and AP running for something like 150 yards on Georgia… IN ATHENS. It might have been closer to 100 yards but it seemed like 300 yards that day. You put an NFL running back in that system, give him 40 touches a game and you’re going to have success playing against Community College defenses.

However, the point is well-taken that Johnson knows the state of Georgia well and was pretty well liked and respected down there. One of my law school classmates played O-line at Southern and spoke well of Johnson but said he’s no-nonsense and demands a lot.

This will certainly be interesting to see how things go at Tech.

Any word on Tenuta’s next move?