Paul Johnson Georgia Tech
When Paul Johnson was hired at Georgia Tech before the 2008 season, I knew the ACC was in for a rude awakening. My alma mater, NC State had a coaching position open the year prior and I longed for them to hire Johnson. Not only did they not hire him, they did not even interview him. Instead they hired Tom O’Brien from Boston College. While I do not feel that O’Brien is a horrible coach, he definitely does not compare to Paul Johnson.
Johnson has won at every level he has coached including two NCAA 1-AA Championships. He most recently lead Navy to five consecutive winning season including five bowl births. While this isn’t impressive at a major institute, it is extremely impressive when you are given players who are in a military academy!
The hire by Georgia Tech is already paying dividends as they are 4-1 with the only loss coming to Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium. They are currently fifth in the country in rushing offense averaging 290 yards rushing a game.
While I am not sure that they can win the ACC championship this year; I am quite confident that they will win it in the near future. I will be very surprised id Georgia Tech does not break the Top 25 this week or following next week after they beat Gardner Webb. Johnson has a great state to recruit and the ability to coach an option offense that is almost unstop-able when run to perfection. Sadly, I am left with Tom O’Brien who will continue mediocrity at NC State which we have become accustom to. While Johnson’s Wrambling Wreck rushing attack is top 5 in the nation, the NC State Wolfpack have the 116th ranked rushing offense with 80 yards a game. One day my alma mater will pull it together and hire a desirable coach, just not anytime soon.
Current Records:
Paul Johnson 4-1 (1st season)
Tom O’Brien 7-11 (2nd season)
I would like to hear the opinions of the fans on these two coaches; please feel free to comment.
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4 Comments on Paul Johnson Georgia Tech
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thelegacyx4 on
Mon, 6th Oct 2008 1:09 pm
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jrwojdylo on
Mon, 6th Oct 2008 1:19 pm
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Tue, 21st Oct 2008 8:10 pm
I don’t expect a top 25 until AFTER we beat Climpsun.
Thanks for the link!
You may be correct, but in my opinion you are definitely top 25 caliber. Vegas will definitely pick Clem’s Son in that game because it is in Death Valley, so I full expect you guys to win that one, hopefully! Any more news on Tech football, please keep me updated!
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