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<blockquote data-quote="GTFLETCH" data-source="post: 414947" data-attributes="member: 1668"><p>It's not a super long contract (5 years), but some might still ask why? The answers are more obvious than you might think ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Only the legendary Bobby Dodd won more games in his first 10 seasons on The Flats (82) </strong>than Johnson's 75. Johnson's 75 victories rank fourth in Georgia Tech history overall, behind only Dodd (165 - 1945-66), William Alexander (134 - 1920-44) and John Heisman (102 - 1904-19) - all members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Johnson's .581 winning percentage is also the fourth-highest in school history (min. two seasons), behind only Heisman (.764), Dodd (.713) and George O'Leary (.634).</p><p></p><p>Other achievements from Johnson's tenure on The Flats include:</p><p></p><p>* Georgia Tech has <strong>finished 1st or 2nd in the ACC Coastal Division six times</strong> in his 10 seasons as head coach - the only other ACC teams to finish first or second in their division as many times in the last 10 seasons are Clemson (8), Florida State (7) and Virginia Tech (7);</p><p>* among Georgia Tech's closest <strong>academic peers</strong> at the Power 5 level - Duke, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Purdue, Stanford and Vanderbilt - only Stanford (9) has played in more bowl games over the last 10 seasons than the Yellow Jackets (8);</p><p>* <strong>at least nine wins four times</strong> in 10 seasons - prior to his arrival, Georgia Tech had just seven nine-win seasons in the previous 51 years;</p><p>* <strong>two Orange Bowl berths</strong> under Johnson (2009, 2014), the program's first appearances in a major bowl since the 1966 season;</p><p>* current <strong>NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR)</strong> of 82 percent is an all-time high for the program. Prior to Johnson's arrival on The Flats, the football program's GSR had dipped as low as 48 percent.All impressive achievements, IMO. Here's the kicker:</p><p>Overall, Johnson is 182-93 (.662) in 21 seasons as a head coach, including ultra-successful stints at Georgia Southern (1997-2001, 62-10 record) and Navy (2002-07, 45-29 record). His <strong>182 career victories rank fourth among all active NCAA Division I FBS head coaches</strong>, behind only Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, Alabama's Nick Saban and Kansas State's Bill Snyder.SOLD. Johnson may not ever get the Yellow Jackets into the playoffs... but what other coach would?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Link</p><p><a href="http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2018/04/why-gt-extended-cpj.html" target="_blank">http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2018/04/why-gt-extended-cpj.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTFLETCH, post: 414947, member: 1668"] It's not a super long contract (5 years), but some might still ask why? The answers are more obvious than you might think ... [B]Only the legendary Bobby Dodd won more games in his first 10 seasons on The Flats (82) [/B]than Johnson's 75. Johnson's 75 victories rank fourth in Georgia Tech history overall, behind only Dodd (165 - 1945-66), William Alexander (134 - 1920-44) and John Heisman (102 - 1904-19) - all members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Johnson's .581 winning percentage is also the fourth-highest in school history (min. two seasons), behind only Heisman (.764), Dodd (.713) and George O'Leary (.634). Other achievements from Johnson's tenure on The Flats include: * Georgia Tech has [B]finished 1st or 2nd in the ACC Coastal Division six times[/B] in his 10 seasons as head coach - the only other ACC teams to finish first or second in their division as many times in the last 10 seasons are Clemson (8), Florida State (7) and Virginia Tech (7); * among Georgia Tech's closest [B]academic peers[/B] at the Power 5 level - Duke, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Purdue, Stanford and Vanderbilt - only Stanford (9) has played in more bowl games over the last 10 seasons than the Yellow Jackets (8); * [B]at least nine wins four times[/B] in 10 seasons - prior to his arrival, Georgia Tech had just seven nine-win seasons in the previous 51 years; * [B]two Orange Bowl berths[/B] under Johnson (2009, 2014), the program's first appearances in a major bowl since the 1966 season; * current [B]NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR)[/B] of 82 percent is an all-time high for the program. Prior to Johnson's arrival on The Flats, the football program's GSR had dipped as low as 48 percent.All impressive achievements, IMO. Here's the kicker: Overall, Johnson is 182-93 (.662) in 21 seasons as a head coach, including ultra-successful stints at Georgia Southern (1997-2001, 62-10 record) and Navy (2002-07, 45-29 record). His [B]182 career victories rank fourth among all active NCAA Division I FBS head coaches[/B], behind only Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, Alabama's Nick Saban and Kansas State's Bill Snyder.SOLD. Johnson may not ever get the Yellow Jackets into the playoffs... but what other coach would? Link [URL]http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2018/04/why-gt-extended-cpj.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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