Home
Articles
Photos
Interviews
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Georgia Tech Recruiting
Dashboard
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Chat
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Georgia Tech Athletics
Georgia Tech Football
Paul Johnson to retire
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 498660" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>I didn't know much about CPJ when he was first mentioned as a possible HC hire. I didn't follow Div 2 sports, so wasn't familiar with his successes at Southern. But I knew he'd turned Navy around from a doormat type of team to being pretty competitive... I don't know what it was, it was a gut feeling I had, but I immediately felt that he was a good hire. Not a fist-pumping good feeling, but a generally positive feeling I didn't have when Coach Gailey was introduced as the new HC. Looking back over the years, I've had more fun watching/experiencing Tech football under Coach CPJ than I've had since perhaps my grammar school days in the '70s, when I first started paying attention to football and it was all still new. There were a couple exciting seasons under Curry, the three wins in a row over UGA with COL, the latter half of '89 and the championship season of 1990. All these were high points, but I haven't enjoyed an entire coaching tenure at Tech the same way I've enjoyed it under coach Johnson. He had the integrity of Coach Ross, the grittiness of Coach O'Leary, and the humor of Coach Rodgers all rolled up in one. It was a wild, exciting ride with all the highs and lows, and I thoroughly enjoyed having him at the helm at Grant Field. He will sorely be missed. I hope he coaches the bowl game!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 498660, member: 1036"] I didn't know much about CPJ when he was first mentioned as a possible HC hire. I didn't follow Div 2 sports, so wasn't familiar with his successes at Southern. But I knew he'd turned Navy around from a doormat type of team to being pretty competitive... I don't know what it was, it was a gut feeling I had, but I immediately felt that he was a good hire. Not a fist-pumping good feeling, but a generally positive feeling I didn't have when Coach Gailey was introduced as the new HC. Looking back over the years, I've had more fun watching/experiencing Tech football under Coach CPJ than I've had since perhaps my grammar school days in the '70s, when I first started paying attention to football and it was all still new. There were a couple exciting seasons under Curry, the three wins in a row over UGA with COL, the latter half of '89 and the championship season of 1990. All these were high points, but I haven't enjoyed an entire coaching tenure at Tech the same way I've enjoyed it under coach Johnson. He had the integrity of Coach Ross, the grittiness of Coach O'Leary, and the humor of Coach Rodgers all rolled up in one. It was a wild, exciting ride with all the highs and lows, and I thoroughly enjoyed having him at the helm at Grant Field. He will sorely be missed. I hope he coaches the bowl game! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
What jersey number did Joshua Nesbitt wear?
Post reply
Home
Forums
Georgia Tech Athletics
Georgia Tech Football
Paul Johnson to retire
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top