Bobby Johnson
Bobby Johnson
Robert Alan Johnsonis a retired American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Vanderbilt University, a position he held from the 2002 season until his retirement in 2010. In December 2001, Johnson became the Commodores' head coach, after leading Furman University to the NCAA Division I-AA national championship game. He coached the Paladins between 1994 and 2001, leading the team to a 60–36 overall record during his eight years. Prior to his hiring...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth8 February 1951
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We're going to miss him in more ways than one. We will miss him as a player and our guys will miss him as a teammate more than anything else.
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When you think of great college football programs, Michigan is one of the first you consider.
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We ran the ball well at times, ... Obviously, we threw the ball extremely well. If we can continue to do that and get a little more balance, I'll be very, very pleased.
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We hope we are smarter than that, ... That's one thing about Vanderbilt; you got some pretty smart guys over here.
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I tell our players all the time that we have to battle every time we go out on the field to have a chance to win, ... That was the case today.
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I think they're ready to go, ... We have a good choice of two punters.
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Jonathan is a very talented football player. He brings a lot to the table. He was one of those guys available and the best at his position. We want to get Massey in here and find out what he can do best. He's that versatile.
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Jay makes a great throw or a great run for a first down. As an old defensive coordinator, I would hate (to face him).
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Our guys won't be afraid to play anybody, but we know we have to play well to hang in there and we plan on doing that.
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I would expect a rotation. They're both very capable.
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We were 30 miles from the Georgia line, so we were over there all the time, ... It was the same thing at Furman. We had more Georgia players than from anywhere else.
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When he came back, I think it gave a big message to our seniors, a big message to our younger players.
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We had a play ready. Our defense was tired and had played a lot of plays.
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We had chances to win all three of those games, to tell you the truth. But unless you're just playing extremely well and hitting on all cylinders, it's tough to win those games against those high-powered teams.