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
ended practices quick sure tried
we tried to make sure our practices ended in a positive, quick mode.
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We were ready to kick, and they had their regular return team on the field, ... They were allowed to substitute their whole team before we were allowed to kick. That's why I was upset.
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We try to talk to our team all the time about making good decisions, about who they're going to be around, where they are and what they're doing. Sometimes you can't account for who approaches you or who comes where you are.
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The storm was so devastating, it could have destroyed our lives as well as it did our property.
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The seasonally slow business trend we typically experience in the first quarter was mitigated by increased sales of our newly introduced products, as well as improved productivity of our recent sales force additions.
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Earl had a fantastic game. He's a fine player, and we have a lot of confidence throwing him the football. But we were in a situation where we had to throw it to Earl because we didn't have anybody else.
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Ray Brown hasn't played yet. Nigel Seaman hasn't played yet. We haven't been untouched,
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We had people open, and at a good part in the game. I'm not saying that we would have won the game if we catch some of those balls, but it prevents you from having a chance to win.
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Everything we've been working on, we've had Wake in mind. This is just now a concerted effort to narrow it down.
game passing run
I've always said if you can't run the ball, you won't be able to get any passing game going, and we couldn't tonight.
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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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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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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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We hadn't even made it to the airport. Same thing after the Arkansas game. He's a good friend of mine.