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
king ourselves road
We're not proclaiming ourselves king of the road or anything.
ball came caught corner exactly left lined screaming spot watching
(Weaver) came from our left and came screaming through there. I don't know exactly where he was lined up. I was watching the spot of the ball and caught him out of the corner of my eye.
similar sort truth wake
To tell you the truth, we're sort of similar to Wake Forest,
effort narrow wake
Everything we've been working on, we've had Wake in mind. This is just now a concerted effort to narrow it down.
ended practices quick sure tried
we tried to make sure our practices ended in a positive, quick mode.
allowed ready regular return substitute team
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.
account approaches good talk team time
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.
catch chance game good people prevents saying won
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.
freshman high meet midway school students until
Up until midway through my freshman year, I just thought it was kind of something high school students did to meet other high school students.
moral support trying
We're trying to give them all of the moral support we can,
assured players sanctions university
I have consulted with the University officials, and they have been investigating it more than anybody. They have assured me that our players were doing the right things and there will be no sanctions from the university,
easy leave nfl
I don't know what else you can want in a quarterback. It would have been easy for him to go to the NFL and leave Vanderbilt behind.
easy leave nfl
I don't know what else you can want in a quarterback, ... It would have been easy for him to go to the NFL and leave Vanderbilt behind.
instant stopped voted
I don't know who voted in instant replay, but it about stopped my heart.