Saturday, December 1, 2007

Vandy's Bobby Johnson Contacted By Duke Officials

According to this report in the Winston-Salem Journal by Bill Cole, Vanderbilt's Bobby Johnson has been contacted by officials linked to Duke about the school's HC opening.

Johnson's "G-rated" coaching style would certainly be a sharp contrast to Coach K's—Johnson is widely known for his personal prohibition against cursing on the field.

Unfortunately, he might be better known for that than his ability to win. His Vanderbilt teams, although close in the past two seasons, have never reached a bowl and his combined record there over 6 seasons is 20-50. Ouch.

2 comments:

YmoBeThere said...

Yes, but 14-21 over the last three seasons...in a much tougher conference top to bottom than the ACC. Also, program was at 3-9 and 2-10 the two years prior to his arrival.

flahertyiv said...

That is true...he has been on the cusp at Vandy, and they were a missed FG away from beating SEC East champ Tennessee and cinching a bowl bid. Plus, he's found some talent and drawn them there. I dont think he's the best candidate for Duke, but he wouldn't be too bad either. The ouch is more for that ugly W-L.