So Much For Expectations: Bobby Johnson Resigns Two Months Before The Season Begins
by KingJamesIV on Jul 14, 2010 12:13 PM EDT
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PrintUPDATE 7: Robbie Caldwell is your new Interim Head Coach.
UPDATE 6: Here's the link for the live online video feed. 104.5 will also be carrying the audio from the conference. The link for 104.5 is below.
UPDATE 5: @Barcablog reports that Vanderbilt has scheduled a "football program" press conference at 1pm CT. They are working to ensure a live online video feed. Stay tuned for the link.
UPDATE 4: Tony Barnhart has confirmed it. Also, he's putting money on Caldwell to get the Interim nod. He'd be my choice as well.
UPDATE 3: The Tennessean is now carrying the news, albeit in an extremely brief report (even by Tennessean standards). This would be noteworthy if the Tennessean actually had a strong reputation.
UPDATE 2: Possible Interim Candidates: Ted Cain, Bruce Fowler, and Robbie Caldwell.
UPDATE 1: Click here to listen to 104.5's online feed.
According to Nashville radio station 104.5 The Zone, Bobby Johnson has apparently resigned as the Vanderbilt football head coach. No details are available at this time. Vanderbilt University has not issued a press release. Expect one to come in the following hours.
Stay tuned for updates as we get them.
At this point, I think it's fair to assume that CBJ did not agree with my 2010 outlook, which ultimately led to his resignation.
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Any source other than Plas on this?
I mean, yeah, he’s been around forever and I wouldn’t expect them to run with this if they didn’t have something solid, but my God, this is right out of a clear blue sky. Somebody’s got some serious ’splainin to do…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
No
Plas is saying he’s got 2 or 3 really good sources. Nothing official.
by KingJamesIV on Jul 14, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed...
Unless there’s a personal issue (or issues) at play here, I’m not sure this makes much sense rationally. Why leave 1.5 months before the season starts…would this season, as grim as it may seem, have really crushed Johnson’s stock more than resigning? It’s going to be interesting to see how this all unfolds. There’s got to be a lot of angles at play here.
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Health?
That’s really the only explanation that makes much sense. CBJ is really not the type to just change his mind two months before the season.
Anyone else listening to the 104.5 feed?
Reply to this with any future coaching candidates they throw out. The more ridiculous the better.
To start, apparently Mark Howard said Phil Fulmer.
Ted Cain for interim coach!
Ineffective passing plays all season long. 0-12 is just a heartbeat away!
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
4. Ty Willingham
(sticks gun in own mouth)
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
SEC's Media Days...
Are gonna be awk-warrrrrd.
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 12:08 PM EDT reply actions
Plaster's Plagiarizing Me
He’s just reordering my list of top memories so that it sounds original.
What’s that? Oh yeah. Those are the only candidates for the top 3 memories.
ESPN's Blue Ribbon Preview
of the Commodores is going to be slightly inaccurate. Maybe they should wait until Week 1 to release these.
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We meet his sole demand
of having a maritime-themed mascot.
by KingJamesIV on Jul 14, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Why not?
With the settlement money he’s probably going to get from the clowns running Texas Tech, Vandy could afford him.
Team Speed Kills
SBNation's SEC Blog
Mike Leach
Bob Stoops said it is the only offense he could never figure out. BRING ON THE PIRATE!
1 pm CT press conference to announce it
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by Hillbilly Lawya on Jul 14, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
Only at Vanderbilt
1. Health or personal reasons. Unfortunately, I worry that Coach Johnson could be leaving because of serious health programs (or a family member’s health problems). Accordingly, I cannot make a Tiger Woods joke here – at least for now.
2. The media coverage. Pathetic. If Ralph Friedgen eats a salad, it is news in DC – and Maryland football ain’t exactly popular. Ironically, The Tennessean is so inept that it might actually allow Mike Leach to be himself.
3. This year. Fucked. On the positive side, this one word assessment of the season reflects my thinking before Johnson quit. The resignation could be the difference between 3-9 and 2-10.
4. Coaching candidates. People need to stop naming recognizable names. We are much more likely to higher the offensive coordinator at William & Mary than Phil Fulmer.
Exactly on 4
People just throw out names they recall as being out-of-work coaches.
Regarding #2, that would be news if Friedgen ate a salad, wouldn’t it?
Rich Rod to Vandy
Les Miles to Michigan, Nick Saban to LSU. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
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by Hillbilly Lawya on Jul 14, 2010 12:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hoping Caldwell is the IC
And that he’s given a shot at the season. He can recruit, and he can coach O-line, and frankly, he’s as good a candidate as anyone else currently available.
Made it to the front page menu on ESPN.com AND SI.com
Between the timing and the recent Bobby love, he’s getting a lot of media coverage today.
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 12:44 PM EDT reply actions
The big time
But not the really big time until he shows up on Trending Topics along with Larissa Riquelme, Thierry Henry, and Bristol Palin.
Best choice for the job?
Jamie Bryant, by far.
Recently promoted to Defensive Coordinator, it is obvious to many around the staff/program that Bryant is the most promising member currently on staff with the Commodores. Under Fowler, he was able to take the reins of not only the defensive secondary, but the entire defense as a whole. We all knew who was really calling the shots down there—aka who led VU’s defense into unchartered territory of success. Finally he was given the recognition worthy of his contribution by being promoted to take Fowler’s position, and now he should be a prime candidate for the HC position.
Darkhorse? Hardly.
by DubUP on Jul 14, 2010 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Retired!
Bobby’s out of football altogether.
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 2:03 PM EDT reply actions
The tears are because he's thinking of you, KJ
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He's visibly emotional
quite the departure from his normal stone-cold visage. You can tell it’s been a difficult decision.
Williams looks like he just got pulled off the golf course.
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
Caldwell is your IC
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by Christian D'Andrea on Jul 14, 2010 2:07 PM EDT reply actions
Great man.
High expectations for the team to be great men…and good football players. I hope that tradition continues.
Shocked
I agree with everyone that he has been a great coach for Vandy and even a better man, but I would be lying if I didn’t say that I was a little pissed right now. He’s just quitting? A month and a half before the season starts? I don’t think the team will do any worse under Caldwell, but that’s putting the team in a very difficult situation for this season.
Cosigned
I mean, he’s a free man, he can do what he likes, he’s been good for the program – but he has to realize that he’s basically sandbagged the football program for the season by going now. Our usual travails will be an order of magnitude worse with a lame-duck interim coach and the recruiting issues thereby brought about.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
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