Mullens to QB Coach

[Drebin]

Brian Johnson to Houston

 

[mount lefroy]

Brian Johnson to Houston

There is a lesson to be learned here.

 

[DogStuckAtUM.sixpack]

Dak to QB coach.**

Even if this would've had a minimal impact on his recruitment, glad this happened after Thompson enrolled.

 

[57stratdawg]

No shocker. He deserves an OC role.

 

[Drebin]

No shocker. He deserves an OC role.

Would have loved to have seen Mullen give him that title here and let him handle playcalling.

 

[AlCoDog]

Heard Tim Tebow spent Christmas at Waverly.

 

[57stratdawg]

Wouldn't that mean taking something Hev or Billy G?

 

[Drebin]

In a perfect world, yes, we could have pushed Hevesy aside and promoted him. But that was never gonna happen. He's one I hate to lose, but like you said, he deserves it and he's ready.

 

[dawgman42]

He was Airbnb'ing Marino's place.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Was Johnson here in '14?

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Johnson was at MSU for 2014, 2015, & 2016 seasons

He will be a head coach

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Mullen will promote a GA and give Hevesy another title

Mullen will keep Country Club intact

 

[woozman]

No shocker. He deserves an OC role.

Didn't he get fired from an OC role before we hired him?

 

[KurtRambis4]

Didn't he bring Johnson in?*

*

 

[Thirty-Two Dive]

Demoted http://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/93551/johnsons-move-good-for-him-utah

 

[OutaStatePlates]

Some perspective: B. Johnson was making $350k with us. That's the low end of pay scale in SEC country. Using USA Today statistics, there were 79 other Asst Coaches in the SEC alone, who were paid more this year.

I get it. For Johnson, it's about moving up the ladder, and not just about money. But he will likely double his salary with the move.

We pay competitively for the position of Head Coach. We pay too low for Asst Coaches. Were there really 79 other SEC Assistants who were more valuable to their program the Johnson was to us?

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

I am in total agreement when it comes to paying too low for valuable assistants. Having said that, I would be interested to know how much UH will pay Coach Johnson to be their OC. I will be shocked if is twice what Coach Johnson was making at State. I wish we could have bumped his salary to 425 to 450k and made him QB coach and "co-offensive coordinator". Like I said, I will be surprised if U of 17'n H is paying him much more than 450k.

Some perspective: B. Johnson was making $350k with us. That's the low end of pay scale in SEC country. Using USA Today statistics, there were 79 other Asst Coaches in the SEC alone, who were paid more this year.

I get it. For Johnson, it's about moving up the ladder, and not just about money. But he will likely double his salary with the move.

We pay competitively for the position of Head Coach. We pay too low for Asst Coaches. Were there really 79 other SEC Assistants who were more valuable to their program the Johnson was to us?

 

[CochiseCowbell]

My guess is that it was more title, moving up the ranks than simply pay. But, I have no clue. Hate that we're losing him, none the less.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Guess he got tired of waiting for Hev to get his head coaching gig

 

[VillagepeopleDogs]

Mullens to Tatonka.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

live in Houston.... or live in Starkville....

maybe they have sidewalks or something.**

 

[engie]

This regime has never lost an assistant over money.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Some perspective: B. Johnson was making $350k with us. That's the low end of pay scale in SEC country. Using USA Today statistics, there were 79 other Asst Coaches in the SEC alone, who were paid more this year.

I get it. For Johnson, it's about moving up the ladder, and not just about money. But he will likely double his salary with the move.

We pay competitively for the position of Head Coach. We pay too low for Asst Coaches. Were there really 79 other SEC Assistants who were more valuable to their program the Johnson was to us?

Really? Last year, Houston paid Herman $1.35M. They paid the Associate HC/co-defensive coordinator/safeties $301K; their OC, Major Applewhite (new Houston HC), $301K.

Houston has not said 'how much' the new coaches are going to be paid but you think they are going to go from paying $301K for Applewhite to $700K for BJ.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Was Johnson here in '14?

Please do NOT misunderstand. I like Brian Johnson and wish he had stayed at State. Wish him the best at Houston. Here is part of the ESPN story announcing his departure from Utah to join Mississippi State ..

"Quickly promoted and then just as quickly twice demoted at Utah, Brian Johnson will once again be viewed as a smart, up-and-coming coach next year at Mississippi State. In fact, he would still be a smart, up-and-coming offensive coordinator at Utah if his quarterback these past two seasons had been Dak Prescott, the dual-threat talent he's inheriting with the Bulldogs"

 

[RightOfCenter]

Is assistant pay part of the new "negotiations"?