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S&C Coach Kent Johnston retiring at end of season/ Bama will need new coach (Merged)

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drsmithofga

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I was hearing that it was only a rumor. Guess it was legitimate afterall. Shouldn't be too hard to find someone interested.
 
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TommyMac

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That's puzzling to me, why would he leave Seattle and move his family clear across the country if he was gonna retire two years later? If he is a good friend of Coach Shula's, surely he would have told him that prior to taking the job.
 
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1BamaNita

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Really Big Bama Fan said:
Is there any chance that Coach Pollard would return?
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Seriously doubt it would be offered, since Coach Shula let him go.

I figure Coach might go back to some of his contacts in the pros, much the same as when he hired Johnston.
 
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TommyMac

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No, seeing that his strength and conditioning style doesn't fit into Shula's system.
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Not true, Coach Pollard said after fRan left that he favored a program more geared to football movements than fRan's bulk and strength concept. He holds a Masters rating in the S&C field so I'd say he could formulate any type program Coach Shula wanted.
 
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Bama Bo

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TommyMac said:
Not true, Coach Pollard said after fRan left that he favored a program more geared to football movements than fRan's bulk and strength concept. He holds a Masters rating in the S&C field so I'd say he could formulate any type program Coach Shula wanted.
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You do realize that CMS fired Pollard and hired Johnston because Pollard wasn't doing the job as CMS wanted it done?
 
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Alanbama27

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While I have heard great things about Coach Johnston

I am not terribly concerned about finding a qualified candidate to fill the position. Coach Shula knows what he's looking for in a S&C coach and will get a good coach...that I guarantee you!
 
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Love the Ping

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Count me in the not concerned column. Coach Shula knows a lot of good S&C coaches, especially from his many years in the NFL. As far as Pollard goes, he was a very nice man who I have a lot of respect for. But I don't regret Shula letting him go. He wasn't doing the job that Shula wanted, and that is enough for me.
 
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BamaArrived2006

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If Coach Shula didn't see fit for Pollard to stay I agree wth his descision, and it's Coach Johnson's life, he might want to finally relax!! I just wish him the best of luck if the case is he does retire! But until it is confirmed I won't hold it as fact!

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Brilliance

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I am deeply saddened....(re. Kent Johnston)

:frown: This news deserves at least two active threads :frown:

I thought Kent Johnston would be around for years.

I consider this to be HORRIBLE news.

We need Coach Shula's resilliance yet again to find a comparable replacement!


Coach Johnston thank you for getting our strength and conditioning program in tip top shape.

You will be missed! :frown:
 
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TommyMac

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Bama Bo said:
You do realize that CMS fired Pollard and hired Johnston because Pollard wasn't doing the job as CMS wanted it done?
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First I've heard of that and I'm on the BAMA boards just about every day. I'm pretty sure I would have noticed something like that.
 
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