Early last December Paul Johnson was announced as the new head coach at Georgia Tech. He had spent six years at the Naval Academy where he turned their fortunes around. After a 2-10 record his first season, Johnson led the Midshipmen to five straight bowl games. While compiling an overall 45-29 record at Navy, his teams led the nation in rushing in three of the last four seasons. Johnson previously was the head coach at Georgia Southern where the Eagles won two national championships. His 11-year overall record as a head coach coming into the 2008 season stands at 107-39. The question now permeating football circles is whether or not his patented triple option offense can win consistently in the ACC. He answers your questions. Coach, you have been running the option for a long time, and you have been successful at different schools with different types of kids. What has been the glue
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